Phlebotomist

Job Overview:

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a liaison for a wide variety of laboratory customers.
• Procure quality specimens from patients across different age groups for diagnostic testing.
• Perform EKGs on outpatients as needed.
• Make and receive telephone calls to/from customers, gather data required for service and billing, answer questions, and resolve issues.
• Complete documentation to meet OIG compliance guidelines, including accurate interpretation and transcription of physician orders and LIS/HIS order entry.
• Receive incoming specimens, enter patient demographics and test orders using LIS/HIS systems, label specimens, and distribute them to the appropriate lab departments for testing.
• Working Conditions:
• Climbing: Occasionally
• Concentrating: Consistently
• Continuous Learning: Frequently
• Hearing (Conversation): Consistently
• Hearing (Other Sounds): Consistently
• Interpersonal Communication: Consistently
• Kneeling: Occasionally
• Lifting <10 Lbs.: Consistently
• Lifting 50+ Lbs.: Rarely
• Lifting 11-50 Lbs.: Frequently
• Pulling: Occasionally
• Pushing: Occasionally
• Reaching: Consistently
• Reading: Consistently
• Sitting: Consistently
• Standing: Consistently
• Stooping: Occasionally
• Talking: Consistently
• Thinking/Reasoning: Consistently
• Use of Hands: Consistently
• Color Vision: Consistently
• Visual Acuity (Far): Consistently
• Visual Acuity (Near): Consistently
• Walking: Consistently
• TriHealth SERVE Standards and ALWAYS Behaviors
• At TriHealth, we believe there is no responsibility more important than to SERVE our patients, our communities, and our fellow team members. To achieve our vision and mission, ALL TriHealth team members are expected to demonstrate and live the following:
• Serve: ALWAYS...
• Welcome everyone by making eye contact, greeting with a smile, and saying "hello"
• Acknowledge when patients/guests are lost and escort them to their destination or find someone who can assist
• Refrain from using cell phones for personal reasons in public spaces or patient care areas
• Excel: ALWAYS...
• Recognize and take personal responsibility to address and recover from service breakdowns when a customer's expectations have not been met
• Offer patients and guests priority when waiting (lines, elevators)
• Work on improving quality, safety, and service
• Respect: ALWAYS...
• Respect cultural and spiritual differences and honor individual preferences.
• Respect everyone’s opinion and contribution, regardless of title/role.
• Speak positively about my team members and other departments in front of patients and guests.
• Value: ALWAYS...
• Value the time of others by striving to be on time, prepared and actively participating.
• Pick up trash, ensuring the physical environment is clean and safe.
• Be a good steward of our resources, using supplies and equipment efficiently and effectively, and will look for ways to avoid waste.
• Engage: ALWAYS...
• Acknowledge wins and frequently thank team members and others for contributions.
• Show courtesy and compassion with customers, team members and the community
• Job keywords:
• Lab Liaison Technician, Mobile Examiner, Patient Service Technician (PST), Phlebotomy Technician, Registered Phlebotomist, CPT, Medical Assistant