Lab Facilitator/Phlebotomist (West Liberty) - King's Daughters

• 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.
• 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.

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