Lab Assistant/Phlebotomist (FT, Evenings) - Bucks

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.
• Adheres to department policy involving the proper identification of a patient and proper labeling of blood samples.
• 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

• High School Diploma/GED
• Less than 1 year Prior laboratory assistance and/or phlebotomy training required at certain laboratory locations.

Qualifications

• Lift and carry 40-50 lbs.

Skills

• 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.
• Adheres to department policy involving the proper identification of a patient and proper labeling of blood samples.
• 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.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.

Pay

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Schedule

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