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Phlebotomist - Full Time - Nights 9p-7a
Williamson Health • La Vergne, TN 37089 • Posted 3 days ago
Phlebotomist - Full Time - Nights 9p-7a
Williamson Health • La Vergne, TN 37089 • Posted 3 days ago
In-person • Full-time • Entry Level
Summary
ABOUT WILLIAMSON HEALTH | Williamson Health is a regional healthcare system based in Williamson County, Tennessee, with more than 2,300 employees across more than 30 locations and more than 860 physicians and advanced care practitioners offering exceptional healthcare across 60-plus specialties and subspecialties close to home. The flagship facility, Williamson Medical Center, which recently opened its new Boyer-Bryan West Tower, offers extensive women's services, state-of-the-art cardiology services, advanced surgical technologies, an award-winning obstetrics and NICU, leading-edge orthopaedics, outpatient imaging services, and distinct comprehensive emergency and inpatient services for both adult and pediatric patients. Other Williamson Health service providers include the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee, The Turner-Dugas Breast Health Center, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital Vanderbilt at Williamson Medical Center, Williamson Health physician practices that are strategically located throughout the community, countywide Emergency Medical Services that include 18 rapid response units, Williamson Health Foundation, and multiple joint venture Vanderbilt Health and Williamson Medical Center Walk-In Clinics in Williamson County. Learn more about our many specialized services at WilliamsonHealth.org.
Williamson Health is a system where your talents will be valued and your skillset expanded. We are rooted in our promise to world-class, compassionate care for the residents of Williamson County and surrounding communities, taking exceptional pride in serving our community. We're committed to empowering our employees to work in innovative ways and reserve time and space for curiosity, laughter and creativity. We value and support the diversity and cultural differences among one another and are committed to upholding an inclusive environment that appreciates the uniqueness of all individuals. Our values are at the heart of everything we do: respect for every individual, the health and total well-being of all people, human compassion and integrity. These shape who we are as an organization and are essential for delivering the highest level of culturally competent care and treatment of every patient, family member, visitor, physician and employee.
Williamson Health is pleased to offer a comprehensive benefits program, that offers you choice and flexibility, so you can take charge of your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
o Medical, Dental, Vision
o PTO
o Retirement Matching
o Tuition reimbursement
o Discount programs
o FSA (Flexible Spending Accounts)
o Identity Theft Protection
o Legal Aid
Williamson Health is an equal-opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Outpatient Phlebotomist is responsible for processing patients requiring blood draw, providing a high level of customer satisfaction, focus on patient care, and positive communication with customers, hospital staff and co-workers conducting laboratory tests which provide information to physicians for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of diseases in patients.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Promotes the mission, vision, and values of the organization. Exhibits and adheres to WH's Standards of Performance in all areas of job duties and responsibilities.
Participates in hospital initiatives and in departmental goals set by the Laboratory Director and staff.
Interacts professionally with laboratory management, laboratory personnel, physicians, hospital personnel, patients and customers to provide optimal patient care.
Works well with other laboratory employees to maintain an environment of teamwork.
Exercises all laboratory safety precautions and adheres OSHA and TOSHA safety regulations
Positively identifies patients, labels specimens and enters results using two unique identifiers. Maintains working knowledge of laboratory policies and procedures.
Maintains current knowledge and adheres to hospital policies and state, federal and other regulatory requirements
Responds appropriately to tests with a priority of STAT, call results or timed specimens
Responsible for training new employees and students as assigned.
Phlebotomy for outpatient draw stations, nursing homes, assisted living centers, and healthcare clinics, which include adults, adolescents, and infants. Location based on need.
Processing physician orders for patient lab tests.
Collection for special procedures such as therapeutic phlebotomy and glucose tolerance testing.
Use of computer and handheld computer system.
Processing specimens for tests sent to reference labs, and ordering in Quest 360 and the Lab Corp system.
Performing Full Admit of lab requisitions in to Meditech according to procedure guidelines.
Drives lab courier vehicles to off-site locations for lab as needed.
Other duties as needed/assigned.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Formal Education / Training:
High school graduate or equivalent
Phlebotomy training or work experience.
Valid operational Tennessee driver's license and insurable under Williamson Medical Center's insurance carrier for phlebotomists collecting at off-site locations.
