Phlebotomist/Full-Time/Days/Lutheran General
About The Position
This position supports the AM Swarm schedule, with working hours from 05:00 - 1:30 p.m. including alternating weekends and holidays. The role involves verifying positive patient identification, assessing patient reactions to specimen procurement, and performing Venipuncture and collecting other specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients according to established protocol. The phlebotomist will also obtain medical assistance when judged necessary, obtain specimens according to priority and scheduled draw times, and ensure completion of specimen collection functions according to protocol. Additionally, the role requires ensuring specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing, resolving specimen identification and/or requisition problems, clarifying requests, answering and screening telephone calls, and assisting with inventory and maintaining supplies and/or equipment. The phlebotomist will accept specimens from a variety of internal and external customers, receive and sort specimens, respond to additional specimen procurement requests, order and verify test requests, document appropriate information for quality assurance/improvement, review various pending and management reports, generate and distribute reports, and provide assistance in support of Billing and other business functions. The role also includes instructing employees and students in phlebotomy and data entry, and must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 1 year phlebotomy experience
- Basic computer skills including experience using computer software applications.
- Keyboarding and typing skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Good listening skills.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment and to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Demonstrated customer service skills to interface effectively with physicians, patients, visitors, and other healthcare employees.
Nice To Haves
- preferred
Responsibilities
- Verifies positive patient identification to ensure patient safety.
- Assesses patient reactions to specimen procurement.
- Performs Venipuncture and collects other specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients according to established protocol.
- Obtains medical assistance when judged necessary.
- Obtains specimens according to priority and scheduled draw times.
- Ensures completion of specimen collection functions according to protocol.
- Ensures that specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing.
- Resolves specimen identification and/or requisition problems and clarifies requests.
- Answers and screens telephone calls.
- Assists with inventory and maintains supplies and/or equipment.
- Accepts specimens from a variety of internal and external customers.
- Receives and sorts specimens.
- Responds to additional specimen procurement requests via pager or other means.
- Orders and verifies test requests.
- Documents appropriate information for quality assurance/improvement according to established protocol.
- Reviews various pending and management reports.
- Generates and distributes reports
- Provides assistance in support of Billing and other business functions.
- Instructs employees and students in phlebotomy and data entry.
- Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
Benefits
- Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
- Competitive compensation
- Generous retirement offerings
- Programs that invest in your career development
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
