Phlebotomy Specialist

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Port Washington, WA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time position with Advocate Health, working 40 hours per week. The role involves a 50/50 supporting function between Phlebotomy and Histology. Phlebotomy duties are performed between 0400-1230, and Histology duties between 0730-1600. The position requires rotating weekends and holidays. A $500 sign-on bonus is available. The role requires the ability to provide age-appropriate care, demonstrating knowledge of growth and development across the life span and assessing patient status based on age-specific needs.

Requirements

• High School Graduate
• Typically requires 3 years of experience in phlebotomy and/or related laboratory functions.
• Demonstrates knowledge and experience in laboratory functions.
• Demonstrates knowledge of medical terms.
• 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.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

• May assist physicians with patient procedures and prepare basic histology stains.
• Uses special handling and knowledge to process pathology send-outs and referrals.
• Uses specialized knowledge for cleaning and routine general maintenance for histology equipment (cryostat, grossing station).
• Completes the needed requirements for CAP histology checklist.
• May support histology and/or cytology services.
• Accessions and tracks surgical specimens in Pathology computer system.
• May perform skin puncture and port access functions to obtain specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients according to established protocol, priority and scheduled draw times.
• Maintains current knowledge and skills necessary to insert and remove port access devices.
• Assists in transfusion dept., and performs tasks associated with this specialty.

Responsibilities

• Performs venipuncture and collects other specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients according to established protocol.
• Collaborates with patient care regarding difficult venipunctures.
• Receives and sorts lab specimens.
• Packages and tracks specimens for transport.
• Processes specimens for testing including centrifuging, aliquoting, and storing samples.
• Loads instruments while maintaining proper specimen identification.
• Performs limited testing under Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), 1988 guidelines according to established policies and procedures.
• Performs laboratory result entry in the computer system.
• May assist physicians with patient procedures and prepare basic histology stains.
• Uses special handling and knowledge to process pathology send-outs and referrals.
• Uses specialized knowledge for cleaning and routine general maintenance for histology equipment (cryostat, grossing station).
• Completes the needed requirements for CAP histology checklist.
• May support histology and/or cytology services.
• Accessions and tracks surgical specimens in Pathology computer system.
• May perform skin puncture and port access functions to obtain specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients according to established protocol, priority and scheduled draw times.
• Maintains current knowledge and skills necessary to insert and remove port access devices.
• Performs clerical functions which may include answering telephone calls, patient registration, payment collection, data entry of demographic and insurance information, copying, faxing, laboratory result entry, generating and distributing reports, and/or ordering/delivering supplies and/or equipment.
• Assists in transfusion dept., and performs tasks associated with this specialty.

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED