Clinical Laboratory Associate, Laboratory Infusion - Day Shift, Registry

The University of Chicago Medicine•Harvey, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, Ingalls Memorial Hospital, as a Clinical Lab Associate (Phlebotomist) in the Laboratory Infusion department. Here, you will work in partnership with other laboratory team members and departments, patient care services, and other hospital departments. The person in this role is required to perform at least phlebotomy, order entry, central processing, EKG’s, performing laboratory testing, and assist with DOT’s and BAT’s as needed. Through numerous lab specialties and processes, we offer an expansive array of tests performed by experienced laboratory professionals to provide insights on patient health. Under the leadership of the Director and Laboratory Supervisors, the Clinical Lab Associate performs assigned supportive work in the delivery of patient care, involving multiple office, clerical and technical duties. This role interacts, intervenes, and problem solves to ensure exceptional customer service by greeting patients, responding to telephone inquiries, phones/faxes and distributes test results. They process human specimens for delivery to laboratory departments for testing, performs limited number of technical procedures, for which training has been given and competency demonstrated, and performs blood specimen collection within compliance of Federal Regulatory Guidelines. The Clinical Lab Associate demonstrates necessary skills and knowledge through competencies for specific skills; all appropriate to the age of patients served as delineated by competency tools and performs other duties as assigned. When full competency at level 1 has been achieved, the person may be elevated to CLA level 2. This department is the Laboratory Infusion Laboratory. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent
Must have completed accredited phlebotomy course or program
AHA CPR Certification

Nice To Haves

Successful completion of accredited phlebotomy program or certification by:
ASCPPP (American Society of Clinical Pathologists)
AMT (American Medical Technologist)
NCCLSSS (National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards)
NPAAA (National Phlebotomy Association)
ASCLSSS (American Society for Clinical Laboratory Scientists)
NCAA (National Certifying Agency)
NHAAA (National Healthcare Association)

Responsibilities

Performs assigned supportive work in conjunction with the delivery of patient care, involving multiple office, clerical, technical duties, venipuncture, blood specimen collection, obtain EKG, and functional skills
Interacts, intervenes, and problem solves to ensure exceptional customer service by greeting patients, responding to telephone inquiries, phones/faxes/distributes test results
Processes human specimens for delivery to specific laboratory departments for testing
Performs technical procedures, for which training has been given and competency demonstrated
Utilizes interactive processes which will contribute to exceeding the expectation of patients, physicians, families or significant others in the provision of high quality, cost effective care and treatments
Demonstrates necessary skills and knowledge to provide care for patients according to unit specific competencies
Various degrees of unpredictability can occur from day to day which will require the individual to adapt by adjusting as required in work schedules and assignments
Demonstrates a working knowledge of the HIS and LIS systems, and progress to functional capabilities with the hospital billing computer systems
Handles specimens upon receipt in lab following the policies and procedures of the Department of Laboratory Services
Prepares specimens to be sent to outside reference laboratories in accordance with requirements specified for each referral laboratory
Ensures outpatients receive excellent customer service when presenting at the laboratory for specimen collection. Ensures proper registration and ordering of tests
Will be required to learn to run lab testing