Phlebotomist Part-time

Responsibilities

• Greets and pleasantly interacts with patients.
• Verifies patient demographic/insurance information and reviews physician orders.
• Reconciles issues with patient or physician’s office, documents, and updates computer systems.
• Uses multiple computer systems to complete patient and billing registrations, including conversion of diagnostic verbiage to billing codes, accurate interpretation and entry of tests, as well as generation of accurate labels.
• Follows patient identification and order verification protocols before collection of the specimen.
• Performs safe venipuncture, heel or finger sticks and directs the collection of other specimens, such as throat cultures, urine, and stool, following all age-specific and procedural protocols, as well as infection control and safety protocols.
• Labels all specimens according to protocols.
• Processes specimens, including centrifugation, aliquoting, and preparation for transport, including computer logging, packaging, and appropriate prioritization actions for specimen integrity.
• Maintains supplies.
• Places orders following PAR level guidelines.
• Receives and rotates stock according to expiration date.
• Maintains cleanliness and neatness of site.
• Maintains equipment, including daily temperature documentation, disinfection, sharps management, and performance of maintenance and inspections.
• Troubleshoots issues.
• Answers phone and verbal customer inquiries, providing routine, as well as technical, information.
• Takes initiative to resolve all customer needs.
• Participates in all Quality Assurance monitors and initiatives, including data collection and statistics.
• Performs EKG’s following all laboratory and infection control processes.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent and less than 1 year of phlebotomy experience required or Graduation from a phlebotomy training program required Or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of medical terminology/anatomy preferred.
• Customer service experience preferred.

Skills

• Excellent judgment, problem-solving and customer service skills.
• Flexibility and ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Capability to travel to locations.

Benefits

The University of Rochester offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

Compensation Range: $19.08 - $25.77

The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule

Opening Work Shift: UR - Day (United States of America)

RANGE: UR URCC 204 H