Lab Facilitator (Phlebotomist) South Shore Area
- JOB SUMMARY
- Responsible for a variety of duties supporting the medical practice such as providing registration/clerical support for Laboratory services, specimen procurement, and CLIA waived testing. Provides information to patients so they may fully utilize and benefit from the clinical services.
- DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Overall performance rating of below indicated essential job duties:
- Adheres to infection control/safety guidelines and confidentiality policies, documents screenings, interventions, patient/family responses
- Clerical responsibilities; ie: patient registrations, check in/out, obtaining lab reports, verifies insurance coverage and patient demographics, stocking exam rooms, sorting supplies.
- Files all necessary paperwork and charts
- Answers the phone in a timely and courteous manner
- Collects, processes, and labels blood and body fluids for testing and facilitates delivery to the laboratory while meeting all applicable laboratory standards
- Assists in calling ordering facilities for samples needing recollected
- Performs CLIA waived testing and documents test results in medical record
- Obtains and processes laboratory specimens from nursing facilities where directed, and reconcile end of the month contracted lab billing for the nursing homes
- All other duties as assigned
- EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum requirement:
- High School Diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED)
- Maintains active National Phlebotomy certification through accredited program and one (1) year documented phlebotomy experience
- OR
- Maintains active Medical Assistant Certification
- Preferred qualifications:
- 1 to 3 years documented experience within healthcare organization or medical office.
- Minimum requirement:
- WORKING ENVIRONMENT
- Constantly works near moving mechanical parts
- Constantly exposed toblood and/or body fluids andinfection.
- Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
- Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Occasionally required to maintain in a stationary position (standing or sitting).
- Frequently required to walk and move about.
- Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment.
- Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices.
- Constantly required to lift and/or move items up to 10 pounds.
- Frequently required to lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.
- Occasionally required to lift and/or move items up to 100 pounds.
- Constantly required to communicate with patients and other care team requiring talking and hearing.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
- Occasionally required to position self in order to meet patient needs.