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Phlebotomist - Lab Assistant- SCMC

Phlebotomist - Lab Assistant- SCMC

White River Health System IncMountain View, AR, US
23 hours ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Safety Sensitve

Job Duties :

  • Responsible for secretarial and clerical duties :

Responsible for prober coding of outpatient test procedures.

  • Filing of laboratory orders.
  • Maintaining and updating files.
  • Retrieving information as requested.
  • Responsible for calling and faxing copies of test results of outpatients to the attending physician.
  • Responsible for answering the phone professionally and receiving and relaying messages, answering general questions and referring all other questions to the appropriate staff members.
  • Perform venipunctures, finger sticks, and heel sticks of inpatients and outpatients in such a manner as to obtain optimum blood specimens at a minimum of patient inconvenience.
  • Ensures that specimens are collected per physicians order and returned to the laboratory appropriately to maintain optimal turnaround of all test results per department policy.

  • Identifies all patients by use of WRHS Always Rule policy – using Patient name and date of birth as two identifiers. Will label all patient specimens with patient’s name, date of birth, date, time and initial of the phlebotomist.
  • Will collect legal alcohol and drug screens for industries.
  • Responsible for patient data entry.
  • Enter patient data into computer as to maintain accuracy, efficiency, and proper turnaround time.

  • Orders reference lab tests and prepares specimens to be sent out.
  • 4. Follows all hospital and departmental policies and procedures.

  • Meets attendance expectations as specified in the Stone County Medical Center’s Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual.
  • Attends or reads minutes of each department meeting.
  • Attends all required departmental in-services.
  • Accepts and performs other assigned duties with a positive attitude, as requested and documented by the supervisor.
  • Has demonstrated or provided proof of meeting all required / mandatory competencies.
  • Has met all employee health requirements for the evaluation year and has reviewed safety manuals.
  • Maintains the confidentiality of any information the employee has access to – including, but not limited to financial, patient records, employee records or any other information of a sensitive nature, which if disclosed could cause harm to the hospital, patients, or staff.
  • 5. Performs other duties as assigned by supervision.

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