Lab Asst Phlebotomist DT

Overview

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Location:

350 7th Street North, Naples, FL, 34102

Work Type:
Per Diem |

Work Schedule:

Variable

The Lab Assistant Phlebotomist receives and processes all incoming specimens to prepare them for technical assay, ensures the specimens are handled safely to reduce cross contamination, pour-off errors, mislabeling, and missed tests. The Lab Assistant Phlebotomist is responsible for ensuring that specimens are stored under proper conditions for optimal results. The Lab Assistant Phlebotomist delivers prepared specimens to appropriate areas in a timely manner.

• Demonstrates skillful, courteous competency in procedures for blood sample collection, selecting the best equipment and site for the tests requested. Serves as an expert venipuncture resource for difficult sticks which can’t be drawn by nursing staff.
• Evaluates specimen integrity for samples collected by lab staff, nursing, or medical staff, knowing whether a specimen is acceptable for the test requested. Understands process and reasons for specimen rejection, demonstrating good customer service skills and confidence when advising patients, nurses and medical staff of news they do not want to hear.
• Along with other lab assistants, answers 100% of phone calls coming into the laboratory, able to respond to over 50% of the requests personally. Communicates with patients, guests, medical staff, and other hospital staff in a courteous, professional and skillful manner, uses phone system and other communication tools to transfer calls, take messages, and locate the proper person to take care of any problem which the individual can’t provide himself.
• Responds to inquiries from medical staff and nurses, providing accurate information and instructions regarding proper specimen collection, containers, quantities, stability and specimen preservation for blood, urine, body fluid and other biological specimens for general laboratory, microbiology and pathology samples. Uses resources to investigate special requests, determining the specific test code and specimen requirements for orders written in non-standard format. Provides assistance to hospital employees regarding test orders, test synonyms, profile components and computer ordering processes utilized by nursing, unit secretaries and physicians.
  
  Resolves ‘Unlisted Labs’ with a high degree of accuracy.
• Knows the correct procedures for handling samples to maintain integrity, being aware of limitations of various specimen types, test requirements, containers and storage conditions. Is able to demonstrate how safety separate blood cells from plasma and knows when it is required and when it can destroy the specimen. Handles specimens safely to maintain sterility and reduce cross contamination, our-off errors, and exposures.
• Proficiently uses multiple computer systems and reference resources including, Pathnet, ARUP Connect, ARUP System 2000, using accurate keyboarding and computer skills. Carefully performs duties, ensuring that specimens receive the proper testing required without being lost or compromised;
  Utilizes Power chart to view orders, place orders, and investigate the status of samples. Performs patient registration and test selection/order entry with a high degree of speed and accuracy utilizing many different requisitions, clients, and internal or reference lab computer systems.
• Properly identifies and track all specimens coming into the lab, organizing and packaging samples transported to different laboratory sections and multiple reference labs. Organizes post-testing samples, able to retrieve samples as requested.
• Organizes, assesses, schedules and dispatches phlebotomy requests in a systematic manager in order to minimize patient venipunctures. Recognizes specimens and tests which must be performed at specific times to monitor drug therapy, etc.
• Evaluates, accessions, documents, processes incoming specimens and delivers samples rapidly to support the customer services turnaround times of the laboratory, while performing all functions with a high degree of…