Job Information
SSM Health Lab Support Technician I, Phlebotomist in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
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WI-St. Agnes Hospital
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Highlights:
Join SSM Health and Fulfill Your Calling!
Position Specific Information
Department: Laboratory/Phlebotomy
Schedule: Full-time, 32 hours per week, variable shifts
Weekend and Holiday rotation
Shift Differentials: Eligible
Location: SSM Health-Fond du Lac, WI
A one-time sign on bonus is available to qualified individuals for up to $5,000 (less taxes) with a 2 year service commitment.
Looking for candidates: Who are comfortable drawing blood and collecting specimens from patients ages 0-99+ years old. Collections include blood cultures, legal alcohols, drug screens, throat, NP and urine collections. Candidates must be able to multitask in a high pace environment.
Job Summary:
Under direct supervision, this position performs routine laboratory tasks according to procedures. May perform phlebotomy and/or waived testing. May also perform a variety of general clerical duties to support the laboratory department, including receptionist and secretarial support, admission activities, and order entry processing.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Assists customers including answering phones and responding to customer inquiries.
Assists laboratory staff in the daily operation of the lab by collecting, labeling, processing and preserving blood, urine and other specimens according to established laboratory procedures.
Enters, accesses and executes lab orders in the appropriate laboratory and electronic medical record system.
Cleans and maintains laboratory supplies and work area.
May update statistical records, labels tubes, and schedules processing runs.
May perform phlebotomy and/or waived testing.
Identifies patients using two identifiers.
Performs a variety of administrative and clerical duties including admission activities, insurance verification, order entry processing and medical record processing.
Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
- High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience.
EXPERIENCE
- No experience required
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
Rare climbing.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
- None
Department:
3411000197 SPECIMEN COLL/PHLEBOTOMY
Work Shift:
Variable Shift (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
32
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