Children's National Hospital
Part Time - Phlebotomist (Clinical Lab Support Rep) - Shepherd Park
🇺🇸Washington, District of Columbia, United States2 days ago
$42,224 – $82,430MidPart Time
Job Location: Sheperd Park
Monday-Thursday -1pm-5pm
Sign on Bonus Eligible: $5,000 w/ 2-year commitment
The Phlebotomist (Clinical Lab Support Rep) will perform tasks in accordance with established policies and procedures as dictated by the specific section. Will provide patient services and administrative support in laboratory operations. Will interact with parents, patients, physicians and other staff under moderate supervision in a courteous manner. Will provide assistance to other employees within their department as well as other departments. Will be responsible to collect, receive and process specimens, check for proper and complete patient information, patient registration, and perform other related services and clerical duties. Will train employees and others in the duties described in job description. Will schedule patients in the computer system.
Minimum Education
High School Diploma or GED (Required)
Minimum Work Experience
2 years - Related experience in an accredited clinical setting. (Required)
Venipuncture experience with pediatric patients - preferred
Functional Accountabilities
Specimen Processing
Process specimens by centrifugation, aliquot and sort into specific test areas and for storage.
Coordinate the pickup and delivery of specimens for specific areas of the laboratory.
Troubleshoot specimen processing procedures.
Investigate and handle improperly labeled specimens, requisition problems and inadequate specimens.
Perform order and result entry, reference lab batch creation/release and special handling/packaging for send-out specimens.
Greet patients and parent in a courteous and consumer-oriented manner, check patient into scheduling system and or update computer system information.
Review patient insurance information for accuracy, collect demographic and insurance information, checks/corrects facesheet.
Verify the insurance information is complete prior to procedure and collect and verify preauthorization/referral information.
Answer inquiries and give test results by phone, answers general information and specimen requirement questions and route technical questions to appropriate area for answers
Answer telephone professionally and courteous.
Verify insurance eligibility and coverage for anticipated procedures.
Notify parents of the need for completed insurance referral form or preauthorization of test requests.
Counsel parents or refer parent to Manager or Coordinator for financial information and direction.
Enter patient information, test requests, cancellations and additions into computer order program; perform computer searches for data inquiries and print and retrieve reports.
Check test requisitions for completeness.
Request additional forms or documents from referring physician as necessary.
Confirm ICD9 codes are included and contact referring physician to confirm.
Contact referring physician to confirm questionable test requests.
Monitor and maintain daily records of laboratory equipment as required; maintain simple laboratory equipment and notify technician/technologist of unresolved problems.
Order routine inventory and supply requests.
Distribute forms/letters/mail/lab results.
Maintain Lab Customer Service Desk files.
Collect blood specimens by venipuncture and capillary method; perform special procedures such as collection of specimens for sweat chloride test and administration of xylose.
Conduct assigned routine laboratory tests such as urine dipstick, loading automated analyzers, preparation of slides for microscopic analysis.
