Laboratory Aide - OMG Beckley

Job Summary: Performs venipuncture, processing send-over specimens and general cleaning of the lab area.

Essential Functions:

• Consistently uses an outward mindset and puts forth exemplary effort in accomplishing his/her goals and objectives in a manner that helps others to achieve their goals and objectives.
• Performs venipuncture on outpatients of all ages (newborn to geriatric).
• Assumes clerical duties including pulling orders.
• Requests orders from providers and files orders
• Enforces and follows all laboratory safety rules and reports any possible hazards.
• Inspires confidence from patients and visitors by performing and communicating in a professional matter at all times.
• Keeps the phlebotomy area neat, clean, and well stocked with supplies.
• Assures that the patient or guardian, as outlined by procedure, signs all appropriate paperwork.
• Refers to appropriate policy and procedures as necessary and communicates with reference labs for proper specimen requirements.
• Assures a payable diagnosis for all Medicare restricted tests or obtains an ABN from the patient if applicable.
• Accurately enters testing into LIS from requisition.
• Recognizes and solves problems by identifying the cause, synthesizing alternatives, determining solutions and implementing the solution.
  Inventories, stocks, and cleans all blood drawing chairs, lab and exam rooms.
• Accurately processes send-over specimens.

Minimum Qualifications: 18 years of age.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Attention to detail and ability to follow instructions. Must have basic computer skills. Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, and procedure manuals. Exceptional interpersonal skills including cheerfully greeting customers (out-patients) and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees. Must be self-motivated, detail oriented, able to work under pressure, and able to multi-task. Proper use of phone etiquette is necessary. Must be able to present oneself positively with professionalism demonstrated thru written and verbal word. Skills for problem solving either individually or as part of a team. Phlebotomy skills preferred.

Working Conditions: Work with potentially infectious blood/body fluid and hazardous material in a controlled protective setting.

Physical Requirements: Constantly stand, walk, reach, see/visual acuity, handle/grasp/feel, bend/twist, stoop/kneel/crouch, talk/hear, lift/carry 1 to 25 lbs.