Phlebotomy Technician Phlebotomy Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, IA position at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids

Mercy Medical Center is hiring Phlebotomy Technician Phlebotomy Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, IA on Tue, 30 Jul 2013 02:29:53 GMT. Multiple positions available as follows: Full-time & Part-time 2nd Shift. 4pm-12:30am & every 3rd weekend. PRN (on call as needed), working 1st & 2nd Shift and every 3rd weekend. This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by providing timely and accurate specimen collection and other laboratory support functions. The Phlebotomy Technician exhibits compassion towards our...

Phlebotomy Technician Phlebotomy Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, IA

Location: Cedar Rapids Iowa

Description: Mercy Medical Center is hiring Phlebotomy Technician Phlebotomy Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, IA right now, this position will be placed in Iowa. More details about this position opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Multiple positions available as follows:
Full-time & Part-time 2nd Shift. 4pm-12:30am & every 3rd weekend! .
PRN (on call as needed), working 1st & 2nd Shift and every 3rd weekend.
This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by providing timely and accurate specimen collection and other laboratory support functions. The Phlebotomy Technician exhibits compassion towards our patients, provides outstanding customer service, and demonstrates professional behavior. Job Specific Duties/Essential Functions
Ensures that accurate and clinically relevant information is communicated with patients, their families, and co-workers at hand offs and other times as needed. Take all measures necessary to ensure that the appropriate and involved parties have communicated necessary information in order to allow for the best possible patient outcome
Properly identifies patients and samples during the pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical phases of testing
Follows laboratory procedures for specimen collection, order entry, specimen receiving, and a! ll other duties
Communicates effectively and professionall! y with physicians, nurses, other medical personnel, patients, and families
Prioritizes workload to ensure timely collection of patient samples
Maintains and improves skills by participating in at least one continuing education activity annually
Actively seeks and identifies opportunities for process improvement
Assists in procedure writing, updating, and validating
Acts as a resource for laboratory medicine information to providers and others
Uses laboratory information system access information and enter information
Educates and trains new staff and students
Perform specimen collection, including phlebotomy, respiratory swabs, and skin tests, with skill and compassion
Answers incoming phone calls and places outgoing phone calls in a timely manner using proper phone etiquette
Receives specimens into the laboratory and delivers to proper locations
Exhibits outstanding customer service to patients, families, and colleagues
Parti! cipates in off-site collections and rotate to lab locations outside the hospital as required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of specimen collection procedures, including venipuncture, capillary collection, TB placement, and respiratory swabs
Knowledge of different patient populations and their needs, including neonatal, pediatric, geriatric, and trauma
Ability to work quickly and efficiently under pressure without sacrificing quality
Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work with interruptions
Skill to use the laboratory information system (LIS)
Ability to detail-oriented
Ability to complete appropriate documentation and paperwork clearly and completely Professional Experience
Experience preferred, but not required.
Education
Required: High school diploma or GED
Preferred: Graduate of a phlebotomy training program or medical assisting program
Licensure, Certification, Registration
Pref! erred: Certification as a Phlebotomy Technician (American Society o! f Clinical Pathologists) or Registered Phlebotomy Technician (American Medical Technolgists)
Physical Activity Requirements
Constant = 67-100% of workday
Standing
Walking
Feeling

Frequent = 34-66% of workday
Reaching
Sitting
Lifting
Fingering
Talking
Hearing
Repetitive motion
Stooping
Kneeling
Crouching
Grasping
Handling

Occasional = 33% or less of workday
Balancing
Pushing
Pulling
Climbing

Physical Demand Requirements
Light: Exert up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Mercy Medical Center.

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This position starts available on: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 02:29:53 GMT

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