Elliot Health System - Clinical Lab Assistant - Specimen Collection - Full Time

20 Elliot Hospital of the City of Manchester; Manchester (NH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision coverage

Short-term & long-term disability

Life insurance

Continuing Education reimbursement

403(b) retirement savings plan

Onsite gym access

Job summary

The Elliot Health System Laboratory is seeking a Clinical Lab Assistant to support patient care by handling specimen collection, processing, and data entry in EPIC. The role includes venipuncture across ages, specimen labeling, and communicating test requirements to clinicians.

Shifts run 5:00 AM to 1:30 PM, 32 hours per week with rotating weekends and holidays. This is a part-time position with comprehensive benefits for staff.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Phlebotomy course or experience preferred.
• ASCP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine venipuncture and capillary collection across ages.
• Collect blood cultures as required.
• Identify patient and label specimens accurately in all settings.
• Verify requisitions and document orders clearly.
• Enter orders into EPIC and perform clerical duties.
• Receive and verify specimen demographics and types.
• Prepare specimens for processing and transport to the main lab.
• Document storage and tracking of specimens.
• Answer calls and provide test results or requirements.

Skills

Customer service

Venipuncture

Specimen handling

Data entry

Education

High school diploma

Phlebotomy training

ASCP certification

Tools

EPIC system

Job description

Come work at the best place to give and receive care! Job Description: 5AM-130PM 32 hours a week, rotating holiday and weekends required. All lab staff are required to work holidays and weekends on a rotating basis.

About the Elliot Lab

The Elliot Hospital Laboratory is a full-service laboratory offering both Clinical and Anatomical Pathology testing. The Clinical Laboratory operates 24 hours/day,7 days/week offering both stat and routine testing. The Anatomical Pathology department operates Monday- Friday 7 am to 4 pm. We conveniently provide services to patients and the community with 5 walk-in labs located in Manchester, Bedford, Hooksett and Londonderry. We also service 60 nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the area.

About the Job

Elliot Health System strives to inspire wellness, heal our patients, and serve with compassion in every interaction. The Clinical Lab Assistant acts as the primary point of contact for patients, physicians, client, and other health care providers. They will perform a variety of customer service-related tasks as well as various non-technical functions in the laboratory which allows the timely flow of all specimens through the lab departments. The Clinical Lab Assistant maintains the integrity of samples from collection to receipt to storage and performs specific departmental tasks as assigned by the department supervisor.

What You’ll Do

• Perform routine and advanced venipuncture and capillary collection using proper technique in a variety of locations and on all age groups.
• Perform proper blood culture collection on all age groups.
• Accurately identifies patient at time of collection and label all specimens in the presence of the patient in all settings.
• Verify patient requisitions are complete and accurate ensuring patient name and date of birth is documented and orders are clearly marked off.
• Accurately perform computerized clerical duties, verify and/or place orders and complete documentation of all collections.
• Receive specimens into the laboratory verifying patient demographics and verifying specimen types.
• Prepare specimens for processing to include operating centrifuge, aliquot specimens and labeling specimens.
• Prepare specimens for transportation to the main laboratory when applicable.
• Performs final disposition of specimen to storage via standard tube tracking procedures.
• Answers incoming phone calls, provides patient testing results and/or test requirements as appropriate and refers technical questions to technical staff.
• Responsible for answering incoming calls on multiline phones.
• Must be familiar with the collection process for special tests i.e., glucose tolerance, urine, and other body fluid collections.
• Responsible for calling and documenting STAT and critical results.
• Responsible for entering laboratory orders into EPIC that have been received via fax or phone call.

Education and Experience Needs

High School diploma or equivalent required. Phlebotomy course or phlebotomy experience preferred. ASCP certification preferred.

What Elliot Health System Has to Offer

• Health, dental, prescription, and vision coverage for full-time & part-time employees
• Short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage
• Continuing Education Reimbursement Programs
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• Multiple onsite gym locations with FREE access for employees (plus yoga, personal training and more)
• For more benefits click here!

Work Shift

5a-1:30p, rotating weekend and holiday

SolutionHealth is an equal opportunity employer

and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

SolutionHealth is an integrated health system uniquely focused on providing access to high-value primary and specialty care that meets the growing needs of the communities we serve.

Together, Southern New Hampshire Health and Elliot Health System, the founding members of SolutionHealth, are committed to innovative models of care and collaboration that improve the health and well-being of more than half of million residents of our region. We start with committing to do the right thing, for each patient, always.