LABORATORY ASSISTANT: 32 HOURS/WEEK 4A-11A WEEKEND AND HOLIDAY ROTATION
Riverview Health · Westfield, IN · 1 mo ago
FinanceFull-time
We need to produce HTML fragment with headings for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate like EEO, etc. Must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We need to parse the posting.
Let's extract content.
Job Summary: description of duties. Could be "About the role" or "Job Summary". The instruction says use
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate like EEO, etc. Must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We need to parse the posting.
Let's extract content.
Job Summary: description of duties. Could be "About the role" or "Job Summary". The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can map.
We have "Job Summary" paragraph: "Responsible for providing general laboratory services including greeting patients, test order entry, blood collection (including off-site facilities which does require driving of personal vehicle), specimen transport, pre-analytic processing of specimens, distribution of blood and other samples for in-house testing and/or dispatch to reference laboratories. Respond to inquiries and collection requests from off-site facilities (i.e. Health/Nursing Care Centers), nursing units, physician offices, and reference laboratories regarding test orders, specimen requirements and reporting. Perform routine clerical duties and computer functions associated with processing patient samples. Responsible for maintaining appropriate collection/testing supplies needed at each of the different healthcare facilities and in the main hospital. Work a regular, rotating weekend and holiday schedule as required. Hours are 4A-11A, 6.5-hour shifts, Monday-Friday with rotating weekends and holidays."
That's about role and schedule. We'll need separate sections: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (list of duties), Requirements (education, experience, license/certification), Qualifications maybe overlapping? The instruction says we can have sections like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We need to decide what content goes where.
We have Education Requirements, Experience Requirements, License/Certification Requirements, Skills (Preferred Phlebotomy Lab Assistance Behaviors Required etc). Also "Skills Preferred PhlebotomyLab Assistance" maybe a list.
We also have "Behaviors Required" list: Team Player, Detail Oriented, Dedicated. Also "Motivations Preferred Ability to Make an Impact". That's skills/behaviors.
We have "Education Required High School or better in Other GED or better in Other". That seems weird duplication. Probably ignore.
We have "Licenses & Certifications Required BLS- Basic Life Support Preferred Phlebotomy Technician". So license/certification.
We have "Skills Preferred PhlebotomyLab Assistance". Not clear.
We'll produce sections:
- About the role: summary paragraph (maybe combine job summary).
- Responsibilities: list of duties (the bullet list under Job Responsibilities). We'll convert to - .
- Requirements: could include Education Requirements, Experience Requirements, License/Certification Requirements. Might be separate sections: Education, Experience, Licenses & Certifications. But we have limited headings; we can use Requirements to encompass all. However we also have Qualifications and Skills sections. Could separate: Requirements (Education + Experience), Qualifications (Licenses/Certifications), Skills (behaviors, preferred skills). But we need to avoid filler.
Let's see content:
Education Requirements:
- Minimum: High School Diploma.
- Preferred: Phlebotomy Certificate and/or Associates degree in one of the chemical, physical or biological sciences and at least one year full-time laboratory training or experience or both.
Experience Requirements:
- Minimum: Experience with data entry, medical terminology and customer service or equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable job knowledge can be acquired.
- Preferred: 1-2 years previous laboratory/phlebotomy experience.
License/Certification Requirements:
- Minimum: BLS certification through the American Heart Association within 30 days of date of hire.
- Preferred: Phlebotomy Technician (maybe certification).
Skills Preferred:
- PhlebotomyLab Assistance (maybe skill)
- Behaviors Required: Team Player, Detail Oriented, Dedicated.
- Motivations Preferred: Ability to Make an Impact.
Also there is "Skills Preferred PhlebotomyLab Assistance" maybe just a skill.
We also have "Education Required High School or better in Other GED or better in Other" which seems redundant; we can ignore as filler.
We also have "Licenses & Certifications Required BLS- Basic Life Support Preferred Phlebotomy Technician". Already covered.
We also have "Skills Preferred PhlebotomyLab Assistance". We'll treat as skill.
Now schedule: The job summary includes hours: "Hours are 4A-11A, 6.5-hour shifts, Monday-Friday with rotating weekends and holidays." Also "Work a regular, rotating weekend and holiday schedule as required." So we have schedule info. So we can create a Schedule section.
Pay: Not mentioned. So we should NOT create Pay section.
