Laboratory Associate (Phlebotomist)

Pay Range: $18-$24

Laboratory Associate (Phlebotomist)

Permanent/Full-time

Competitive pay and fantastic benefits

One of the top hospitals in Essex County in coastal northern Massachusetts is seeking Laboratory Associates for openings in the acute care setting. 

Responsibilities:

• Provides pre-analytic services such as client services, patient registration, and order entry, blood collection either at our blood collection stations or at the laboratory front desk.
• Provides independent office management and ABN generation.
• Assures proper patient identification with two identifiers (name and date of birth) and by comparing labels and wristbands.
• Selects correct collection tubes to minimize blood volume collected Complies with defined age specific based standards
• Demonstrates competency by collecting patient samples on first attempt 95% of the time.
• Adheres to laboratory protocols when performing all specimen collections.
• Demonstrates proficiency in caring for patients who require special care and treatments.
• Assesses patient overall status prior to releasing including proper hemostasis.
• Verifies patient order accuracy
• Determines appropriate collection devices

Requirements:

• Education - High school graduate (min)
• 6 months related work experience desired
• Maintains Heartsaver or BLS.
• Medical Assistant graduate or successful completion of an approved accredited phlebotomy program preferred
• National certification preferred