Workplace Experience:
Good people skills necessary
Mobilab experience preferred
Equipment and Skills Training:
Computer, printer, phlebotomy, customer service
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Knowledge of medical laboratory science
• Strong organizational skills and interpersonal skills
• Ability to determine appropriate course of action in more complex situations
• Ability to work independently, be attentive to detail and maintain a positive attitude
• Ability to manage multiple and simultaneous responsibilities and to prioritize scheduling of work
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of all medical, financial and legal information
• Ability to complete work assignments accurately and in a timely manner
• Ability to handle difficult situations involving patients, physicians, or others in a professional manner
• Strong computer skills
Physical and Environment Requirements:
• Exposure to blood and body fluids, infectious and contagious diseases, chemicals.
• Ability to communicate in English verbally and in writing.
• Ability to perform multi-functional tasks.
• Ability to read computer screen, distinguish color, hear phone and conduct interpersonal communications
• Ability to learn, reason and perform mathematical calculations related to job.
• Ability to use critical thinking skills.
• Requires light to moderate work with 40 pounds maximum weight to lift and carry.
• Manual dexterity and mobility in both hands; exposed to repetitive motion.
• Frequent reaching, bending, stooping, kneeling, and crouching.
• Requires prolonged standing and walking
• Flexibility to shift schedule, work extra hours or overtime as needed by staffing deficits or high patient vol-umes
Key Results:
* Positively identifies patients and specimens
* Selects correct patient in Meditech and FaxCert
* Verifies patient ID with the patient
* Properly labels specimens using 2 identifiers.
* Uses handheld computers properly for specimen collection.
* Produces work with very few errors (order entry and phlebotomy)
* Enters complete and accurate information in computer
* Uses proper technique for specimen collection and specimen integrity.
* Provides/promotes acceptable wait times for outpatient draw stations as indicated by Press Ganey scores:
* Provides/promotes courtesy to patients for outpatient draw stations as indicated by Press Ganey scores:
* Participates in departmental meetings and process improvement teams (laboratory or hospital, if applicable).
* Motivated - takes initiative for work that needs to be done
* Helps coordinator with tasks as needed
* Follows through on work assignments
* Willingly seeks out/accepts new responsibilities with work in area is done/caught up
* Keeps up with daily responsibilities such as restocking and admitting.Works efficiently
* Makes good use of time
* Completes assigned responsibilities timely and accurately
* Does not leave draw station unattended
* Follows laboratory policies and procedures regarding:
* Reviews orders for missing information
* Insurance and billing: appropriately register patient
* Screening for Medical Necessity and coding
* Processing specimens for reference labs
* Accessioning and admitting
* Preparing batchesWorks as a team
* Helps co-workers without prompting
* Respects differences of age and diversity
* Discourages criticism of co-workers
* Workload fairly distributed with those on same shift.
ABOUT WILLIAMSON HEALTH | Williamson Health is a regional healthcare system based in Williamson County, Tennessee, with more than 2,300 employees across more than 30 locations and more than 860 physicians and advanced care practitioners offering exceptional healthcare across 60-plus specialties and subspecialties close to home. The flagship facility, Williamson Medical Center, which recently opened its new Boyer-Bryan West Tower, offers extensive women's services, state-of-the-art cardiology services, advanced surgical technologies, an award-winning obstetrics and NICU, leading-edge orthopaedics, outpatient imaging services, and distinct comprehensive emergency and inpatient services for both adult and pediatric patients. Other Williamson Health service providers include the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee, The Turner-Dugas Breast Health Center, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital Vanderbilt at Williamson Medical Center, Williamson Health physician practices that are strategically located throughout the community, countywide Emergency Medical Services that include 18 rapid response units, Williamson Health Foundation, and multiple joint venture Vanderbilt Health and Williamson Medical Center Walk-In Clinics in Williamson County. Learn more about our many specialized services at WilliamsonHealth.org.
Williamson Health is a system where your talents will be valued and your skillset expanded. We are rooted in our promise to world-class, compassionate care for the residents of Williamson County and surrounding communities, taking exceptional pride in serving our community. We're committed to empowering our employees to work in innovative ways and reserve time and space for curiosity, laughter and creativity. We value and support the diversity and cultural differences among one another and are committed to upholding an inclusive environment that appreciates the uniqueness of all individuals. Our values are at the heart of everything we do: respect for every individual, the health and total well-being of all people, human compassion and integrity. These shape who we are as an organization and are essential for delivering the highest level of culturally competent care and treatment of every patient, family member, visitor, physician and employee.
Williamson Health is pleased to offer a comprehensive benefits program, that offers you choice and flexibility, so you can take charge of your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
o Medical, Dental, Vision
o PTO
o Retirement Matching
o Tuition reimbursement
o Discount programs
o FSA (Flexible Spending Accounts)
o Identity Theft Protection
o Legal Aid
Williamson Health is an equal-opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Outpatient Phlebotomist is responsible for processing patients requiring blood draw, providing a high level of customer satisfaction, focus on patient care, and positive communication with customers, hospital staff and co-workers conducting laboratory tests which provide information to physicians for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of diseases in patients.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Promotes the mission, vision, and values of the organization. Exhibits and adheres to WH's Standards of Performance in all areas of job duties and responsibilities.