Benefits: Not mentioned. So no Benefits section.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe split into Education, Experience, Licenses & Certifications), Qualifications (maybe not needed), Skills, Schedule.
But we need to avoid thin sections. Could combine Education, Experience, Licenses & Certifications into Requirements section with sublists? The instruction says use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can have a Requirements section with subheadings? Not allowed; only headings are
. So we can have multiple sections: Education Requirements, Experience Requirements, License & Certification Requirements. Those are specific headings not in the list but maybe okay? The instruction gave examples but not exclusive. It says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It implies we should use those headings; but we could also use other headings if they match content? Safer to stick to those headings. So we need to map content to those headings.
Thus we need to decide which headings to use: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Schedule. Possibly also Education and Experience could go under Requirements. Qualifications could be Licenses/Certifications. Skills for behaviors/preferred skills.
Let's try:
- About the role: job summary paragraph.
- Responsibilities: list of duties from Job Responsibilities.
- Requirements: combine Education Requirements and Experience Requirements (maybe as two sublists? but we can just list items). Could also include License/Certification Requirements under Requirements? Might be better to put Licenses/Certifications under Qualifications.
- Qualifications: License/Certification Requirements (BLS, Phlebotomy Technician).
- Skills: Preferred skills/behaviors (PhlebotomyLab Assistance, Team Player, Detail Oriented, Dedicated, Ability to Make an Impact).
- Schedule: hours and rotating weekend/holiday.
Check if any content missing: The job summary also includes "Work a regular, rotating weekend and holiday schedule as required." That's schedule.
Also "Hours are 4A-11A, 6.5-hour shifts, Monday-Friday with rotating weekends and holidays." That's schedule.
Now ensure we preserve all substantive info: Let's list all substantive info from posting:
Job Summary paragraph (first paragraph). We'll include that.
Job Responsibilities list: many bullet-like sentences. We'll extract each sentence as list item.
Education Requirements: Minimum and Preferred.
Experience Requirements: Minimum and Preferred.
License/Certification Requirements: Minimum (BLS within 30 days) and Preferred (Phlebotomy Technician).
Skills Preferred: "PhlebotomyLab Assistance" (maybe skill). Also "Behaviors Required": Team Player, Detail Oriented, Dedicated. Also "Motivations Preferred Ability to Make an Impact".
Also there is "Education Required High School or better in Other GED or better in Other" which seems like filler; we can ignore.
Also "Licenses & Certifications Required BLS- Basic Life Support Preferred Phlebotomy Technician" already covered.
Also "Skills Preferred PhlebotomyLab Assistance" covered.
Also "Behaviors Required Team Player: Works well as a member of a groupDetail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done wellDedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity". We'll capture those.
Also "Motivations Preferred Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization". We'll capture.
Now we need to ensure we don't include boilerplate: Remove Equal Opportunity Employer etc. Also remove "This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor." Remove.
Now produce HTML.
Structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
Education:
maybe we need for list. Could do two sublists: Education and Experience. But we can't have headings inside? Could just list items with labels. But better to separate: maybe we can have Education Requirements
and Experience Requirements
but those aren't in the allowed list. However the instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says "use for section headings (e.g. ...)". It might be okay to use other headings as long as they are . Safer to stick to the given list. So we need to fit Education and Experience into Requirements section.
We can make a with items that start with "Education - Minimum: ..." etc. That preserves info.
Similarly Qualifications section for licenses/certifications.
Skills section for behaviors/preferred skills.
Schedule section for hours.
Let's craft.
About the role paragraph: combine the job summary paragraph.
Now Responsibilities: extract each sentence from "Job Responsibilities". Let's list them:
- Supports the hospital’s mission through customer-focused service.
- Responds to inquiries from customers regarding all aspects of laboratory services including but not limited to specimen requirements, turnaround times, reference ranges and reporting protocols. Communications are conducted in a positive, professional and courteous manner.
- Collects STAT, timed and routine venous and capillary blood specimens from off-site facilities along with hospital inpatients and outpatients in accordance with laboratory standard operating procedures.
- Instructs patients in the proper collection and handling of non-blood specimens.
- Generate and review collection lists and pending logs from the Laboratory Information Systems (LIS).
- Contacts nursing units and off-site facilities to track pending collected and uncollected specimens.
