Phlebotomist, Martha's Vineyard Hospital

Mass General Brigham•Oak Bluffs, MA

23h•$25 - $51•Onsite

About The Position

Martha's Vineyard Hospital, Inc. Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham. Job Summary Summary: To support technical/clerical personnel of the Laboratory Department Does this position require Patient Care? Yes

Requirements

Minimum: High School diploma
Utilization of OSHA standards and Infection Control.
Phlebotomy experience preferred.
Two years’ experience in health care, preferably Laboratory/Hospital, preferred.
Two years’ experience with direct patient care preferred.

Nice To Haves

Preferred: Successful completion of an accredited phlebotomy program.
Preferred: CNA, LPN, RN and/or appropriate healthcare certification that requires formal schooling.

Responsibilities

CLERICAL DUTIES: -Filing appropriately in a timely manner.
-Answering phone requests from floors, Windemere, or Physician offices.
-Faxing appropriately to outside agencies and offices.
-Requests tests accurately and completely through Epic.
-Logging in outside laboratory request and result.
-Delivering results to appropriate areas.
-Performs duties as requested by technical staff.
-Insuring requests contain proper information to be submitted to Accounts Receivable.
-Maintains Standing Order List.
-Maintains supplies and documents for Drug Testing Accounts.
-PHLEBOTOMY DUTIES: -Recognizing appropriate collection tubes for requested testing.
-Good Venipuncture technique.
-Asking for help when venipuncture is missed.
-Good capillary collection technique, i.e., fingerstick, heelstick.
-Good pediatric venipuncture technique.
-Recognition of appropriate amounts to be drawn for requested testing, including microsampling.
-Looks up “send out” test requirements and processes the specimens appropriately.
-Communicating to testing personnel “URGENT PRIORITIES”, i.e., STAT, ASAP, or call results.
-Proper administration of Glucola, Xylose for tolerance/challenge testing.
-Re-stocking phlebotomy room and participating in inventory control.
-Proper collection of urine for outpatient drug screens (NIDA STD’s).
-Delivers specimens to testing area in a timely manner.
-Demonstrates ability to serve patients in various age groups, pediatrics to geriatrics.
-TECHNICAL DUTIES: -Performs Simplate Bleeding Time tests.
-Performs all duties to support the testing personnel as allowed by CLIA 88.
-Trains and guides new staff members.
-Performs capillary INR testing.
-REGISTRATION DUTIES: -Ensures patient confidentiality prior to interviewing patient.
-Obtains all relevant information and enters into Epic.
-Ensures that diagnoses appear on laboratory requisition.
-Compiles and quantitates total lab outpatient volume at the end of each day.
-Performs insurance verification for all appropriate patients.
-LEAD DUTIES: -Plans activities with the Laboratory Manager in direct support of patient care requirements.
-Provides support to other phlebotomy technicians in the department.
-Troubleshoots and assists the Laboratory Manager in resolving equipment problems and failures.