Participates in hospital initiatives and in departmental goals set by the Laboratory Director and staff.
Interacts professionally with laboratory management, laboratory personnel, physicians, hospital personnel, patients and customers to provide optimal patient care.
Works well with other laboratory employees to maintain an environment of teamwork.
Exercises all laboratory safety precautions and adheres OSHA and TOSHA safety regulations
Positively identifies patients, labels specimens and enters results using two unique identifiers. Maintains working knowledge of laboratory policies and procedures.
Maintains current knowledge and adheres to hospital policies and state, federal and other regulatory requirements
Responds appropriately to tests with a priority of STAT, call results or timed specimens
Responsible for training new employees and students as assigned.
Phlebotomy for outpatient draw stations, nursing homes, assisted living centers, and healthcare clinics, which include adults, adolescents, and infants. Location based on need.
Processing physician orders for patient lab tests.
Collection for special procedures such as therapeutic phlebotomy and glucose tolerance testing.
Use of computer and handheld computer system.
Processing specimens for tests sent to reference labs, and ordering in Quest 360 and the Lab Corp system.
Performing Full Admit of lab requisitions in to Meditech according to procedure guidelines.
Drives lab courier vehicles to off-site locations for lab as needed.
Other duties as needed/assigned.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Formal Education / Training:
High school graduate or equivalent
Phlebotomy training or work experience.
Valid operational Tennessee driver's license and insurable under Williamson Medical Center's insurance carrier for phlebotomists collecting at off-site locations.
Workplace Experience:
Good people skills necessary
Mobilab experience preferred
Equipment and Skills Training:
Computer, printer, phlebotomy, customer service
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Knowledge of medical laboratory science
• Strong organizational skills and interpersonal skills
• Ability to determine appropriate course of action in more complex situations
• Ability to work independently, be attentive to detail and maintain a positive attitude
• Ability to manage multiple and simultaneous responsibilities and to prioritize scheduling of work
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of all medical, financial and legal information
• Ability to complete work assignments accurately and in a timely manner
• Ability to handle difficult situations involving patients, physicians, or others in a professional manner
• Strong computer skills
Physical and Environment Requirements:
• Exposure to blood and body fluids, infectious and contagious diseases, chemicals.
• Ability to communicate in English verbally and in writing.
• Ability to perform multi-functional tasks.
• Ability to read computer screen, distinguish color, hear phone and conduct interpersonal communications
• Ability to learn, reason and perform mathematical calculations related to job.
• Ability to use critical thinking skills.
• Requires light to moderate work with 40 pounds maximum weight to lift and carry.
• Manual dexterity and mobility in both hands; exposed to repetitive motion.
• Frequent reaching, bending, stooping, kneeling, and crouching.
• Requires prolonged standing and walking
• Flexibility to shift schedule, work extra hours or overtime as needed by staffing deficits or high patient vol-umes
Key Results:
* Positively identifies patients and specimens
* Selects correct patient in Meditech and FaxCert
* Verifies patient ID with the patient
* Properly labels specimens using 2 identifiers.
* Uses handheld computers properly for specimen collection.
* Produces work with very few errors (order entry and phlebotomy)
* Enters complete and accurate information in computer
* Uses proper technique for specimen collection and specimen integrity.
* Provides/promotes acceptable wait times for outpatient draw stations as indicated by Press Ganey scores:
* Provides/promotes courtesy to patients for outpatient draw stations as indicated by Press Ganey scores:
* Participates in departmental meetings and process improvement teams (laboratory or hospital, if applicable).
* Motivated - takes initiative for work that needs to be done
* Helps coordinator with tasks as needed
* Follows through on work assignments
* Willingly seeks out/accepts new responsibilities with work in area is done/caught up
* Keeps up with daily responsibilities such as restocking and admitting.Works efficiently
* Makes good use of time
* Completes assigned responsibilities timely and accurately
* Does not leave draw station unattended
* Follows laboratory policies and procedures regarding:
* Reviews orders for missing information
* Insurance and billing: appropriately register patient
* Screening for Medical Necessity and coding
* Processing specimens for reference labs
* Accessioning and admitting
* Preparing batchesWorks as a team
* Helps co-workers without prompting
* Respects differences of age and diversity
* Discourages criticism of co-workers
* Workload fairly distributed with those on same shift.