Phlebotomist
Meridian, MS
Posted on 11/22/2022
INACTIVE
Locations
West Memphis, AR, USA
Experience Level
Entry
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Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years of phlebotomy experience
- BS/BA degree (preferred)
- High School Diploma (or equivalent) required
- Phlebotomy Certificate (if required by State)
- Ability to serve and protect the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and JCAHO standards
Responsibilities
- Verifies test requisitions by comparing information with nursing station log; bringing discrepancies to the attention of unit personnel
- Verifies patient by reading patient identification
- Obtains blood specimens by performing venipunctures and finger sticks
- Maintains specimen integrity by using aseptic technique, following department procedures; observing isolation procedures
- Tracks collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection; maintaining daily tallies of collections performed
- Maintains quality results by following department procedures and testing schedule; recording results in the quality-control log; identifying and reporting needed changes
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations
- Resolves unusual test orders by contacting the physician, pathologist, nursing station, or reference laboratory; referring unresolved orders back to the originator for further clarification; notifying supervisor of unresolved orders
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
- Enhances phlebotomy department and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
- This role works with PHI on a regular basis both in paper and electronic form and have an access to various technologies to access PHI (paper and electronic) in order to perform the job
- Employee must complete training relating to HIPAA/PHI privacy, General Policies and Procedure Compliance training and security training as soon as possible but not later than the first 30 days of hire
- Must maintain a current status on Natera training requirements
- Logistical management/printing of patient reports for that area
- Billing question answering/triaging and follow-up with patients
- Scheduling pick ups from courier services - FedEx or Medspeed
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Company Overview
Natera's mission is to change the management of disease worldwide with a focus on reproductive health, oncology, and organ transplantation.
Benefits
- Flexible medical plans
- Investment options
- Time off
- Workplace perks
Company Core Values
- A person behind every sample
- Embrace diversity
- Be accountable
- Think team
- Learn and nimble
- Show me the data
- Be ready to change the world
- Integrity is in our DNA