Customer Experience Specialist

St. Joseph's/Candler; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph's/Candler is seeking a compassionate phlebotomist to join our laboratory services team. You will register patients, collect blood samples, and review orders to ensure accurate processing and reporting.

You will perform venipuncture and capillary collections for all ages, maintain specimen integrity, and support couriers and client inquiries while upholding safety and quality standards. Join a busy hospital network that emphasizes patient-centered care, reliable specimen handling, and

Qualifications

• Certificate preferred for clinical laboratory support.
• Valid driver's license required for specimen transport.
• Ability to perform venipuncture and capillary collection.

Responsibilities

• Register patients and enter orders; review and dispatch reports.
• Collect blood specimens from patients of all ages and ensure specimen integrity.
• Perform venipuncture and capillary collection as needed.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Laboratory operations

Patient interaction

Data entry

Education

Certificate - Preferred

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Serves as primary link for customers to laboratory service. Performs patient registration, order entry and order review recommending appropriate process changes. Prints custom requisitions, dispatches couriers, distributes reports, answers client telephone inquiries, and processes requests for client supplies. Processes patient specimens using computerized systems. Collects blood and other specimens from neonates, infants, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. Successfully performs capillary punctures, using sound judgement to make decisions about acceptability of sample type, volume, and integrity. Follows written guidelines for identifying patients and labeling specimens.
• Organizes daily workload to achieve acceptable performance outcomes, recognizing weak areas and implementing appropriate resolution. Adapts readily to changes in workload and stressful situations, demonstrates confident and supportive behavior. Shows initiative to know where the focus is needed.
• People are greeted promptly and courteously, making every effort to always attempt to understand the customer’s needs and responds accordingly. Answers telephone queries courteously and efficiently. Performs patient registration quickly and accurately utilizing Meditech or other applications to ensure proper billing and report routing.
• Performs general lab duties. Maintains working area in an organized and sanitary condition. Assists in training new co-workers, documenting training. Verify receipt of specimens into the proper areas of testing and placing appropriate samples onto instrumentation for testing. Handling quality control issues with specimen integrity using established guidelines. Assists Medical technologist with other specimen duties as assigned.
• Answers client inquiries accurately and professionally. Possesses knowledge of laboratory operations necessary to serve as a primary resource to clients/patients. Provides information regarding departmental policies, operations and procedures as requested, referring only non-routine requests. Interacts professionally and tactfully with internal and external customers. Recognizes client needs and responds effectively. May be expected to perform venipuncture.
• Coordinates and logs the efficient dispatch/routing couriers to ensure prompt pick-up of laboratory specimens. Performs appropriate quality checks in physician offices and upon receipt in laboratory, adhering to specimen handling procedures so that accurate results are obtained. Properly documents supply requests from clients, coordinates delivery and communicates with client if supplies will be delayed.
• Verifies patient identification prior to specimen collection and properly labels specimen at bedside and chair side using standard method documented in procedure manual(s). Performs venipuncture and capillary collections on adults and children. Specimen collections, with actual collection times are verified within designated time frame.

Education

• Certificate - Preferred

License & Certification

• Valid driver's license and clean driving record - Required