Lab Facilitator / Phlebotomist

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
• Maintains active Medical Assistant Certification and one (1) year recent documented experience working in a medical facility as a medical assistant and / or documented evidence of externship completed in a medical office in a similar role
• Preferred qualifications :

1 to 5 years documented experience within healthcare organization or medical office.

• WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Constantly works near moving mechanical parts

• Constantly exposed to blood and / or body fluids and infection.
• 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.

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