Mobile Laboratory Assistant FULLTIME 40 HOURS 5:30A-2P AND WEEKEND/HOLIDAY ROTATION

Riverview Health•Noblesville, IN

About The Position

The Mobile Laboratory Assistant provides general laboratory services at the hospital and off-site healthcare facilities. Duties include greeting patients, entering test orders, collecting blood, transporting and processing specimens, and distributing samples for in-house testing or referral laboratories. The role responds to inquiries and collection requests from off-site facilities, nursing units, physician offices, and reference laboratories, and performs related clerical and computer functions. The assistant maintains collection and testing supplies across assigned facilities and works a regular rotating weekend and holiday schedule. The position requires travel to off-site facilities using either a personal vehicle or a Riverview-provided vehicle. Employees using a personal vehicle must provide proof of insurance and a valid driver's license, maintain a clean driving record and keep the vehicle in good working order in accordance with the Vehicle Safety Policy.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Experience with data entry, medical terminology, and customer service, or an equivalent combination of education and experience providing comparable job knowledge.
BLS certification through the American Heart Association within 30 days of hire.
For use of a personal vehicle: proof of insurance, a valid driver's license, a clean driving record, and a vehicle maintained in good working order in accordance with the Vehicle Safety Policy.

Nice To Haves

Phlebotomy certificate.
Associate degree in chemical, physical, or biological sciences, with at least one year of full-time laboratory training or experience, or both.
One to two years of previous laboratory or phlebotomy experience.

Responsibilities

Provide customer-focused laboratory service in support of the hospital’s mission.
Respond professionally and courteously to questions about laboratory services, specimen requirements, turnaround times, reference ranges, and reporting protocols.
Collect STAT, routine, and timed venous, capillary, and arterial blood specimens from off-site facilities and hospital inpatients and outpatients according to laboratory procedures.
Instruct patients in the proper collection and handling of non-blood specimens.
Generate and review collection lists and pending logs in the Laboratory Information System (LIS), and contact nursing units and off-site facilities to track pending, collected, and uncollected specimens.
Transport specimens from outside facilities using a personal or Riverview-provided vehicle, following applicable vehicle safety requirements.
Stock phlebotomy supplies on inpatient nursing units and at off-site facilities.
Receive, identify, enter, document, centrifuge, distribute, prepare, and store specimens according to testing requirements; review surgical specimens and requisitions for accuracy and completeness.
Communicate with technical staff to support efficient turnaround of results and prepare specimens for referral testing.
Review orders for completeness and enter patient test orders in the LIS.
Check Medicare orders for diagnosis and medical necessity, notify physicians or their representatives when documentation does not meet applicable criteria, and obtain an ABN before collection when necessary.
Recognize problems in laboratory ordering, testing, and reporting operations; take appropriate corrective action or notify the area coordinator or department manager.
Perform and document daily temperature and function checks for assigned areas, taking corrective action when results are outside acceptable limits.
Use personal protective equipment and comply with hospital and laboratory policies, procedures, safety and waste-disposal requirements, dress code, attendance expectations, and Standards of Excellence.
Treat others respectfully, communicate considerately, and fulfill commitments to team members.
Perform CLIA-waived testing in accordance with CLIA ’88 standards and applicable training.
Assist with new employee training and orientation and train staff on Medical Necessity Guidelines.
Perform other duties as assigned.