Phlebotomist III- Family Health Center at Enka
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Job Location:
Asheville, NC - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
JOB SUMMARY:
The primary responsibility of this role is to perform specimen collection and processing of blood and body fluids for testing and analyzing toassistwith medical decision making. The Phlebotomist III provides daily support with regards to specimen processing and laboratory policy and procedure needs. The Phlebotomist IIIis responsible formonitoring andmaintainingquality control and infection prevention practices within the designated laboratory area serving as the technical expert for all specimen collections and trains clinical personnel in venipuncture specimen collections laboratory workflows and quality control education.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
Oversight ofthe laboratoryoperations and inventory management in partnership with Clinic Leads and Clinical Operations Director.
Follows standard patient identification infection control and specimen collection practices.
Adheres to any clinic protocols for specimen ordering and processing.
Provides care to patients scheduled on the Clinical Services/Lab schedules.
Venipuncture specimen collection and processing for send out to reference laboratories.
Fingerstick blood and urine specimen point of care CLIA waived processing andtimelydocumentation.
Escalating abnormal and critical results to clinical staff or provider as soon asidentified.
Assistclinical staff with difficult patient sticks.
Cleaning and stocking laboratory and clinic areas that stock specimen collection supplies.
Monitor and respond to EHR messaging andvoicemails timely.
Promotes teamwork andparticipatesin process improvement work.
Actively embraces and supports divisional and organizational initiatives.
Serves as a back-up for clinical team members as needed.
Performsadditionalduties as assigned to partner in meeting clinic needs.
This role description is a general description of the essential job functions.It is not intended to describe all the duties this rolemay perform.
KEY COMPETENCIES:
Communication Skills
Effectively and respectably communicate with other individuals whether it be a colleague patient or patients family member and appropriatelyenumerateinformation in a manner easily understood by all parties. We do this to foster a culture of understanding between all parties especially in complex anddifficult situations toultimately providethe best care possibletoour patients and their families.
Decision Making
Ability to make the mostappropriate decisionin a givensituation and thentakingthe next steps to ensureappropriateandtimelycompletion. This requires conflict resolution skills critical thinking skills confidencein your ability to make the right decision in most situations. This also includesabilityto prioritize your workday appropriately to ensure the most important tasks are completed on time.
HealthCare Knowledge
Having the drive to keep yourself abreast and up to date on the new breakthroughs in your area of expertise and communicating them to the rest of the team as appropriate.This also includes keeping up with your licensure and yearly training requirements within yourareaexpertisealong with MAHECsorganizational training. Finally the ability to apply the depth of knowledgemaintainedand gained through this process in real life scenarios asappropriate.
Interpersonal Skills
Showing the ability to meetdifficult situationswith grace professionalism and understanding. Within your area of expertise showing respect and showing empathy where appropriate with your colleagues patients and their familyat all times even whenitsmost difficult to do so. This is done in part by effective listening being your authentic self showing responsibility and dependability and being patient with others.
Organizational Values
Adherence to MAHECs founding principles and incorporating them every day. This includes among others having integrity and accountability reverence for other cultures andequitablepracticesabilityto manage change and displaying a clear understanding of organizational dynamics. Doing these things creates a culture where people want to dothebest for each other and gives personal ownership towards the goal of helping people in their time of need.
Problem Solving
Having an analytical mind and ability to work autonomously to solve complex problems that may arise. The wherewithal to think logically through a difficult problem and come toan appropriate resolutionfor a given issue. This helps to drive continuous improvement by thinkingthroughwhere we can improve in a novel way. Measures success by understanding where we are currently and where we want to go and then applying thosenew ideasto affect positive change.
SPECIFIED SKILLS
COMPUTER
Excellent skills in Microsoft Office including Word Excel PowerPoint and database applications.
Knowledge and experience documenting patient care in an electronic health record
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Spanish speaking skills preferred.
LAB
Knowledge of medical laboratory safety and infections control policies
Knowledge of medical laboratory equipment
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Not Applicable.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Not applicable
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
High school diploma
2-3 years of phlebotomy experience in an ambulatory setting
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduate from an accredited phlebotomist program
REQUIRED LICENSES:
CNA CMA or Phlebotomy certificate
SCHEDULE:
Regular attendance on-site is an essential function of this position. Typical business hours are Monday Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (or flexed to best meet the needs of the clients and/or the Division);40 hoursper workweek; weekend holiday or evening coverage is occasionally. Work hours will need to be flexiblein order torespond to special work assignments or evening activities as requested by the team leader.
POSITION COMPENSATION:
$21.83/hour full time full benefits available
At MAHEC we strive to equip all team members with Total Rewards (pay benefits) to honor their service support their health manage their financial security build their career and thrive.
All MAHEC employees and learners will be required to receive the Flu vaccine or have an approved exemption.
MAHEC Talent Management is located at 121 Hendersonville Road Asheville NC 28803. Equal Opportunity Employer.
MAHEC is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. Employees who meet federal requirements may be eligible to have remaining student loan balances forgiven after 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time at MAHEC.
If you are interested in this role and you have related experience and qualifications we encourage you to apply or reach out to for support in your job search process. You could be the talent we are seeking for this or other opportunities.
