Clerk-Lab Assistant

Norman Regional; Moore (OK); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Norman Regional in Moore, OK is seeking a Phlebotomist to perform admission interviews, registrations, and order lab tests. The role requires venipuncture, specimen collection, and compliance with Medicare and insurance requirements.

Responsibilities include safety procedures, additional tests like EKGs, and serving as a resource for laboratory information. Prior phlebotomy and customer service experience are required; BLS may be required.

Qualifications

• Three months of customer service experience.
• Must have phlebotomy experience; can substitute phlebotomy experience for customer service experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform admission interviews, registrations, and order lab tests.
• Ensure Medicare, insurance, and managed care requirements are met.
• Perform venipuncture and capillary punctures for blood tests and follow safety requirements.
• Conduct additional tests such as EKGs and therapeutic INRs as needed.
• Collect specimens for urine, nasal, and throat swabs.
• Understand specimen requirements and testing limitations.
• Serve as a resource for laboratory information.
• Process specimens for testing and storage as needed.

Skills

Customer service

Phlebotomy

Specimen handling

Medical terminology

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary

• Performs admission interview process, perform registrations and order lab tests.
• Ensures all Medicare, insurance and managed care requirement are met.
• Performs venipuncture and capillary punctures for blood tests and knows all safety requirements.
• Performs any additional test procedures such as EKG and therapeutic INRs.
• Performs specimen collections for urine, nasal and throat swabs.
• Demonstrates knowledge of specimen requirements and limitation of testing procedures.
• Acts as a resource for laboratory information.
• Processes specimens for testing, storage and site batches if applicable.

Qualifications

Education

• High school education or equivalent GED. Requires some knowledge of medical terminology. Skill in use of computers including word processing.

Experience

• Requires three months customer service experience. Requires experience as a phlebotomist. Experience as a phlebotomist may be substituted for Customer Service experience. Phlebotomy experience is 3 months phlebotomy experience, or a Clinical Phlebotomy certificate, or 6 months experience in a medical field providing patient care which includes drawing blood. The Phlebotomy Certificate must include a minimum of 32 hours of a clinical rotation.

Licensure/Certification

• Basic Life Support (BLS) training or re-training is required during orientation prior to providing patient care. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) is required to be maintained thru re-training for duration of employment. Outreach employees must have a Valid Oklahoma State Driver’s license with less than 3 points on his/her record if being hired into department # 40110. MVR must meet NRHS MVR policy criteria or Defensive Driving must be taken.

Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Prefer 1 year of experience in a medical setting.