Preanalytical Team Lead

San Juan Regional Medical Center•Farmington, NM

22d•Onsite

About The Position

Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider—we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community. With team accountability at the forefront of your work ethic and knowing the sacred trust placed upon us by those we are serving, the Lead Certified Phlebotomist is the laboratory’s front-line personnel when it comes to the collection of blood samples for laboratory testing. The Lead Certified Phlebotomist also performs clinical laboratory pre-analytical laboratory services. This includes knowledge and competency in the following operating systems: Test requests (i.e. requirements for filling out test request forms, authorization to accept verbal orders, etc.), Specimen collection, Specimen Transport, and Specimen Receipt/Processing. They also perform ordering, distribution, and stocking of laboratory supplies and provides communication link from hospital personnel and technologists, section supervisors, and Laboratory Manager.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent
Good communication and computer skills

Nice To Haves

Previous laboratory skills preferred
Phlebotomy certification

Responsibilities

Patient blood draws. May occasionally drive a hospital vehicle to collect blood samples
Collects and processes specimens in a manner that optimizes final test results.
Is fully competent with performing waved testing
Is fully competent with specimen receipt and processing.
Knowledge and competency in requirements for a test request.
Understands the Medicare medical necessity procedure for collection of specimens and handling of Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN)
Competent in the use of the Stedy
Authorized to accept and document verbal phone orders
Knowledge of laboratory testing and computer skills
Understands guidelines for emergency testing: Priority for patient specimen handling
Knowledge of computer downtime procedures
Competent with specimen identification standards according to CLSI
Competent with protocol for minimization of large draw volumes
Has knowledge of the proper preservation, transport media, and the importance of prompt delivery of laboratory specimens
Has knowledge of storage requirements for specimen integrity
Knowledge of how to order and cancel patient orders
Provides communication link from the hospital personnel and technologists, section supervisors and/or laboratory director.
Maintains certification and skills for direct patient care. This also includes annual CEUs, safety and laboratory competency requirements.
Security access to LIS to complete required duties only
Orders, distributes and stocks laboratory supplies
Make sure that scheduling needs are communicated to the section supervisor or Laboratory Director and work with other processors for coverage
Participate in laboratory meetings
Demonstrates teamwork by example in day-to-day coordination of duties with other staff, by accepting equitable amount of callback, weekend and holiday work assignments. Scheduling conflicts are virtually always resolved through cooperative discussions with fellow staff members.
All patients (in-house or out) and physicians and physician office personnel will be handled in a courteous, friendly and professional manner.
Other duties as assigned