Phlebotomist, LSBME

LCMC Health; Read (CO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Delivery with heart

Patient-focused care culture

Supportive team environment

Job summary

LCMC Health seeks a Phlebotomy Technician to perform venipuncture and specimen handling in a high-volume hospital setting. You will follow SOPs, monitor collections, and ensure timely delivery to the laboratory.

Minimum requirements include a high school diploma with 2 years of phlebotomy experience. Strong record keeping and communication skills are essential, as is adherence to clinical protocols and patient care with empathy.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of standard phlebotomy techniques, appropriate blood processing and handling procedures.
• Record keeping skills.
• Understand and follow specific clinical protocols and ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Performance of venipuncture and skin puncture in accordance with department SOP.
• Adheres to SOP in the use of handheld devices for specimen collection for patient.
• Monitors collection list and documents status of outstanding collections where specimens are not collected.
• Ensures STAT specimens are delivered to the Lab within 15 minutes of collection or pick up.
• Delivers to the appropriate Lab Section immediately upon receipt.
• Communicates complaints or problems to department supervisor.
• Collects data for quality assurance program as outlined by SOP or supervisor.
• Greets, guides and resolves basic patient queries; monitors inventory levels.

Skills

Phlebotomy techniques

Record keeping

Clinical protocols & communication

Education

High School Diploma

2 years of applicable experience (in lieu of education)

Job description

Why a Great Place to Work:

You're more than your job. Everyone is. And that’s what makes you great at your job—all the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you you. At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary. And we’ve built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary. You’ll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people. And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result. Join LCMC Health, and you’ll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary.

Essential Function:

Performance of Venipuncture and Skin Puncture:

• Performs venipuncture and skin puncture in accordance with department SOP.

Workload Management:

• Adheres to SOP in the use of handheld devices for specimen collection for patient.
• Monitors collection list and document status of outstanding collections where specimens are not collected.

Specimen Pick Up and Delivery:

• Ensures that STAT specimens are delivered to the Lab within 15 minutes of collection or pick up.

Specimen Handling and Receipt:

• Ensures that specimens are updated to receive status and correct data is reflected in terms of collect date/time and receipt date/time.
• Delivers to the appropriate Lab Section immediately upon receipt.

Quality Assurance Related Duties:

• Communicates complaints or problems to department supervisor.
• Collects data for quality assurance program as outlined by department SOP or instruction by department supervisor.
• Maintains thorough and neat documentation.

Monitoring and Clearing the Not Received report:

• Responsible for monitoring and clearing collection pending reports on a continuous basis.

Administrative duties:

• Greets, guides and resolves basic patient queries.
• Picks up phone calls and directs patients.
• Monitors inventory levels and notifies the supervisor on the same.

Education:

Minimum Requirement:High School Diploma

• In lieu of education 2 years of applicable experience

Work Experience:

Minimum Requirement:

• 2 to 3 years of Phlebotomy experience in a clinic/hospital setting.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of standard phlebotomy techniques, appropriate blood processing and handling procedures.
• Record keeping skills.
• Understand and follow specific clinical protocols and ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Licenses/Certifications:

• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS) sponsored by the American Heart Association: Certification
• Clinical Lab Technician (CLT) issued by Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners (LSBME): Licensure
• Phlebotomist issued by Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners (LSBME): Licensure

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

About New Orleans East Hospital

New Orleans East Hospital, vital to LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been New Orleans East’s and the surrounding community’s trusted healthcare leader since 2014, embodying our mission of not only superior care, but healthcare with heart, courtesy, concern, kindness, and welcoming spirit for everyone. Learn more about New Orleans East Hospital and our Leapfrog “Grade A” Hospital Safety distinction.

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.