Clinical Lab Coordinator (Phlebotomist)

Description

The Clinical Lab Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and conducting all activities of a CLIA- certified laboratory to ensure that all patients receive timely and quality service in keeping with best practice and CLIA requirements. The Clinical Lab Coordinator works within the context of a primary care medical home, from a team approach, and in continuous partnership with patients, clinical staff members and outside lab services/vendors to provide timely access to laboratory services to all patients of HCHC. The Clinical Lab Coordinator tracks all ordered labs, conducts quality testing per manufacturer requirements and assists with training new clinical personnel on lab operations and Point of Care testing. This policy is applicable to all employees who work in any location recognized as within the scope of the HCHC by HRSA.

Base Pay Rate: $18.00

Essential Functions

· Obtains, prepares, and assures timely documentation of results on specimens sent to outside laboratories.

· Performs in-house, Point of Care lab tests, per protocol and records results in patient chart and reports to provider and pertinent clinical team members.

· Functions as clinic phlebotomist, with duties including drawing of blood by venipuncture for diagnostic testing and procedures.

· Appropriately identifies abnormal and critical results and communicates findings to provider and nursing staff.

· Maintains regular and ongoing inventory of lab supplies and compiles supply order request on monthly or as needed basis.

· Documents accurate patient information in timely manner in EHR.

· Assists with training new clinical personnel on lab operations and Point of Care testing.

· Performs quality control measures on all Point of Care Testing supplies and equipment per manufacturer instructions.

· The Clinical Lab Assistant tracks all ordered labs and maintains daily accession logs for all labs.

· Completes tasks as assigned and maintains open and direct communication with manager and all staff.

· Other responsibilities as assigned.

HCHC Clinical Lab Coordinators Enjoy

• Full-Time, Daylight schedule, Monday through Friday
• Work-life balance achieved through generous paid-time-off (PTO)- PTO includes paid vacation, personal days and sick leave
• Benefits including health, dental, vision, short term and long-term disability, company paid life insurance and a retirement plan with company match

Requirements

Required Skills and Abilities

• Culturally effective capabilities demonstrating a sensitivity and responsiveness to varying cultural characteristics and beliefs.

· The ability to speak, read and write in English is necessary.

Must be able to prioritize, have cognitive reasoning, and communicate clearly.

Education and Experience

• At least two years relevant experience, or the equivalent, particularly in the care and service of vulnerable and medically underserved populations.
• Current CPR (BLS) certificate is required.
• Phlebotomy license preferred.
• The employee is preferred to be bilingual.

Physical Requirements

· Hearing must be adequate to perform the essential functions of the job, such as, ability to hear soft voices.

· This is a moderately active role, which requires the ability to lift or move up to 10 pounds, bending, squatting, sitting and standing as necessary.

· Must be able to lift, carry and handle equipment, supplies and other work site materials based on position duty requirements.

Work Location

You will be required to travel to any of our sites for lab coverage and staff training