Phlebotomy Lab Assistant - Full-time - Evenings

GBMC HealthCare•Towson, MD

1d•$17 - $25

About The Position

Under direct supervision, the Phlebotomy Lab Assistant provides phlebotomy and accessioning services. The role uses appropriate equipment to collect, receive, accession, and process pathology and laboratory specimens, and provides laboratory information and reports to customers. The assistant also helps train and monitor coworkers, students, and other hospital staff. The proposed schedule is Monday through Friday, 1:30–10:00 PM, with an every-other-weekend rotation and on-call holidays. The position requires a high school education and six months of related phlebotomy experience or six months of related laboratory accessioning experience. No licensure or certification is applicable. The role includes collecting blood from patients, including children and infants; documenting phlebotomy rounds and outpatient callbacks; entering and verifying patient and laboratory order information; preparing, processing, and distributing specimens; performing quality EKGs; screening and documenting autologous and therapeutic donors; and completing related equipment maintenance, cleaning, filing, and supply tasks. The assistant follows patient-identification, specimen-handling, and safety procedures, responds to STAT requests in a timely manner, and participates in laboratory continuing education. All roles are expected to demonstrate GBMC’s values of Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Teamwork, Ethical Behavior, and Results.

Requirements

High school education.
Six months of related phlebotomy experience or six months of related laboratory accessioning experience.
Knowledge of medical terminology.
Knowledge of phlebotomy techniques and practices.
Oral and written communication skills.
Ability to use customer service techniques.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic.
Computer and personal productivity application skills.
Ability to type.
Ability to reduce patient anxiety while performing patient-care-related duties.

Responsibilities

Collects blood from patients and performs phlebotomy procedures, including for children and infants, using established aseptic venipuncture technique.
Documents phlebotomy rounds and outpatient callbacks, including contact with physicians’ offices.
Enters accurate patient demographic information and laboratory test orders, and verifies specimen collection or receipt for completeness and accuracy.
Prepares and processes clinical laboratory specimens, including labeling, measuring, aliquoting, and centrifuging; distributes specimens to and retrieves them from appropriate work areas.
Performs quality EKGs and completes required demographic information.
Screens and interviews autologous and therapeutic donors according to protocol, completes donor-room quality control daily, follows universal precautions, and completes donation documentation accurately and at the time of donation.
Maintains centrifuges and labels; disinfects counters; files and boxes requisitions; and stocks and maintains supplies.
Checks outpatient orders for accuracy and matches requisitions to Meditech orders and labels.
Responds to STAT requests in a timely manner.
Completes Quest and Sheppard Pratt registrations accurately.
Participates in the Laboratory continuing education program, meets the related policy requirements, and shares learning from seminars and workshops through formal or informal presentations.
Follows patient-identification procedures, uses two patient identifiers, and double-checks specimens against orders entered in Meditech.
Packages and transports specimens according to policy and procedures and ensures they are sent to the laboratory in a timely manner.
Assists in training and monitoring coworkers, students, and other hospital staff.
Demonstrates GBMC values, including respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork, ethical behavior, and a focus on results.