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St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Miners Campus: Performs phlebotomy daily and outpatient registration, if required.

• Accessioning and transport of specimens to the appropriate testing area, performing campus or reference laboratory. Operates a centrifuge according to procedure

• Orders laboratory supplies, maintains supply inventories and handles chemical disposition safely, as directed

• Labels blood and non-blood specimens with barcoded labels and aliquot specimen if necessary, according to policy

• Performs requisition entry task when necessary; ensures registration completes entire process. Registers patient information (demographics, insurance information, and diagnosis) and places lab orders in HIS for specimens received in the laboratory from physician offices

• Capable of troubleshooting registration issues and resolving work queue assignments

• Adds cytolyte to cytology specimens according to policy

• Understands computer downtime procedures and implements them when necessary

• Prepares specimens for referral (interfaced and non-interfaced tests) to outside reference laboratories which include logging, packaging, and mailing of specimens

• Prepares complex send-outs including molecular, oncology and genomic testing to reference labs including correctly packaging and mailing of specimens along with correct revenue cycle

• Assists pathologist with onsite attended procedures including biopsies and bone marrow specimens, makes and stains slides, builds case in computer and packages specimen for transport independently. Capable of handling irretrievable tissue specimens correctly for pre-analytic testing; Responsibilities may vary per site.

• Changes pathology stain lines according to schedule and keeps logs up to date.

• Participates in educational programs, in-services, and meetings.

• Performs moderate complexity testing including antigen testing, processing and incubation of culture plates and basic maintenance and quality checks of equipment under supervision.

• Capable of processing irretrievable anatomic pathology specimens for review by a cytotechnologist or pathologist; including case building, grossing and creation of cell block and gyn triage, embedding, and basic microtomy under supervision according to AP procedure manual.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

Walking for up to six (6) hours in half-hour increments. Frequently uses fingers for typing data entry, and hands for processing specimens which includes twisting and turning specimen caps. Continuously uses upper extremities for transporting of specimens up to ten (10) pounds.

Rarely lifts, pushes or pulls from 26 to 50 pounds. Rarely stoops, bends or reaches above shoulder level. Hearing as it relates to normal conversation. Seeing as it relates to general vision, near vision, peripheral vision and visual monotony.

EDUCATION:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.

• Phlebotomy experience/1 year required or have completed 100 hour

• externship with exceptional performance

Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. (http://www.slhn.org/EOE)

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (http://www.slhn.org/) (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 20,000 employees providing services at 15 campuses and 300+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue of $3.5 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital.

SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Fortune/Merative 11 times total and eight years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Luke’s was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally.

SLUHN has been named a Top Workplaces 2023 by the Morning Call. In addition, St. Luke’s has been named a Top Workplace nationally, in the Philadelphia region, and in New Jersey. St. Luke’s is the ONLY healthcare institution in Pennsylvania and the third-highest ranked healthcare entity in the nation to be deemed a Top Workplace in 2023. In 2023, St. Luke’s was named one of America’s Best Employers for Women by Forbes. St. Luke’s was the only employer in the Lehigh Valley to be named to the list and was one of only two healthcare employers in Pennsylvania to receive the designation. St. Luke’s University Health Network is the top-ranked Lehigh Valley-based employer in Forbes Magazine’s ranking of employers in Pennsylvania.

Learn More Here. (http://www.slhn.org/About)