Clinical Lab Associate 1, Lab Service Center - Full-Time, Day Shift

UChicago Medicine; Harvey (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital is seeking a Clinical Lab Associate 1 (Phlebotomist) to perform phlebotomy, order entry, central processing, EKGs, and basic lab testing in the Lab Service Center. This 100% onsite role is based in Harvey, IL and requires readiness to work in a dynamic, academic healthcare environment.

Ideal candidates hold a high school diploma, complete an accredited phlebotomy program, and CPR certification.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have completed accredited phlebotomy course or program.
• AHA CPR Certification.

Responsibilities

• Performs venipuncture and blood specimen collection.
• Processes human specimens for testing with proper order entry and routing.
• Interacts with patients, answers inquiries, and ensures high-quality customer service.
• Operates and gains competency with HIS/LIS and hospital billing systems.
• Will learn to run lab testing as competency grows.
• Supports with DOTs and BATs as needed.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Venipuncture

Patient care

Customer service

EKG

Education

High school diploma

Phlebotomy certification program

CPR certification

Tools

HIS

LIS

Hospital billing systems

Job description

Job Description

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, Ingalls Memorial Hospital, as a Clinical Lab Associate 1 (Phlebotomist) in the Laboratory Service Center department. Here, you will be performing phlebotomy tasks, providing order entry, central processing, EKG’s, performing laboratory testing, and will also be assisting with DOT’s and BAT’s as needed. When full competency at level 1 has been achieved, the person may be elevated to CLA level 2. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

Essential Job Functions

• Performs assigned supportive work in conjunction with the delivery of patient care, involving multiple office, clerical, technical duties, venipuncture, blood specimen collection, obtain EKG, and functional skills
• Interacts, intervenes, and problem solves to ensure exceptional customer service by greeting patients, responding to telephone inquiries, phones/faxes/distributes test results
• Processes human specimens for delivery to specific laboratory departments for testing
• Performs technical procedures, for which training has been given and competency demonstrated
• Utilizes interactive processes which will contribute to exceeding the expectation of patients, physicians, families or significant others in the provision of high-quality, cost-effective care and treatments
• Demonstrates necessary skills and knowledge to provide care for patients according to unit specific competencies
• Various degrees of unpredictability can occur from day to day which will require the individual to adapt by adjusting as required in work schedules and assignments
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of the HIS and LIS systems, and progress to functional capabilities with the hospital billing computer systems
• Will be required to learn to run lab testing

Required Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Must have completed accredited phlebotomy course or program
• AHA CPR Certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Successful completion of accredited phlebotomy program or certification by:
• ASCP (American Society of Clinical Pathologists)
• AMT (American Medical Technologist)
• NCCLS (National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards)
• NPA (National Phlebotomy Association)
• ASCLS (American Society for Clinical Laboratory Scientists)
• NCA (National Certifying Agency)NHA (National Healthcare Association)

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full-Time (1.0)
• Shift: Day Shift
• Work Location: Harvey, IL
• Unit/Department: Lab Service Center
• CBA Code: SEIU

In this role, we anticipate that you will generally work approximately 40 hours per week. We anticipate that you will generally be scheduled to work an 8-hour day shift, with a start time ranging between 5:00am – 8:00am, and will not be scheduled for on-call shifts. We anticipate you will be scheduled to work 100% at the Ingalls campus. The days of the week that you are scheduled will vary depending on the week, but we anticipate that you will be scheduled to work on weekends (Saturday and/or Sunday) only every other week.

1 Ingalls Dr, Harvey, IL 60426

UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital has pioneered sophisticated clinical care for nearly a century while developing the area's most convenient network of comprehensive outpatient centers. Our skilled medical team is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the community. We're also committed to preventing, diagnosing, treating and rehabilitating your illness and injury. Our network of expert physicians, convenient facilities and wide range of services means we offer exceptional care when and where you need it.

In addition to our inpatient care, we provide an array of other services, including on-site X-rays, mammography, laboratory services, cancer screening, other radiology services, and echo and stress testing.

About Us

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

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Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union. Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine.