Lab Associate-Per Diem Day

Beth-Israel-Lahey-Health; Beverly (MA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health in Beverly, MA is seeking a Laboratory Associate to perform phlebotomy and specimen collection as part of the patient care team.

Responsibilities include registering orders, processing and transporting specimens, and ensuring accurate labeling and documentation; weekend/holiday coverage required.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Successful completion of approved phlebotomy program required.
• Completion of Phlebotomy Internship preferred.
• 1 Year experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize processing and transport of routine and stat specimens.
• Comply with guidelines to ensure specimen integrity.
• Perform order entry according to established policies.
• Registration and computer entry to record results accurately.
• Maintain accurate temperature logs and records.
• Cover weekends and holidays as assigned.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Specimen collection

Customer service

Multitasking

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Phlebotomy program certification

Tools

Laboratory LIS (LIS) or similar

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

The Laboratory Associate provides services as part of the patient care team. Primary responsibilities involve all aspects of specimen collection including registration, order entry, processing, packaging, preparation and transport of specimens. Performs age appropriate phlebotomy procedures on neonatal, pediatric, adult and/or geriatric patients.

Essential Role Responsibilities

• Assumes responsibility for compliance with all State, Federal, Hospital and Laboratory policies and procedures.
• Requires strict adherence to quality control guidelines to ensure the integrity of laboratory specimens and accuracy of results.
• Assumes responsibility for supply ordering and inventory control.
• Acts as a liaison between customers and the laboratory to ensure customer satisfaction with laboratory services by answering inquiries/resolving problems and relaying results.
• May perform Microbiological tasks including, but not limited to: planting of all culture types, preparing slides for staining, and incubating plates/plants at proper temperature.
• Requires multi‑campus rotation.
• Responsible for working weekends, holidays, and for covering other than primary shift, as assigned.

Technical Responsibilities

• Appropriately prioritizes processing and transport of routine and stat specimens.
• Complies with all established guidelines to ensure integrity of all laboratory specimens.
• Example: Inverts tubes, refrigeration when necessary, clotting and centrifugation.
• Successfully handles multiple tasks and changing priorities.
• Complies with all established regulations, policies and procedure regarding packaging and transport.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Properly identifies patient/specimen using established policies.
• Performs specimen collection in an accurate and timely manner.
• Complies with all established policies regarding specimen labeling.

Clerical Responsibilities

• Processes specimens, computer entry and recordkeeping.
• Performs order entry according to established policies in an accurate and timely manner.
• Performs registration according to established policies in and accurate manner.
• Can perform all appropriate computer functions (print results, reprint labels, standing orders, batching).
• Maintains accurate, organized and legible written records (temperature logs, add-on, stericycle).
• Monitors supply inventory and maintains area in neat and organized manner.
• Utilizes hospital standards for proper phone etiquette.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• High School graduate or equivalent preferred
• Successful completion of approved phlebotomy program required.
• Completion of Phlebotomy Internship preferred.
• 1 Year experience preferred.

CERTIFICATION/LICENSE

• Phlebotomy Certification Preferred

Pay Range

Pay Range: $21.00 - $28.26

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled