Phlebotomist/Admission Coordinator

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, Dental Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

PTO and Leave Benefits

Retirement with Company Match

Identity Theft Protection

Job summary

Baptist Health in Lexington, KY is seeking a Phlebotomist-Admissions Coordinator for full-time first shift in Laboratory Services. The role involves patient check-in, specimen handling, and coordinating lab admissions with accuracy and care.

Responsibilities include preparation, registration, and ensuring orders are correctly processed while adhering to safety and quality standards. BLS certification and a valid driver's license are required.

Qualifications

• BLS certification is required; if not, must obtain within 30 days of hire.
• Greets, receives, and registers laboratory and pathology patients/specimens into the computer system.
• Ensures physician orders are interpreted and ordered.
• Receives specimens in the computer and delivers them to the proper department.
• Performs required competencies, continuing education and safety training.

Responsibilities

• Prioritizes/organizes workload efficiently; adjusts priorities as needed.
• Completes tasks in a timely manner and meets deadlines for required tasks.
• Instructs patients on pre-test preparation and requirements.
• Maintains compliance and handles paperwork during registration.
• Follows all safety and infection control policies per OSHA and policy.

Skills

BLS certification

Valid driver’s license

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Summary Job Description

Phlebotomist-Admissions Coordinator Full Time I First Shift Laboratory Services I Lexington, KY Baptist Health Clinical Lab and Pathology Department, where science meets compassion and precision meets care.

Description

Prioritizes/organizes workload efficiently. Adjust priorities when problem situations arise to assure proper patient care. Completes tasks in a timely manner. Meets deadlines for required tasks such as SOLO, FLU, Proficiency Testing, etc. Performs equitable share of the workload. Greets, receives, and registers laboratory and pathology patients/specimens into the computer system ensuring that all physicians orders are accurately interpreted and ordered. Ensures that office procedures are done in a timely manner such as order scanning and other duties as assigned. Instruct patients on pre-test preparation and/or requirements for the procedure. Receive specimens in the computer and deliver them to the proper department in a timely manner. Performs all compliance and handles all paperwork when registering according to policy. Participates in the laboratory QA Program. Follows all required laboratory safety regulations including personal protective equipment, infection control policies and chemical hygiene plan according to OSHA and regulatory requirements. Reads and signs all new/revised Standard Operating Policies. Procedures and required reading in the designated timeframe. Demonstrates competency/proficiency in the job specific functions. Performs all procedures and functions in accordance with Baptist Health hospital and laboratory policies. Maintains technical competency as related to the job functions. Completes all required competencies, continuing education and learning modules. Attends all required safety training programs and can describe his/her responsibilities related to general safety, department/service safety, specific job-related hazards, and national patient safety goals. Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served by the laboratory. Understands pertinent LIS functions and performs downtime procedures effectively.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s License required.
• Less than one year.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required. If not already certified, applicants must obtain BLS within 30 days of their hire date.

Benefits

• Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
• Retirement with Company Match
• Identity Theft Protection
• 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire

Company

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either Magnet or Pathway to Excellence designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team.

Drug-Free Workplace

Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

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