Lead Lab Assistant/Phlebotomist (FT, Days) - Torresdale

Jefferson Health Plans • Philadelphia, PA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Laboratory Assistant/Phlebotomist supports lab operations by processing and handling patient specimens for diagnostic testing in an accurate and timely manner and following established protocols. The Lead Laboratory Assistant/Phlebotomist is responsible for receiving, centrifuging, storing, and transporting/distributing samples according to protocol in order to maintain sample integrity. Lead Laboratory Assistant/Phlebotomist provides customer service in all interactions with patients, physician and nursing personnel when providing instruction and assistance regarding laboratory testing results. May perform basic laboratory techniques and or testing congruent with CLIA requirements; and/or phlebotomy and collect blood specimens via venipuncture or other micro- technique as required by local needs. Lead Laboratory Assistant/Phlebotomists are additionally responsible for training/retraining; assisting the supervisor with administrative needs and monitoring/improving daily operations as directed; and may be required to oversee, coordinate, and direct the activities of other laboratory assistants in the supervisor's absence.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED
• 1 year Prior laboratory assistance and/or phlebotomy training required at certain laboratory locations

Responsibilities

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Cooperates with laboratory divisions and nursing personnel to ensure proper collection of adequate and appropriate specimens for testing.
• Communicates with Nursing Personnel when patient refuses and uses hospital resources when language barriers exist.
• Adheres to department policy involving the proper identification of a patient and proper labeling of blood samples.
• Maintains orderly and timely flow of specimens to the technical departments in order to expedite the analysis of samples.
• Reviews lab requisitions from physicians for accuracy, completeness, medical necessity, and hospital’s ability to perform test and/or route specimen for testing.
• Prepares specimens for analysis, including centrifuging, aliquoting, plating, etc.
• Transports and stores specimens for future analysis.
• Performs registrations per hospital policy in order to provide assistance to patients and hospital personnel.
• May coordinates the loading of prepared patient samples on the automation lines to ensure timely sampling (where required by local laboratory needs).
• Assumes a team leadership role, including training new hire and junior staff; assisting the supervisor with departmental administrative needs and monitoring/improving daily operations; and overseeing, coordinating, and directing the activities of other laboratory assistants as directed and/or in the absence of the supervisor.
• Other lab assistance duties as assigned by the supervisor or manager, including the performance of phlebotomy and collection of blood specimens via venipuncture or micro-technique at some locations.

Benefits

• medical (including prescription)
• supplemental insurance
• dental
• vision
• life and AD&D insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement plans
• tuition assistance
• voluntary benefits
• tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED