Phlebotomist Job at Lifepoint Health® in Meyersdale

Overview

Join to apply for the Phlebotomist role at Lifepoint Health. Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week, and rotating weekends.

Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. As a Phlebotomist - Laboratory, you will join a mission dedicated to making communities healthier through your skills, compassion and dedication.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients, answer phones, register and check in visits.
• Recognize and resolve questionable orders and patient identification.
• Perform venipuncture, capillary puncture, culture collection, and arterial blood gases according to the specimen/collection manual.
• Collect specimens within the scope of training and ensure sample type, volume and equipment are appropriate.
• Interpret collection lists/requisitions and identify patients using proper technique.
• Train and orient new phlebotomists or employees in computer entry, venipuncture, capillary puncture and throat culture collection.
• Maintain adequate supplies and stocked work areas; respond to STAT and out-patient alerts promptly.
• Perform clerical duties such as filing, retrieving, faxing and copying written reports.
• Operate office equipment and follow Universal Precautions and Safety standards.
• Demonstrate competency in designated lab sections and update knowledge through educational opportunities.
• Organize and prioritize workload to avoid delays for patients, testing and reporting results.
• Assist in lab ordering and inventory maintenance; address add-on testing requests and billing inquiries appropriately.
• Interact professionally with coworkers, medical staff, patients and hospital personnel; maintain a clean, well-kept work area.
• Operate independently with minimal direction and supervision; perform duties as needed beyond explicit assignments.
• Follow guidelines for missed collections, recollects and difficult phlebotomies; prepare samples for reference lab testing.
• Distribute lab result reports to the appropriate providers.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Graduate from a Phlebotomy Technician Program.

About Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center

Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center is a 12-bed critical access hospital serving the Meyersdale community for 70 years, providing 24/7 emergency care and a range of outpatient and diagnostic services.

EEOC Statement

Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The center complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and a diversified healthcare delivery network spanning 29 states and 63 community hospital campuses, among other sites. We believe success comes from talented people and meaningful careers that make a difference in communities.