Phlebotomist Intern

York General•York, NE

About The Position

We are looking for candidates who care. If you are innovative, compassionate, attentive, respectful, and want to achieve excellence, let's find your dream job at York General. Apply today to contribute to high quality patient care through all stages of life! Position Title: Phlebotomist Intern - Part Time (PT) Department: Laboratory Reports to: Director, Laboratory Nature of Work York General has an internship available for those interested in learning the art of phlebotomy and desire to gain valuable direct patient care experience with an ambition to pursue a career in healthcare. Highlights of the Position Great mentorship: Learn on the job with a skilled set of mentors! Tight-knit team: Our lab has teamwork down! Your coworkers will help you and teach you like no other! Employee-centered: York General was named Modern Healthcare's Best Place to Work for 10 years in a row!

Requirements

Basic knowledge of laboratory functions and medical terminology.
Ability to work under pressure
Current certification in Basic Life Support

Responsibilities

Performs venous and capillary phlebotomy.
Schedules patients and performs laboratory tests such as lactose or glucose tolerance tests, paternity test collections, urine drug screens collections, and breath alcohol tests.
Explain information to patients regarding preparation for laboratory tests, including information about fasting, specimen collection, and Advanced Beneficiary Notices (ABN).
Review the Reference Laboratory Result Work queue daily.
Contact Reference Laboratory concerning any results that have been pending over 5 days (unless it is a test that is known to take longer than 5 days for results).
Answer the phone as needed.
Take telephone and/or verbal orders from physicians or the physician's staff correctly as needed.
Documents diagnosis on all orders or call the physician to get a diagnosis before any testing is run.
Uses automated computer system to access, enter, and edit patient information.