Advocate Aurora Healthposted 10 months ago
Part-time
Sheboygan, WI
Hospitals

About the position

The Phlebotomist position at Advocate Aurora Health in Sheboygan, WI, is a part-time role focused on ensuring patient safety and effective specimen collection. The primary responsibility of the phlebotomist is to verify positive patient identification, which is crucial for maintaining patient safety. The role involves assessing patient reactions during specimen procurement, performing venipuncture, and collecting various specimens from patients of all ages, including newborns, pediatrics, and adults, following established protocols. The phlebotomist must also obtain medical assistance when necessary and prioritize specimen collection according to scheduled draw times. In addition to specimen collection, the phlebotomist is responsible for ensuring that all specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing. This includes resolving any specimen identification issues and clarifying requisition problems. The role requires performing limited testing under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) guidelines and answering and screening telephone calls. The phlebotomist assists with inventory management and maintains supplies and equipment necessary for the role. The position also involves accepting specimens from various internal and external customers, sorting and packaging specimens for transport, and processing specimens for testing, which includes aliquoting and pre-analytical steps. The phlebotomist must document information for quality assurance and perform quality control checks. Additionally, the role requires notifying providers of critical and abnormal results, entering laboratory results into the computer system, and conducting proficiency testing. The phlebotomist may also be responsible for instructing employees and students in phlebotomy and specimen processing functions, demonstrating knowledge and skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care to patients.

Responsibilities

  • Verifies positive patient identification to ensure patient safety.
  • Assesses patient reactions to specimen procurement.
  • Performs venipuncture and collects specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients according to established protocol.
  • Obtains medical assistance when judged necessary.
  • Obtains specimens according to priority and scheduled draw times.
  • Ensures completion of specimen collection functions according to protocol.
  • Ensures that specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing.
  • Resolves specimen identification and/or requisition problems and clarifies requests.
  • Performs limited testing under CLIA guidelines according to established policies and procedures.
  • Answers and screens telephone calls.
  • Assists with inventory and maintains supplies and/or equipment.
  • Provides assistance in support of billing and other business functions.
  • Accepts specimens from a variety of internal and external customers.
  • Receives and sorts specimens.
  • Packages and tracks specimens for transport.
  • Processes specimens for testing, including aliquoting and pre-analytical steps, while maintaining proper specimen identification.
  • Responds to additional specimen procurement requests via pager or other means.
  • Orders and verifies test requests.
  • Documents appropriate information for quality assurance/improvement according to established protocol.
  • Runs quality control checks.
  • Takes appropriate action to notify providers of stat, critical and other abnormal results as defined by policy and procedure.
  • Performs laboratory result entry in the computer system.
  • Performs internal and external proficiency testing in the same manner as patient samples.
  • Reviews various pending and management reports.
  • Generates and distributes reports.
  • Instructs employees and students in phlebotomy, data entry, and specimen processing functions.

Requirements

  • High School Graduate.
  • Demonstrates knowledge and experience in phlebotomy or related laboratory function.
  • Basic computer skills including experience using computer software applications.
  • Keyboarding and typing skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Good listening skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Demonstrated customer service skills to interface effectively with physicians, patients, visitors, and other healthcare employees.
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