Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities


+ Performs phlebotomy by obtaining blood specimens and collecting non-blood specimens such as urine, sputum, and throat swabs for laboratory testing.

+ Accurately and efficiently processes and distributes results to Health Information Management and Physicians.

+ Prepares and send out all reference lab work, completing necessary paperwork.

+ Accessions all Lab orders into the LIS.

+ Performs screening tests, such as drug screens, performs BAT and processes paternity cases.

+ Performs community wellness drives as requested by the Laboratory Director.

+ Performs EKG's on inpatients and outpatients. Does therapeutic phlebotomies.

+ Resolves ambiguous and/or unusual test orders by contacting the physician of the order, pathologist, nursing station, or reference laboratory. Refers unresolved orders back to the originator for further clarification before collecting ...