Lab Assistant-HIMG (Full Time) - 7350

St. Mary's Medical Center Inc; Town of Huntington (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Mary's Medical Center in New York is seeking a Full Time Lab Assistant to perform a range of duties from clerical tasks to phlebotomy, data entry, and courier services in the Laboratory.

The role requires phlebotomy and office experience, strong communication skills, and BLS/phlebotomy certifications to be maintained during employment. Graduate of Medical Assistant School, Business/Vocational, or Medical Secretarial studies (or Phlebotomy courses) is required, with ASPT or equivalent

Qualifications

• Phlebotomy and office experience required.
• Background in customer service preferred.
• Strong communication skills, customer service oriented.
• BLS and Phlebotomy certification is required and must be maintained during employment.
• Graduate of Medical Assistant School, Business/Vocational, and Medical Secretarial or courses in Phlebotomy required.
• ASPT or equivalent certification is required to be obtained within the first six months of employment, if not currently certified.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine clerical tasks and greet patients/visitors.
• Enter physician orders and manage data entry and retrieval of results.
• Support Laboratory computer systems to ensure efficient workflow.
• Collect phlebotomy samples and triage area tasks.
• Maintain printers and organization of requisitions; in-house courier service.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Office experience

Customer service

Communication skills

BLS certification

Phlebotomy certification

Education

Medical Assistant School graduate

Business/Vocational

Medical Secretarial courses

ASPT certification (within 6 months)

Job description

Job Description

St. Mary's Medical Center is seeking a Full Time Lab Assistant. This individual performs a variety of duties, including but not limited to routine clerical functions, greeting patients/visitors, performs computer entry of physician orders, screens phone calls for test information, data entry and retrieval of patient's results and messages, charting of patient results, helps support the Laboratory computer system to ensure efficient operation of the Laboratory work flow. Responsible for the phlebotomy collection and triage area, maintaining printers and requisition request organization, performs routine phlebotomy, skin punctures, and in-house courier service.

Requirements

Phlebotomy and office experience required. Background in customer service preferred. Strong communication skills, customer service oriented. BLS and Phlebotomy certification is required and must be maintained during employment.

Graduate of Medical Assistant School, Business/Vocational, and Medical Secretarial or courses in Phlebotomy required. ASPT or equivalent certification is required to be obtained within the first six months of employment, if not currently certified.

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