
Lead Phlebotomist
- Naperville, IL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Full-Time, 40 hours/week
- Hours: Monday- Friday; Must be willing to work variable 8 hour shifts in between the hours of 7:00am-6pm. Every Other Saturday Required- 7:00am-1:00pm.
- Location: Naperville, IL. May be required to travel to other locations
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits that include healthcare navigation assistance and medical coverage at 100% (after deductible) when utilizing a Duly provider.
- Employer provided life and disability insurance.
- $5,250 Tuition Reimbursement per year.
- Immediate 401(k) match.
- 40 hours paid volunteer time off.
- A culture committed to community engagement and social impact.
- Up to 12 weeks parental leave at 100% pay and a financial benefit for adoption and surrogacy for non-physician team members once eligibility requirements are met.
- Responsible for routine visits of collection sites to ensure quality, compliance, and efficiency
- Assists with collection during peak volume times as well as determined by operational needs
- Initiates investigation for issues and concerns that arise and reports to the appropriate leadership as well as being involved in any education required
- Accountable for the first line of communication for Phlebotomy staff in day to day operations that includes but is not limited to scheduling, Quality Assurance monitoring, and clinical staff support
- Perform specimen centrifugation, processing, prepping for transportation, storage and retrieval. Produce patient demographic sheet and prepare additional paperwork, labels, etc. to accompany specimens, as necessary
- Able to demonstrate and explain appropriate phlebotomy techniques and procedures in order to obtain corporation and assistance for specimen collection
- Employs sound decision making and necessary judgment to assess adverse reactions such as dizziness or other distress and notifies the appropriate clinical staff
- Preserves patient confidentiality and ensures HIPAA compliance with all patient related duties
- Maintains a clean patient/ working environment while meeting the requirements with all OSHA and regulatory agencies with appropriate use and disposal of sharps, medical/biological waste
- Performs CLIA waived and some CLIA moderate testing as well as Bone Marrow collection assistance
- Responsible for the performance of quality control, calibration, and maintenance of the instrumentation that they are trained on
- Ensures the accurate recording of test results to ensure quality reporting within the expected time frame
- Communicates any questions, unusual findings or observations to the Lab Manager or Supervisor
- Works directly with the physicians for the observation and assistance in the bone marrow specimen collection and preparation of samples for testing
- Responsible for ensuring patients receive a quality professional phlebotomy service and a pleasant patient experience at all locations in addition to phone interactions
- Assists in the developments, assembly, and implementation of the annual phlebotomy skills and competency assessment for all of DuPage Medical Group
- Participates in the educational and training activities and may participate in the performance of routine administrative and non-routine technical functions within their scope
- Responsible for interacting with patients professionally and courteously utilizing positive patient experience tools
- Monitors phone and voice mail messages, as necessary
- Utilize skills to accurately access patient/testing information and communicate effectively with patients and clinical staff
- Appropriately maintains inventory of supplies and materials within the department
- RL6 investigation and support.
- Effectively reports and investigates patient safety incidents, medical errors and potential risks in the facility
- Assists with identification and implementation of corrective action where appropriate
- Responsible for investigating issues such as turn-around-times with the lab, problems receiving supplies, patient issues and concerns, and will be responsible for forwarding these issues to the correct leadership
QualificationsEducation
- High School Diploma or equivalence
- Phlebotomy Certification required (within three months of hire date, before preferred)
- Issued by (Governing Body)
- AMT- American Medical Technologist
- ASCP – American Society for Clinical Pathology
- NCA - National Credentialing Agency
- National Health Association (NHA)
- National Phlebotomy Association (NPA)
- 3 years of phlebotomy experience required
- Point of Care (CLIA Waived testing) experience preferred
- Certification with American Medical Technologist (AMT)
- American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
- National Health Association (NHA)
- National Phlebotomy Association (NPA)
- CPR required