- Must either use personal vehicle for transporting specimens from outside facilities or Riverview provided vehicle. Must provide proof of insurance and valid driver's license and have a clean driving record. Must keep personal vehicle in good working order and follow all the requirements listed in the Vehicle Safety Policy.
- Stocks phlebotomy supplies on inpatient nursing units and fills orders for off-site facilities.
- Performs all aspects of specimen processing, including: receiving specimens via pneumatic tube, entering required data into LIS, verifying patient/specimen identification and test requests, documenting rejected specimens, centrifuging and dispersing specimens to appropriate areas, communicating with technical staff to ensure efficient turnaround time of results, preparing specimens for referral testing, reviewing surgical specimens/requisitions for accuracy and completeness, storing specimens at appropriate temperatures according to testing requirements.
- Reviews orders for completeness and enters test orders for patients in LIS.
- Compliance checks Medicare orders for diagnosis and medical necessity. Notifies physicians or physician representatives when ICD-9/10 codes or narrative diagnosis do not meet Local Medical Review Policy (LMRP) criteria for medical necessity. Obtain ABN from patients prior to specimen collection if necessary.
- Must be familiar with basic laboratory ordering, testing and reporting operations
- .
- Requirements: could include Education Requirements, Experience Requirements, License/Certification Requirements. Might be separate sections: Education, Experience, Licenses & Certifications. But we have limited headings; we can use Requirements to encompass all. However we also have Qualifications and Skills sections. Could separate: Requirements (Education + Experience), Qualifications (Licenses/Certifications), Skills (behaviors, preferred skills). But we need to avoid filler.
Let's see content:
Education Requirements:
- Minimum: High School Diploma.
- Preferred: Phlebotomy Certificate and/or Associates degree in one of the chemical, physical or biological sciences and at least one year full-time laboratory training or experience or both.
Experience Requirements:
- Minimum: Experience with data entry, medical terminology and customer service or equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable job knowledge can be acquired.
- Preferred: 1-2 years previous laboratory/phlebotomy experience.
License/Certification Requirements:
- Minimum: BLS certification through the American Heart Association within 30 days of date of hire.
- Preferred: Phlebotomy Technician (maybe certification).
Skills Preferred:
- PhlebotomyLab Assistance (maybe skill)
- Behaviors Required: Team Player, Detail Oriented, Dedicated.
- Motivations Preferred: Ability to Make an Impact.
Also there is "Skills Preferred PhlebotomyLab Assistance" maybe just a skill.
We also have "Education Required High School or better in Other GED or better in Other" which seems redundant; we can ignore as filler.
We also have "Licenses & Certifications Required BLS- Basic Life Support Preferred Phlebotomy Technician". Already covered.
We also have "Skills Preferred PhlebotomyLab Assistance". We'll treat as skill.
Now schedule: The job summary includes hours: "Hours are 4A-11A, 6.5-hour shifts, Monday-Friday with rotating weekends and holidays." Also "Work a regular, rotating weekend and holiday schedule as required." So we have schedule info. So we can create a Schedule section.
Pay: Not mentioned. So we should NOT create Pay section.
Benefits: Not mentioned. So no Benefits section.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe split into Education, Experience, Licenses & Certifications), Qualifications (maybe not needed), Skills, Schedule.
