Lab Assistant - Lab - Full Time - Multiple Shifts

bestcare; Fremont (NE); On-site; USD 22,041 - 30,307; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Shift differentials & other financial

Academic sponsorship with Methodist

Free parking

Job summary

Nebraska Methodist Health System is seeking a phlebotomy technician to perform blood collection and related procedures with accuracy and courtesy. You will support the health system's mission by ensuring high-quality specimen handling and timely data entry in the LIS.

The role requires attention to detail, ability to work with patients and staff, and compliance with safety and regulatory standards. Training will be provided, with day/evening shifts and a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required or equivalent.
• One year health care or laboratory assistant experience preferred.
• Proficiency with computers and basic software essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform phlebotomy and specimen collection adhering to policies to ensure specimen integrity.
• Identify patients using wristbands and requisitions per policies.
• Prepare patients for procedures and collect samples with timely labeling.
• Enter orders in LIS and ensure accuracy of data for patient care.
• Maintain safety and comply with OSHA, CLIA and related regulations.
• Provide courteous service and respond to inquiries from physicians and staff.

Skills

Typing 35 wpm

Ten-key entry

Computer literacy

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

LIS software

Job description

Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?

At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary:

Location: Methodist Fremont Health

Address: 450 E 23rd St. - Fremont, NE

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, day or evening shifts available with rotating holiday and weekend coverage.

Performs patient procedures to include phlebotomy, other specimen collection, sample distribution, basic anatomical duties, and various clerical duties. On the job training. Assists the health care team in providing health care service with efficiency and quality in a caring environment.

Ask your recruiter/hiring manager about the following incentives that may be available for this position:

• Tuition assistance
• Shift differentials & other financial incentives
• Academic sponsorship with Methodist College
• Free parking

Responsibilities:

Essential Job Functions

1. Performs patient procedures to include phlebotomy and other specimen collection, while adhering to departmental policies and procedures, to ensure the integrity of patient and sample identification and quality.

• Patients are identified by verifying the patient wristband information against the patient requisition information according to the Medical Center and department policies.
• Patients are prepared for phlebotomy, culture, and urine collection procedures according to routine and special phlebotomy protocol to include: routine venipuncture, capillary collection, heel sticks, blood bank collection, legal blood alcohol, therapeutic drugs, patient's with IV's, mastectomy patients, and any other miscellaneous phlebotomy procedures.
• Tolerance test solutions are calculated, measured, prepared, and given according to procedure to include: glucose, lactose, dextrose, and d-xlose.
• Patient samples are collected and labeled correctly and within acceptable response time (STAT response 5 minutes or less, timed specimens + 15 minutes, routine at designated intervals, outpatients < 15 minutes.) according to policies and procedures.
• Post phlebotomy and specimen collection care are followed according to procedure.

2. Specimens are processed and distributed according to procedure to ensure optimal specimen integrity.

• Specimens are collected in the Laboratory Information Systems (LIS) before distribution to the appropriate laboratory department.
• Reference clinic specimens are identified, centrifuged, separated, and labeled according to procedure, before being distributed to the appropriate laboratory department.
• Send-out reference laboratory specimens are prepared and shipped with appropriate paperwork and ordered in a timely manner.

3. Performs computer, clerical, and receptionist duties so patient demographic and data information is available as needed for patient care and satisfaction.

• Patient orders are found in Centralized Scheduling System, printed, and entered in the LIS in a timely manner.
• Patient orders are entered in an accurate and timely manner to include correct data in all appropriate fields.
• Reports are printed, faxed, called, and distributed according to request and protocol.
• Computer maintenance is performed on schedule or as needed and documented.

4. Interacts with and addresses all client needs in a professional and courteous manner.

• Communicates with physicians and physician staff with courtesy, accuracy and respect for confidentiality.
• Demonstrates ability to handle inquiries about test requirements, preparation and projected turn‑around‑time.
• Knowledge of result procedures and content so as to help answer physician and staff inquiries.
• Ability to investigate and follow‑up with Technologist, Lab Director and/or Pathologist for difficult inquiries by clients. Assure information is relayed in a complete and timely manner.

5. Employee stays abreast of policy and procedural changes. Maintains competency in all technical, computer, and clerical functions.

• Competency is completed to meet all technical, computer, and clerical functions.

6. Complies with Methodist Fremont Health (MFH) safety policies and procedures and regulatory requirements e.g., Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), etc.

• Performs job duties in a manner consistent with organization and departmental safety policies and procedures.
• Completes departmental safety requirements, (i.e., Blitz, departmental in‑services, etc.) on an annual basis.

7. Employee provides courier services for outreach clients if and when needed.

• Handles the specimen in a manner which ensures optimal condition for testing. (Temperature, light exposure, leakage, ordered/packaged properly-OSHA compliant.).
• Interacting professionally and courteously with physicians and staff.
• Deliver results and supplies as needed and consistent with regulatory guidelines.

8. Performs any other position appropriate duties as required in a competent, professional and courteous manner.

Schedule:

Monday - Friday, day or evening shifts available with rotating holiday and weekend coverage.

Job Description:

Job Requirements

Education

• High School diploma, GED or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred. (High School diploma or equivalent required for CAP surveyors only).

Experience

• One year of health care related experience preferred.
• One year medical or laboratory assistant experience preferred.

License/Certifications

• N/A

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to type 35 wpm,
• Ability to completed 10 key
• Knowledge of computers.
• Able to organize and priorities work demands and handle multiple tasks.
• Knowledge of basic phlebotomy, specimen collection, selection, handling and storage activities.
• Must exhibit good customer service skills
• Able to handle stressful situations in a calm and professional manner.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Physical Requirements

Weight Demands

• Medium work – exerting up to 50 pounds of force.

Physical Activity

• Not necessary for the position (0%):
• Climbing
• Crawling
• Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
• Balancing
• Carrying
• Crouching
• Kneeling
• Pulling/Pushing
• Sitting
• Stooping/bending
• Twisting
• Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
• Grasping
• Lifting
• Reaching
• Repetitive Motions
• Speaking/talking
• Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
• Distinguish colors
• Hearing
• Keyboarding/typing
• Seeing/Visual
• Standing
• Walking

Job Hazards

• Occasionally (34%-66%):
  • Equipment/Machinery/Tools
  • Explosives (pressurized gas)
  • Electrical Shock/Static
  • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X‑ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
  • Radiation Non‑Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
  • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
• Frequent (67%-100%):
  • Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
  • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) Blood or Body Fluid (BBF)
  • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
• Note: Safety Officer can assist with identification of job hazards

About Methodist:

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affinitive Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.