Lab Assistant Phlebotomist - Days

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MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital 1201 Grand

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Sign-on Bonus Eligible

(Sign-on bonuses are for external qualified candidates.  Internal candidates – check with your recruiter to see what options are available for you)

This is a Full-time Day-shift position working five 8-hour shifts per week with a weekend and holiday rotation.  The hours have flexible start and end times.

Job Summary:

All the duties and standards of this position will be performed according to established policies, procedures and guidelines within the department and the health system. These examples of work are not all-encompassing or restrictive and are expected to vary with changing needs and priorities. The duties for a specific position with this title will be defined and assigned by the immediate department director/manager.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

Performs duties in Phlebotomy, Processing, Transporting, Posting and/or Billing, Ancillary testing, Anatomical Pathology, Blood Bank, Special Testing and Microbiology, or other departments with the Pathology laboratory following prescribed procedures. The assistant laboratory I processes patients, specimens, orders, reports, requests; assists pathologists and residents in the performance of autopsies, collects and transports specimens in a courteous, timely and accurate manner.  Refers unusual problems to appropriate superior. Sets priorities with changing workload to insure the final reporting of test results are within prescribed time limits.

POSTION ACCOUNTABILITIES AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA (% of Time)

Essential Functions: The following are essential job accountabilities and performance criteria. These functions are measured by: supervisory observation, quality assurance findings, written documentation, results of accreditation inspections and as reported by others.

“*” Denotes the essential job functions according to ADA guidelines.

*1. Accurately and precisely performs duties following clinical procedures and standards. Ensures that patient identification information matches test request information consistently.  Performs routine, timed, and STAT venipuncture or capillary sticks from any patient.  Correctly labels tubes and requisitions consistently. Processes patients, specimens, orders, reports, requests; collects and transports specimens in a courteous, timely and accurate manner.  (1,3,5,6,7)

Criteria

A) Responds to STAT orders immediately and meets turnaround times for routine and STAT specimens consistently.

B) Records appropriate comments in the Hospital Information System when applicable.

C) Collects and enters charges in a timely manner.

D) Records test volumes accurately.

E) Handles equipment as trained.

F) Recognizes and reports computer malfunctions to supervisory personnel.

G) Responsible for specimen collection and adheres to laboratory phlebotomy policies and procedures.

H) Identifies patient correctly consistently.

I) Prepare phlebotomy trays/properly disposes of used equipment.

J) Obtains specimens without assistance consistently.

K) Coordinates drawing so the patients do not have to be stuck unnecessarily.

L) Uses correct labeling procedures consistently.

M) Has less than three patient complaints per year concerning treatment or technique.

N) Responsible for proper specimen processing, follows procedures for reference work and billing of patients.

O) Determines suitability of submitted specimens, checks for proper labeling, receives specimen in the hospital information system with no more than five errors per year and re-labels specimen tubes by laboratory procedures consistently.

P) Centrifuges samples, prepares aliquots and properly stores specimens according to test instructions consistently.

Q) Distributes processed specimens to the appropriate departments in a timely basis, processes routine specimens correctly within one hour, stats within one half hour and has no more than five complaints per year.

R) Prepares specimens and requisitions from reference laboratories accurately and files reports accordin