Clerk-Lab Assistant - Newcastle/Blanchard

Norman Regional; Norman (OK); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Superb benefits

Educational opportunities

Job summary

Norman Regional in Norman, Oklahoma is seeking a motivated Phlebotomist to join our growing Laboratory team. This position involves performing essential laboratory tasks such as blood collection and meeting Medicare and insurance requirements. Candidates must have a high school education and experience in phlebotomy, along with a Basic Life Support certification.

The role offers competitive pay, superb benefits, and opportunities for professional advancement in a high-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Requires knowledge of medical terminology and basic computer skills.
• Experience in a medical setting preferred.
• Must have a BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform registration and lab test orders.
• Conduct venipuncture and specimen collections.
• Ensure compliance with medical requirements and processes.

Skills

Medical terminology knowledge

Customer service

Phlebotomy

Computer skills

Education

High school education or equivalent GED

Job description

Departmental Overview

We are looking for driven people to come be a part of our growing, team-oriented, community-focused Laboratory. We are a high-paced, high-volume lab and have state-of-the-art equipment to get the job done, opportunities for advancement, and also the chance to grow as a current or future leader. NRHS offers competitive pay for our staff, superb benefits, and additional educational opportunities. We hope you will consider joining our team of healers!

Job Summary

• Performs admission interview process, performs registrations and orders lab tests.
• Ensures all Medicare, insurance and managed care requirements 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.

(Above requirements can be met by equivalent combination of education and experience)

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.