Phlebo Oncology - Aurora HealthCare - Grafton, WI

975 PORT WASHINGTON ROAD

GRAFTON, WI

53024

OZAUKEE

Discover the Benefits…

Imagine a work environment where you are valued for finding better ways of caring for our patients and are offered flexibility, mobility and growth through a wide range of career options. With Aurora you’ll find a diverse and comprehensive blend of benefits designed to make your life better both inside and outside of the workplace.

Aurora supports a safe, healthy and drug-free work environment through criminal background checks and pre-employment drug testing. We maintain a smoke-free environment at all our locations. We are an equal opportunity employer and maintain an environment that attracts, recruits, engages and retains a diverse workforce.

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Licenses & Certifications

None Required.

Degrees

High School Graduate.

Required Functional Experience

Typically requires 3 years of experience in phlebotomy or related lab function.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Completion of required education and training on central line ports, complications and techniques, and demonstrated competency in performing central line accessing within six months of hire.Excellent communication (written and verbal) and listening skills.Ability to work in a fast paced environment and to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.Excellent customer service skills to interface effectively with physicians, patients, visitors, and other healthcare employees.Proficient computer skills including keyboarding, navigation within a windows operating system, and use of electronic mail with exposure to electronic medical records systems.

Primary Purpose

Under nursing supervision, performs venipuncture, skin puncture and port access functions to obtain specimens from patients for laboratory analysis. Performs limited testing, specimen processing, manual ordering, and/or result entry. Functions as a liaison between the laboratory and patients and ensures compliance with all accrediting agency standards.

Major Responsibilities

Verifies patient identification to ensure patient safety and assesses patient reactions to specimen procurement.

Under nursing supervision, performs venipuncture, skin puncture and port access functions to obtain specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients according to established protocol, priority and scheduled draw times.

Obtains assistance from registered nurse when judged necessary, which includes problems with the port site, and/or inability to bleed or flush a Central Venous Access Device (CVAD).

Performs limited testing under Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), 1988 guidelines. Orders and verifies test requests.

Receives, sorts, and procures specimens and ensures that specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing. Resolves specimen identification and/or requisition problems and clarifies requests. Packages and tracks specimens for transport.

Processes specimens for testing, including aliquoting, pre-analytical steps, and loading instruments, while maintaining proper specimen identification. Notifies providers of stat, critical and other abnormal results.

Runs quality control checks and monitors statistics related to port draws and port infection rates. Documents appropriate information for quality assurance/improvement according to established protocol.

Performs clerical functions which may include: answering telephone calls, patient registration, payment collection, data entry of demographic and insurance information, copying, faxing, laboratory result entry, generating and distributing reports, and/or ordering/delivering supplies and/or equipment.

Maintains current knowledge and skills necessary to insert and remove port access devices. Maintains current knowledge of and complies with the contents of all pertinent policy and procedure manuals.

Monday 0800-1500Tuesday 0800-1500Thursday 0800-1530Friday (e/o) 0800-1630Or as required to meet the business need.

At Aurora Health Care we believe that each of us can use our knowledge, experience and creativity to help people live well. We’re a non-profit organization with a clear vision of providing people with better health care than they can get anywhere else. Our strength stems from teamwork and collaboration among a talented and diverse group of professionals.