Phlebotomist - PRN - Variable Shift
LCMC HealthAbout the role
Your job is more than a job.
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this department. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
GENERAL DUTIES
Specimen Collection:
- Performs venipuncture and skin puncture on all patient age groups in accordance with department SOP
- Performs appropriate patient identification according to SOP, utilizing at least two patient identifiers when collecting and labeling specimens at the bedside in the presence of the patient
- Labels aliquots using at least two patient identifiers
- Transcribes orders from outside providers as necessary
- Responds to applicable code teams as needed
- Adherence to universal and special precautions outlined by laboratory and organizational policies
Workload Management:
- Adheres to SOP in using handheld devices for specimen collection
- Monitors collection list and documents status of outstanding collections
- Monitors expected list for pending lab test
- Answers phone calls, demonstrating appropriate customer service skills
- Must work weekends and holidays as assigned
Inventory Management:
- Ensures specimen collection supplies are available and within expiration dates
- Notifies laboratory leadership when supplies are falling below thresholds or expiration dates are upcoming
- Stocks phlebotomy supplies when deliveries are received
- Stocks phlebotomy carts with supplies, ensuring adequate inventory available on cart for next shift
Specimen Handling and Receipt:
- Ensures that specimens are updated to received status and collection date/time, collector, and receipt date/time is accurate
- Delivers specimens to the appropriate Lab Section.
Quality Assurance Related Duties:
- Communicates complaints or problems to department supervisor
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- High School Diploma or GED Equivalent required.
- Equivalent relevant experience of 4 years in lieu of High School or GED.
- Completion of certification program preferred.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
- Required: Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (CPR, BLS) - American Heart Association
- Preferred: Phlebotomy Certification or LSBME Lab Assistant or Phlebotomy license
WORK SHIFT:
Variable Hours (United States of America)LCMC Health is a community.
Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary.
Lakeview Hospital, the center of LCMC Health’s extraordinary community of care on the Northshore, provides the only Level II trauma center in St. Tammany Parish. Along with our signature healthcare and wellness services, we continuously adopt the latest treatments, technologies, and medical innovations to better serve our patients. Learn more about Lakeview Hospital and our nationally recognized standards of excellence for heart, stroke, orthopedic, and women’s care.
Your extras
• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do.
You are welcome here.
LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any ot
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