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Advocate Health Care

Nonprofit health system delivering comprehensive care

Clinic Phlebotomist Float

Diagnostics & Laboratory ProfessionalsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-time$19.80 - $29.70

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school graduate education is required.
  • No prior experience is required.
  • Demonstrate knowledge and experience in phlebotomy or a related laboratory function.
  • Have basic computer skills, including experience using computer software applications.
  • Have keyboarding and typing skills.
  • Have verbal and written communication skills and good listening skills.
  • Be able to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Demonstrate customer service skills to interface effectively with physicians, patients, visitors, and other healthcare employees.
  • Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care, including knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan and the ability to assess patient status and provide care according to departmental policies and procedures.
  • Operate all equipment necessary to perform the job.
  • Frequently lift up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
  • Be able to sit, stand, walk, and bend for most of the workday.
  • Be able to work around potential mechanical, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and infectious exposures, including human blood and body fluids.
  • Wear appropriate lab coat, gloves, gowns, and eye and face protection as needed.
  • Be able to handle stressful situations calmly and professionally.
  • Be flexible to accommodate coverage needs at different locations and shifts.

Responsibilities

  • Verify positive patient identification to ensure patient safety and assess patient reactions to specimen procurement.
  • Perform venipuncture and collect other specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients according to established protocol; obtain medical assistance when necessary.
  • Obtain specimens according to priority and scheduled draw times, ensure collection is completed according to protocol, ensure specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing, and resolve specimen identification or requisition problems and clarify requests.
  • Perform limited testing under Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) 1988 guidelines according to established policies and procedures.
  • Answer and screen telephone calls; assist with inventory; maintain supplies and equipment; and provide support for billing and other business functions.
  • Accept specimens from internal and external customers; receive and sort specimens; package and track specimens for transport; and process specimens for testing, including aliquoting, pre-analytical steps, and loading instruments while maintaining proper specimen identification.
  • Respond to additional specimen procurement requests via pager or other means.
  • Order and verify test requests and document information for quality assurance and improvement according to established protocol.
  • Run quality control checks and notify providers of stat, critical, and other abnormal results as defined by policy and procedure.
  • Enter laboratory results in the computer system.
  • Perform internal and external proficiency testing in the same manner as patient samples.
  • Review pending and management reports and generate and distribute reports.
  • Instruct employees and students in phlebotomy, data entry, and specimen processing functions.

About the Company

Advocate Health Care

Nonprofit health system delivering comprehensive care

Advocate Health Care is a faith-based nonprofit health system serving Illinois and Wisconsin with a network of hospitals, clinics, and providers. It delivers a broad range of medical services using current techniques and ongoing research, coordinated through clinical integration. The organization offers financial advocacy and assistance to help uninsured or underinsured patients manage hospital bills. Its goal is to improve patient care and expand access by combining high-quality medical services, financial support, and a commitment to clinical excellence.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Late Stage VC
Total funding
$18M
Headquarters
Oak Brook, IL
Founded
1976

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