Phlebotomist - Medical Laboratory Assistant (Full-Time) - Lexington, KY
2 days ago
Job description
Overview
Family Practice Associates was founded by Dr. Jeffrey Foxx in 1983 and has grown to one of the largest family practice groups in Central Kentucky. Today FPA is a group of primary care providers who are dedicated to giving family-centered care from birth to later years. FPA has over 20 primary providers including: physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and a marriage and family therapist. With a professionally trained staff of CMA's, receptionists, lab techs and others, FPA provides award winning care that has been recognized as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) through the National Commission on Quality Assurance. FPA works diligently to offer Central Kentucky families enhanced access to medical care at its Hamburg & Brannon Crossing locations as well as online at
Responsibilities
The Point of Care Medical Laboratory Assistant is responsible for performing phlebotomy as well as point of care testing as part of the daily laboratory operations as assigned by the laboratory manager. These duties include (but are not limited to):
Specimen collection and processing:
- Collecting viable and appropriate specimens from patients
- Maintaining the appropriate documentation for specimen collection and tracking
- Sending specimens to reference laboratories for any testing not performed in-house.
Inventory:
- Maintaining adequate inventory of laboratory supplies
- Ensuring that all supplies are viable before use in patient testing
- The rotation of stock so that the oldest material is used first
Safety:
- Guaranteeing that the safety procedures outlined in the safety manual are followed
- Ensuring that medical waste is properly disposed
- Maintaining a safe and clean work environment (waiting room, patient restrooms, phlebotomy draw areas and laboratory)
Point of Care Tests:
The point of care medical laboratory assistant performs only those point of care tests that are authorized by the laboratory manager and require a degree of skill commensurate with the individual's education, training or experience and technical abilities. For point of care testing, the point of care medical laboratory assistant is responsible for the following:
- Following the laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses and reporting and maintaining records of patient test results
- Maintaining records that demonstrate the proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples.
- Adhering to the laboratory's quality control policies and documenting that all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations, and maintenance are performed
- Following the laboratory's established corrective action policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance
- Being capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and either correcting the problems or immediately notifying the technical or clinical consultant or director
- Documenting all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications:
Other:
- Any other tasks deemed appropriate and assigned by the laboratory manager
Specific Requirements
- Phlebotomy Skills / Experience
- Knowledge of laboratory procedures
- Fine motor skills necessary to operate the computer and laboratory equipment
- Electronic health records experience preferred
- The ability to stand up most of the day, stretch repeatedly over the counter and lift loads of less than 10 pounds
- Good communication skills, problem solving ability, independent judgment and initiative.
- Ability to prioritize and develop workflow.
- Ability to perform other assigned tasks
Monday- Friday 8am-5pm
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