What are the responsibilities and job description for the LAB ASST PHLEBOTOMIST position at Margaret Mary Health?
Location / Department : Hospital - Laboratory
80 / pp Evenings - M-F 4 : 00am-12 : 30pm
Job Summary :
Serves the needs of inpatients, outpatients, team members & physicians through the accurate, timely & courteous collection of laboratory specimens & other related laboratory duties.
Supervisory Responsibilities : None
Duties / Responsibilities :
- Uses only approved abbreviations.
- Understands patient safety goals & actions taken.
- Uses 2 patient identifiers before giving treatments, demonstrates process.
- Understands read back of verbal orders / critical lab values & can state process.
- Understands procedure to clarify physician orders.
- Uses standing orders when indicated.
- Accurately calls report to MD as warranted by condition; reports to other providers as needed.
- Reports sentinel events or adverse drug reactions or incidents as warranted.
- Uses final verification before invasive procedures & can verbalize correct process & documents in EHR.
- Reassesses patient in response to changes in condition after intervention as needed & documents in EHR.
- Understands patient safety goals & actions taken; demonstrates awareness of patient rights.
- Always introduce self to patient & explains procedure thoroughly to assure patient comfort & compliance.
- Competently performs all routine phlebotomy procedures.
- Observes patient & puncture site carefully during procedure for adverse reactions. Calls for additional support if needed.
- Knows proper collection tubes & procedures for routine testing.
- Ability to collect, research, & process esoteric lab testing (ex : 24 hour specimens, chromosomes, South Bend Medical Foundation, stones, etc.)
- Sends out reference lab specimen following proper procedure.
- Sends out bone marrow, flow, cytology, chromosome analysis, & pathology specimens following proper procedure.
- NP collections with use of N95 or PAPR for lab specimens.
- Reports accurately a& completely to ensure continuity of care to oncoming shift.
- Routinely performs venipunctures, rarely requiring a re-stick.
- Accurately orders all tests, rarely missing a test ordered or ordering incorrectly.
- Accurately documents test order comments & reporting method in patient's record in lab entry of the LIS system.
- Accurately documents & carries through to completion of all verbal orders received.
- Accurately handles & files all faxed orders received for future draws.
- Accurately selects the correct account for test ordering in LIS.
- Accurately & timely faxes & documents all "out of system" doctor reports in LIS.
- Accurately register CLIENT & pre-registered patients & cancel registrations.
- Accurately input & edit medical necessity diagnosis codes for lab testing.
- Accurately check patient charges for lab tests ordered.
- Triages workload appropriately completes procedures within the scheduled shift without sacrificing the quality of work performance.
- Performs duties independently, requiring little direct supervision, but seeks guidance as needed.
- Handles conflict situations appropriately.
- Performs daily, weekly, & monthly periodic maintenance duties.
- Maintains supplies, stocking, & keeps the draw areas clean & orderly.
- Fills physicians' office orders for supplies timely.
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