Lab Assistant-Phlebotomy (part-time)

10 Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center; United States; On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center seeks a Lab Assistant-Phlebotomy for part-time duties in the Lab Department. The role includes phlebotomy, point-of-care testing, and patient registration for Outreach clients.

Requirements include high school diploma, BLS/CPR within 90 days, Illinois driver license, and auto insurance. Responsibilities include chart audits, specimen collection, patient registration, and maintaining safety and cleanliness in the lab and associated facilities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• BLS/CPR certification within 90 days of hire.
• Illinois driver license and auto insurance required.

Responsibilities

• Audits charts at client sites to ensure tests are completed on schedule.
• Ensures tests have results documented in patient charts.
• Collects throat, nasal, nasopharyngeal swabs and other specimens using appropriate procedures.
• Collects urine and/or alcohol samples for non-chain-of-custody drug testing.
• Labels tubes and containers; may package specimens for courier pick-up.
• Maintain neat, safe work areas and proper disposal of sharps.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Patient registration

Safety/compliance

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Lab Assistant-Phlebotomy (part-time)

Lab Assistant is responsible for performing phlebotomy, point of care testing and patient registration for Outreach clients.

Department: Lab

Hours: Part-time, 20 hours a week required

Required: High School Diploma, BLS, IL drivers license and auto insurance.

Pay: based on experience, starting at 17.79/hour $500.00 sign on bonus

Responsibilities

• Audits charts at client sites to ensure that all provider ordered tests are completed at the scheduled times.
• Ensures that all ordered tests have completed results on the patient's chart.
• Collects throat, nasal, and nasopharyngeal swabs using appropriate procedures and supplies.
• Collects urine and/or alcohol for non-chain-of-custody drug screen testing.
• Labels tubes/containers; may package specimens for courier pick-up.
• Maintains good client relations with patients and staff at long term care facilities or provider office.
• Maintains records of the patients and clients served.
• Maintains work areas in a neat and orderly fashion; cleans, decontaminates counters and drawing stations on every shift, and empties sharps disposal containers.
• Obtains diagnosis information from the provider for each test ordered and documents on lab order.
• Performs and documents point of care test quality control as appropriate and performs patient point of care testing.
• Performs maintenance and daily cleaning on centrifuges.
• Performs phlebotomy techniques – via venipuncture and capillary puncture – using appropriate procedures and supplies including site selection, order of draw, and test requirements.
• Reads and documents daily temperature logs.
• Registers patients and orders tests in the Laboratory Information System(s).
• Schedules tests to be drawn and completed.
• Takes inventory and restocks supplies, Utilizes safety tools for patient identification and specimen labeling, including verbal interaction with patients/family and/or staff (provider offices and long-term care facilities) to validate and verify accuracy of information.
• Works with staff at long term care facility or provider office to correct discrepancies with orders, insurance information or diagnosis codes.

Requirements

High School (Required)Automobile Insurance - Sarah Bush Lincoln, BLS or CPR certification (within 90 days of hire) - Sarah Bush Lincoln, Driver's License - State of Illinois Compensation Estimated Compensation Range $17.79 - $27.57 Pay based on experience

When you come to work for Sarah Bush Lincoln or Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care, you have our commitment to help make this the best work experience of your life. Career development is available through continuing education and on-site training, so come grow with us! We are striving to be the employer of choice in the area. Employees reap the benefit of our work culture which is steeped in professional and personal development programs. We have developed a solid benefit package to help retain our employees, while providing them opportunities to grow their careers. We support on-site classroom learning programs and internet courses, and we have a generous tuition reimbursement program-- all designed to help staff achieve their goals.