Lab Assistant/Phlebotomist - Inpatient - Lorain Hospital

Bon Secours Mercy Health • Lorain, OH

115d

About The Position

At Bon Secours Mercy Health, we are dedicated to continually improving health care quality, safety and cost effectiveness. Our hospitals, care sites and clinicians are recognized for clinical and operational excellence. The Lab Assistant/Phlebotomist position at Lorain Hospital is a part-time role scheduled for 24 weekly hours, consisting of three 8-hour shifts per week during the night from 10pm to 6:30am. Rotating weekend and holiday availability is required. The Lab Assistant performs phlebotomy and specimen collection, utilizing the Lab Information System (LIS) and Hospital Information System (HIS) to conduct functions related to phlebotomy, patient registration, order entry, result look-up, and report generation. They process specimens for diagnostic testing and referral testing and ensure accurate registration of specimens as needed.

Requirements

• High School/GED (required)
• 1 year phlebotomy experience (preferred)
• Phlebotomy Certification (preferred)
• Basic phlebotomy training (preferred)

Nice To Haves

• Active Listening
• Ability to discern the thinking of others
• Service Orientation
• Verbal and Written Communication
• Problem Solving
• Customer Service
• Coordination
• Organization
• Time Management
• Basic computer skills and data entry
• Compassion
• Specimen Collection
• Draws blood
• Sample analysis
• Phlebotomy Collection Software

Responsibilities

• Performs specimen collection procedures
• Processes and sends out specimen and body fluids
• Enters orders
• Performs accessioning, centrifuging, and aliquoting of samples
• Generates reports
• Registers patients
• Provides basic customer service
• Maintains inventory levels and stocks supplies
• When staffed in Microbiology department, culture setup of microbiology samples and gram stain preparation
• Performs the MST (Micro Setup Time) as needed
• Phlebotomist duties may be needed.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans
• Prescription drug coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance w/AD&D
• Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible
• Paid time off
• Educational Assistance
• And much more

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: High school or GED