Clinical Lab Associate, Lab Service Center - Registry, Rotating Shift

About the role

The Clinical Lab Associate (Phlebotomist) position at Ingalls Memorial Hospital's Calumet City Laboratory department is a 100% onsite opportunity located in the greater Chicagoland area. This position involves performing phlebotomy, order entry, central processing, EKGs, laboratory testing, and assisting with DOTs and BATs as needed.

Responsibilities

• Performs assigned supportive work in conjunction with the delivery of patient care, involving multiple office, clerical, technical duties, venipuncture, blood specimen collection, obtain EKG, and functional skills
• Interacts, intervenes, and problem solves to ensure exceptional customer service by greeting patients, responding to telephone inquiries, phones/faxes/distributes test results
• Processes human specimens for delivery to specific laboratory departments for testing
• Utilizes interactive processes which will contribute to exceeding the expectations of patients, physicians, families or significant others in the provision of high-quality, cost-effective care and treatments
• Demonstrates necessary skills and knowledge to provide care for patients according to unit specific competencies
• Handles specimens upon receipt in lab following the policies and procedures of the Department of Laboratory Services
• Prepares specimens to be sent to outside reference laboratories in accordance with requirements specified for each referral laboratory
• Ensures outpatients receive excellent customer service when presenting at the laboratory for specimen collection
• Ensures proper registration and ordering of tests

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Completed accredited phlebotomy course or program
• AHA CPR Certification

Qualifications

• Necessary skills and knowledge to provide care for patients according to unit specific competencies

Skills

• Working knowledge of the HIS and LIS systems
• Functional capabilities with the hospital billing computer systems

Benefits

The department is available for urgent or standard result times and can analyze specimens at the cellular, chemical, endocrinological or immunologic levels. Benefits details are available upon request.

Pay

Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

Schedule

Rotating Days/Evenings as needed & every other Saturday. Generally works approximately 8-16 hours per week, with an 8-hour shift, starting times including 6:00 AM, 6:30 AM, 7:00 AM, 10:00 AM, and 3:00 PM, and scheduled to work on weekends (Saturday and/or Sunday) only every other week. Position details include CBA Code: Non-Union, and work location: 1600 Torrence Ave, Calumet City, IL 60409.