Phlebo II

About the role

Lakeshore Med Cl Layton is seeking a full-time, benefits-eligible position with first shift hours from 9am-5:30pm, Monday through Friday. The position requires knowledge of patient registration and participation in a required registration course.

Responsibilities

• Verifies positive patient identification to ensure patient safety.
• Affirms patient reactions to specimen procurement.
• Performs venipuncture and collects other specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients according to established protocols.
• Obtains medical assistance when necessary.
• Collects specimens according to priority and scheduled draw times.
• Ensures completion of specimen collection functions according to protocol.
• Ensures that specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing.
• Solves specimen identification and requisition problems and clarifies requests.
• Performs limited testing under CLIA guidelines according to established policies and procedures.
• Answers and screens telephone calls.
• Maintains inventory and assists with supplies and/or equipment.
• Provides assistance in support of billing and other business functions.
• Accepts specimens from a variety of internal and external customers.
• Sorts, packages, and tracks specimens for transport.
• Processes specimens for testing, including aliquoting, pre-analytical steps, and instrument loading, while maintaining proper specimen identification.
• Orders and verifies test requests.
• Documents appropriate information for quality assurance/improvement according to established protocol.
• Takes appropriate action to notify providers of stat, critical, and other abnormal results as defined by policy and procedure.
• Enters laboratory results into the computer system.
• Participates in internal and external proficiency testing in the same manner as patient samples.
• Reviews various pending and management reports.
• Generates and distributes reports.
• Instructs employees and students in phlebotomy, data entry, and specimen processing functions.

Requirements

Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate.

Skills

• Demonstrates knowledge and experience in phlebotomy or related laboratory function.
• Basic computer skills including experience using computer software applications.
• Keyboarding and typing skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good listening skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Demonstrated customer service skills to interface effectively with physicians, patients, visitors, and other healthcare employees.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
• Frequently lifts up to 10 lbs.
• Occasionally lifts up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, and bend the majority of the workday.
• May be exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and/or infectious agents.
• Exposed to human blood and body fluids.
• Must wear appropriate lab coat, gloves, gowns, and eye and face protection as needed.
• Must be able to handle stressful situations in a calm and professional manner.

Benefits and More

• Paid Time Off programs.
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Education Assistance Program.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience, and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics, and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments, and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.