But we need to avoid thin sections. Could combine Education, Experience, Licenses & Certifications into Requirements section with sublists? The instruction says use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can have a Requirements section with subheadings? Not allowed; only headings are
. So we can have multiple
sections: Education Requirements, Experience Requirements, License & Certification Requirements. Those are specific headings not in the list but maybe okay? The instruction gave examples but not exclusive. It says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It implies we should use those headings; but we could also use other headings if they match content? Safer to stick to those headings. So we need to map content to those headings. Thus we need to decide which headings to use: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Schedule. Possibly also Education and Experience could go under Requirements. Qualifications could be Licenses/Certifications. Skills for behaviors/preferred skills. Let's try: - About the role: job summary paragraph. - Responsibilities: list of duties from Job Responsibilities. - Requirements: combine Education Requirements and Experience Requirements (maybe as two sublists? but we can just list items). Could also include License/Certification Requirements under Requirements? Might be better to put Licenses/Certifications under Qualifications. - Qualifications: License/Certification Requirements (BLS, Phlebotomy Technician). - Skills: Preferred skills/behaviors (PhlebotomyLab Assistance, Team Player, Detail Oriented, Dedicated, Ability to Make an Impact). - Schedule: hours and rotating weekend/holiday. Check if any content missing: The job summary also includes "Work a regular, rotating weekend and holiday schedule as required." That's schedule. Also "Hours are 4A-11A, 6.5-hour shifts, Monday-Friday with rotating weekends and holidays." That's schedule. Now ensure we preserve all substantive info: Let's list all substantive info from posting: Job Summary paragraph (first paragraph). We'll include that. Job Responsibilities list: many bullet-like sentences. We'll extract each sentence as list item. Education Requirements: Minimum and Preferred. Experience Requirements: Minimum and Preferred. License/Certification Requirements: Minimum (BLS within 30 days) and Preferred (Phlebotomy Technician). Skills Preferred: "PhlebotomyLab Assistance" (maybe skill). Also "Behaviors Required": Team Player, Detail Oriented, Dedicated. Also "Motivations Preferred Ability to Make an Impact". Also there is "Education Required High School or better in Other GED or better in Other" which seems like filler; we can ignore. Also "Licenses & Certifications Required BLS- Basic Life Support Preferred Phlebotomy Technician" already covered. Also "Skills Preferred PhlebotomyLab Assistance" covered. Also "Behaviors Required Team Player: Works well as a member of a groupDetail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done wellDedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity". We'll capture those. Also "Motivations Preferred Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization". We'll capture. Now we need to ensure we don't include boilerplate: Remove Equal Opportunity Employer etc. Also remove "This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor." Remove. Now produce HTML. Structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
Education:
maybe we need- for list. Could do two sublists: Education and Experience. But we can't have headings inside? Could just list items with labels. But better to separate: maybe we can have
Education Requirements
andExperience Requirements
but those aren't in the allowed list. However the instruction says usefor section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says "use
for section headings (e.g. ...)". It might be okay to use other headings as long as they are
. Safer to stick to the given list. So we need to fit Education and Experience into Requirements section. We can make a
- with items that start with "Education - Minimum: ..." etc. That preserves info.
Similarly Qualifications section for licenses/certifications.
Skills section for behaviors/preferred skills.
Schedule section for hours.
Let's craft.
About the role paragraph: combine the job summary paragraph.
Now Responsibilities: extract each sentence from "Job Responsibilities". Let's list them:
- Supports the hospital’s mission through customer-focused service.
- Responds to inquiries from customers regarding all aspects of laboratory services including but not limited to specimen requirements, turnaround times, reference ranges and reporting protocols. Communications are conducted in a positive, professional and courteous manner.
- Collects STAT, timed and routine venous and capillary blood specimens from off-site facilities along with hospital inpatients and outpatients in accordance with laboratory standard operating procedures.
- Instructs patients in the proper collection and handling of non-blood specimens.
- Generate and review collection lists and pending logs from the Laboratory Information Systems (LIS).
- Contacts nursing units and off-site facilities to track pending collected and uncollected specimens.
- Must either use personal vehicle for transporting specimens from outside facilities or Riverview provided vehicle. Must provide proof of insurance and valid driver's license and have a clean driving record. Must keep personal vehicle in good working order and follow all the requirements listed in the Vehicle Safety Policy.
- Stocks phlebotomy supplies on inpatient nursing units and fills orders for off-site facilities.
- Performs all aspects of specimen processing, including: receiving specimens via pneumatic tube, entering required data into LIS, verifying patient/specimen identification and test requests, documenting rejected specimens, centrifuging and dispersing specimens to appropriate areas, communicating with technical staff to ensure efficient turnaround time of results, preparing specimens for referral testing, reviewing surgical specimens/requisitions for accuracy and completeness, storing specimens at appropriate temperatures according to testing requirements.
- Reviews orders for completeness and enters test orders for patients in LIS.
- Compliance checks Medicare orders for diagnosis and medical necessity. Notifies physicians or physician representatives when ICD-9/10 codes or narrative diagnosis do not meet Local Medical Review Policy (LMRP) criteria for medical necessity. Obtain ABN from patients prior to specimen collection if necessary.
- Must be familiar with basic laboratory ordering, testing and reporting operations
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can have a Requirements section with subheadings? Not allowed; only headings are