Phlebotomist II-Internal Medicine

Mahec • Asheville, NC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The primary purpose of this position is to provide phlebotomy services to patients of all ages. This role includes performing venipunctures and finger sticks, processing medical laboratory tests, performing CLIA Waived tests and documenting results for the diagnosis and prevention of disease while adhering to the regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and database applications required.
• Knowledge and experience documenting patient care in an electronic health record.
• Knowledge of medical laboratory principles, standards, and tests.
• Knowledge of medical laboratory safety and infections control policies.
• Knowledge of medical laboratory equipment.
• Graduate from an accredited phlebotomist program.
• Current BLS Certification

Nice To Haves

• Spanish speaking skills preferred.
• 1 year of phlebotomy experience in an ambulatory setting with patients of all ages.

Responsibilities

• Clean and stock specimen collection areas
• Monitor lab schedule for appointment arrivals and escorting patients to the lab
• Practice proper patient identification
• Collect specimens from patients
• Review all lab orders for accuracy
• Review all specimen processing instructions for accuracy
• Requisition and processing samples, including centrifuging and any special processing instructions
• Prepare samples for pick-up from reference lab(s)
• Prepare samples for point of care testing
• Perform point of care tests per manufactures instructions
• Document point of care results timely and per policy
• Escalate abnormal and critical results per policy
• Consistently practice infection prevention control standards
• Perform sterilization of surgical and non-surgical instruments
• Run quality controls on all required testing
• Maintain quality control logs and patient result logs per MAHEC guidelines
• Monitor and respond to EHR messaging, and voicemails timely
• Actively embraces and supports divisional and organizational initiatives
• Supports other MAHEC labs as needed
• Serves as a back-up for clinical team members as needed

Benefits

• Full time + full benefits available
• Total Rewards (pay + benefits) to honor their service, support their health, manage their financial security, build their career, and thrive.
• Employees who meet federal requirements may be eligible to have remaining student loan balances forgiven after 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time at MAHEC.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree