Central Processing Assistant, 32hr, Night

UMass Memorial Health • Leominster, MA

4d • $16 - $28 • Onsite

About The Position

Everyone Is a Caregiver At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day. This position is responsible for the procurement of blood specimens from patients for laboratory procedures. In addition to the collecting and transporting of the blood samples to the laboratory, the Central Processing Assistant is responsible for the processing of the specimens in preparation for analysis. The Central Processing Assistant is responsible for performing EKGs using the GE EKG carts and MUSE software program and for performing patient registration functions and insurance verification on outpatients.

Requirements

• Requires the ability to endure periods of heavy workload and stress.
• Must possess ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed.
• Must possess good communication and customer service skills.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Successful completion of a certified phlebotomy course.
• Minimum: Completion of 120 hrs of clinical experience.

Nice To Haves

• One year of phlebotomy experience with patients of all ages.
• Phlebotomy certification through American Society of Clinical Pathology PBT(ASCP)

Responsibilities

• Proper identification of the patient using two identifies: patient name and date of birth.
• Perform a variety of routine and complex blood drawing procedures to include venipuncture and capillary puncture (finger and heel sticks) using standardized equipment.
• Respond to all STAT blood work requests within 30 minutes.
• Respond to all timed specimen requests within + / - 15 minutes.
• Utilize ROVER (positive patient identification system) for all inpatient blood draws.
• Perform EKGs using the GE EKG carts and the MUSE software program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED