Lab Assistant/Phlebotomist (FT, Days) - Einstein Philadelphia

About the role

The Laboratory Assistant/Phlebotomist supports lab operations by processing and handling patient specimens for diagnostic testing in an accurate and timely manner and following established protocols.

Responsibilities

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Cooperates with laboratory divisions and nursing personnel to ensure proper collection of adequate and appropriate specimens for testing.
• Communicates with Nursing Personnel when patient refuses and uses hospital resources when language barriers exist.
• Maintains orderly and timely flow of specimens to the technical departments in order to expedite the analysis of samples.
• Reviews lab requisitions from physicians for accuracy, completeness, medical necessity, and hospital’s ability to perform test and/or route specimen for testing.
• Prepares specimens for analysis, including centrifuging, aliquoting, plating, etc.
• Transports and stores specimens for future analysis.
• Performs registrations per hospital policy in order to provide assistance to patients and hospital personnel.
• May coordinate the loading of prepared patient samples on the automation lines to ensure timely sampling (where required by local laboratory needs).
• Other lab assistance duties as assigned by the supervisor or manager, including the performance of phlebotomy and collection of blood specimens via venipuncture or micro-technique at some locations; or training other Lab Assistants as directed.

Requirements

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent AND Experience: 1-2 years’ previous Laboratory Experience preferred. Prior laboratory assistance and/or phlebotomy training required at certain laboratory locations.

Qualifications

Minimum Certifications, Registration Or License Requirements: Phlebotomy certification preferred.

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