Medical Lab Assistant -Lab - Outpatient Draw Station

Nationwide Children's Hospital Inc; North Carolina; On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Job summary

Nationwide Children's Hospital Inc in North Carolina seeks a Phlebotomist to float between Livingston Ambulatory Clinic Lab and Orange Outpatient Lab (Central Campus). Shifts include fulltime and 20-hour part-time options, 8-hour days from 8:00am to 5:30pm with weekend and holiday rotation.

Benefits eligible. Responsibilities include specimen collection (venipuncture, capillary, sweat chloride) and processing, accessioning, waived testing, and documentation of results.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• ASCP certification, preferred.
• CPR certification, preferred.
• 1 year clinical laboratory/medical experience and office experience, preferred.
• 2 years phlebotomy experience, preferred.
• Technical and organizational skills; multitasking ability.
• Effective written and oral communication.

Responsibilities

• Collect and process specimens including venipuncture and capillary collections.
• Perform accessioning, preparation, processing, and proper storage of specimens.
• Maintain equipment and conduct quality control and preventive maintenance.
• Perform waived laboratory testing and document results and reports.
• Adhere to laws and regulations governing laboratory operations.
• Document daily, weekly, monthly tasks in assigned area.

Skills

Technical skills

Organizational skills

Multitask

Attention to detail

Computer experience

Interpersonal relationship

Written and oral communication

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview:

Float between Livingston Ambulatory Clinic Lab, Orange Outpatient Lab (Central Campus)

Fulltime, Part-Time (20 Hours), 8-hour shift between 8:00am - 5:30pm. Weekend and holiday rotation, Benefits eligible

Job Description Summary:

Provides clerical and patient care support, especially regarding specimen collection and specimen processing. Performs patient registration, specimen accessioning, specimen collection (including venipuncture, capillary, sweat chloride, and miscellaneous other collections), ensuring specimen preparation and processing is completed, and waived laboratory testing.

Job Description:

Essential Functions: Completes technical tasks such as specimen accessioning, specimen preparation, and processing, and specimen delivery and storage. May include phlebotomy and other specimen collection.

Performs clerical tasks and specimen accessioning in accordance with testing protocols and criteria. Maintains laboratory operations by performing equipment maintenance, quality control, and preventive maintenance.

Performs waived laboratory testing, documents patient reports, quality control, maintenance, and troubleshooting appropriately.

Demonstrates knowledge of and upholds applicable laws and regulations related to position and laboratory operations.

Documents daily, weekly, and monthly tasks on assigned work area task lists.

Delivers service excellence and quality patient care through adjusting communication styles to adapt to various cultural differences, addressing client concerns by researching problems and identifying resolutions, using basic troubleshooting skills, and efficiently handling interruptions and functions with changing environments or circumstances.

Provides feedback that is useful and assists in individual improvement. Actively engages in and supports efforts to develop an atmosphere of mutual respect and inclusiveness. Participates in continuing education programs.

Education Requirement:

High school diploma or equivalent, required.

Licensure Requirement:

(not specified)

Certifications:

American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) certification, preferred.

CPR certification, preferred.

Skills:

Technical skills, organizational skills, ability to multitask, attention to detail, and computer experience required.

Interpersonal relationship skills to collaborate with internal and external customers.

Effective in both written and oral communications.

Efficient in collaborative and independent work.

Experience:

One-year of clinical laboratory/ medical experience and office experience, preferred.

Two years of phlebotomy experience, preferred.

Physical Requirements:

OCCASIONALLY: Bend/twist, Climb stairs/ladder, Fume /Gases /Vapors, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 21-40 lbs, Loud Noises, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Squat/kneel

FREQUENTLY: Chemicals/Medications, Machinery, Seeing - Far/near, Walking

CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Biohazard waste, Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Color vision, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Flexing/extending of neck, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Sitting, Standing

Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above:

(not specified)

The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet