Lab Asst Phlebotomist

Job Details Description

Location/Department:
Hospital - Laboratory

80/pp Dayshift - M-F 4a-1230p

Job Summary:

Serves the needs of inpatients, outpatients, team members & physicians through the accurate, timely & courteous collection of laboratory specimens & other related laboratory duties.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Uses only approved abbreviations.
• Understands patient safety goals & actions taken.
• Uses 2 patient identifiers before giving treatments, demonstrates process.
• Understands read back of verbal orders/critical lab values & can state process.
• Understands procedure to clarify physician orders.
• Uses standing orders when indicated.
• Accurately calls report to MD as warranted by condition; reports to other providers as needed.
• Reports sentinel events or adverse drug reactions or incidents as warranted.
• Uses final verification before invasive procedures & can verbalize correct process & documents in EHR.
• Reassesses patient in response to changes in condition after intervention as needed & documents in EHR.
• Understands patient safety goals & actions taken; demonstrates awareness of patient rights.
• Always introduce self to patient & explains procedure thoroughly to assure patient comfort & compliance.
• Competently performs all routine phlebotomy procedures.
• Observes patient & puncture site carefully during procedure for adverse reactions. Calls for additional support if needed.
• Knows proper collection tubes & procedures for routine testing.
• Ability to collect, research, & process esoteric lab testing (ex: 24 hour specimens, chromosomes, South Bend Medical Foundation, stones, etc.)
• Sends out reference lab specimen following proper procedure.
• Sends out bone marrow, flow, cytology, chromosome analysis, & pathology specimens following proper procedure.
• NP collections with use of N95 or PAPR for lab specimens.
• Reports accurately a& completely to ensure continuity of care to oncoming shift.
• Routinely performs venipunctures, rarely requiring a re-stick.
• Accurately orders all tests, rarely missing a test ordered or ordering incorrectly.
• Accurately documents test order comments & reporting method in patient’s record in lab entry of the LIS system.
• Accurately documents & carries through to completion of all verbal orders received.
• Accurately handles & files all faxed orders received for future draws.
• Accurately selects the correct account for test ordering in LIS.
• Accurately & timely faxes & documents all “out of system” doctor reports in LIS.
• Accurately register CLIENT & pre-registered patients & cancel registrations.
• Accurately input & edit medical necessity diagnosis codes for lab testing.
• Accurately check patient charges for lab tests ordered.
• Triages workload appropriately completes procedures within the scheduled shift without sacrificing the quality of work performance.
• Performs duties independently, requiring little direct supervision, but seeks guidance as needed.
• Handles conflict situations appropriately.
• Performs daily, weekly, & monthly periodic maintenance duties.
• Maintains supplies, stocking, & keeps the draw areas clean & orderly.
• Fills physicians’ office orders for supplies timely.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to communicate & work well with physician & staff.
• Must have strong verbal & written communication skills.
• Able to perform phlebotomy.
• Able to operate office equipment, i.e. computers, phones, fax & copy machine.