• Job Description

  Req#: 2860

  Are you looking to make a difference by improving the health of our patients? At Bassett Healthcare Network, you will find an innovative culture that is patient focused and dedicated to making a difference. We are committed to helping the population we serve, and our communities achieve optimum health and enjoy the best quality of life possible.

  In this position, you will perform technical laboratory procedures, analyze data, and report results to be used for the diagnosis and treatment of disease resulting in the provision of quality patient care and to assure and improve laboratory customer satisfaction. No Experience? We provide paid training! Have experience? You may qualify for higher pay!

  Under the direction of the Phlebotomy Supervisor, performs and demonstrates proficiency and understanding in one or more areas of the clinical laboratory, assists in instructing other personnel as assigned, and performs with a perceptive depth of clinical laboratory tests and procedures which require the exercise of independent judgment and responsibility.

  Responsibilities:

  • Performs EKG's (site specific) and specimen collection on adult and pediatric patients including venous, capillary, blood culture and additional methods.
  • Orders laboratory tests in the Laboratory Information System, processes, files requisitions, distributes reports, and processes test results that were referred to other reference laboratories.
  • Prepares specimens for referred testing and maintains documentation
  • Participates in continuing education
  • Demonstrates commitment to team, flexibility, communication, critical thinking, and customer service skills

  Scheduled hours for this position:

  • Variable hours. Days, evenings and weekends as schedule needs.

  Education:

  • High school diploma or equivalent, required.

  Experience:

  • Two years of pertinent experience, preferred.

  Skills:

  • Required to provide high-quality phlebotomy for patients in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.
  • Accuracy in using Laboratory computer system is required.
  • Must be able to prioritize work, write clearly, and perform work accurately.
  • Strong telephone and communication skills are required.

  Physical Requirements:

  • Must be able identify and differentiate colors.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and possesses the ability to respond to specific issues and data reflective of the patient's status.

  About Us

  Little Falls Hospital is a proud affiliate of the Bassett Healthcare Network, named one of America's Best Mid-Size Employers by Forbes Magazine!

  Since 1893, Little Falls Hospital has been committed to meeting the health care needs of our community. We hold the highest standards of quality and safety and strive to achieve them by continually measuring and improving our outcomes. Little Falls Hospital is the recipient of numerous national awards for the high quality care it provides to patients. The hospital is Herkimer County's only provider of a 25-bed acute inpatient and emergency care, short-term inpatient rehabilitation, and many other diagnostic and therapeutic services. When you really get to know people and what matters to them, you provide better care. That’s why Little Falls Hospital combines high-quality care with personal treatment. We care for our friends and neighbors as if they were family. You can too, by joining our team.

• About the company

  Bassett Healthcare Network is an innovative rural health care system that connects comprehensive care and services to people living throughout a 5,600-square-mile area of central New York.

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