Clinical Phlebotomist & Lab Services Tech

WVU Medicine; Union Town (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

UNTWN Uniontown Hospital is seeking a Phlebotomist to support inpatient and outpatient specimen collection, including blood and urine, and to perform outpatient EKGs at the Outpatient Center. The role requires attention to testing criteria and patient preparation.

Responsibilities include verifying collection criteria, instructing patients, handling specimens, processing in Cerner Lab System, printing reports, and coordinating with reference labs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Completion of Phlebotomy Certification Course, Medical Assistant Program, or nursing program graduate.

Responsibilities

• Performs various laboratory collection and processing procedures such as administration of timed tolerance tests, collecting and processing of blood, urine, and other specimens as indicated by procedures.
• Perform EKGs for outpatient services.
• Monitors patients and notifies supervisors in the event of an adverse reaction to venipuncture.
• When assigned to collecting labs, makes STAT and routine rounds to all parts of the hospital to perform venipuncture or capillary puncture according to the age of the populations served.
• Performs special specimen collections requiring aseptic technique and critical timing.
• Organizes STAT, scheduled and random specimen collections and documents deliveries
• Ascertains that all incoming specimens meet established criteria for quality testing.
• Performs various computer functions such as assignment of patient encounters (Mini Reg.), ensures proper patient identification, order entry, documentation of specimen collection, proper specimen labeling, specimen receipt, and prints collection list using the Cerner Lab System.
• Prints, sorts, and distributes patient test reports according to laboratory schedule. Performs additional computer tasks required for outreach specimen processing, reference lab test order processing, and statistical data entry using a variety of other computer programs. Submits information for the update of physician database and statistical files.
• Answers and responds to telephone inquiries, directing physician/patient questions to personnel as appropriate. Calls critical laboratory results to physicians and documents call information in Cerner. Faxes results to ordering provider as indicated.
• Greets hospital and ODC outpatients and assists them with questions and concerns. Directs patients' requests to appropriate personnel. Assists patients with requests for reports according to HIPPA guidelines.
• Prepares samples to be sent to reference laboratories. This includes, but is not limited to, proper collection container, specimen type, specimen temperature, specimen stability, etc. Ensures that pending logs are maintained to account for all patient samples. Properly packs and ships specimens to all referral laboratories.
• Receives specimens from pneumatic tube system. Documents specimen collection and receipt using the Cerner lab system. Centrifuges, aliquots, and delivers prepared specimens to indicated departments.
• Keeps abreast of the latest technical developments affecting the scope of responsibility, including regular attendance at all in-service programs.
• Maintains and updates departmental files including preparation of reports and special requisitions.
• Maintains department equipment including recording requirements and reporting malfunctions
• Sorts and distributes mail.

Skills

Phlebotomy experience

Laboratory Information System

Education

High school diploma or GED

Phlebotomy Certification Course / Medical Assistant Program / Nursing program graduate

Tools

Laboratory Information System

Job description

UNTWN Uniontown Hospital is seeking a Phlebotomist to support inpatient and outpatient specimen collection, including blood and urine, and to perform outpatient EKGs at the Outpatient Center. The role requires attention to testing criteria and patient preparation.

Responsibilities include verifying collection criteria, instructing patients, handling specimens, processing in Cerner Lab System, printing reports, and coordinating with reference labs.