Clinical Lab Associate 1, Lab Service Center - Full-Time, Day Shift

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, Ingalls Memorial Hospital, as a Clinical Lab Associate 1 (Phlebotomist) in the Laboratory Service Center department. Here, you will be performing phlebotomy tasks, providing order entry, central processing, EKG’s, performing laboratory testing, and will also be assisting with DOT’s and BAT’s as needed.  When full competency at level 1 has been achieved, the person may be elevated to CLA level 2.  This position is a 100% onsite opportunity. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

Essential Job Functions 

• Performs assigned supportive work in conjunction with the delivery of patient care, involving multiple office, clerical, technical duties, venipuncture, blood specimen collection, obtain EKG, and functional skills
• Interacts, intervenes, and problem solves to ensure exceptional customer service by greeting patients, responding to telephone inquiries, phones/faxes/distributes test results
• Processes human specimens for delivery to specific laboratory departments for testing
• Performs technical procedures, for which training has been given and competency demonstrated
• Utilizes interactive processes which will contribute to exceeding the expectation of patients, physicians, families or significant others in the provision of high-quality, cost-effective care and treatments
• Demonstrates necessary skills and knowledge to provide care for patients according to unit specific competencies
• Various degrees of unpredictability can occur from day to day which will require the individual to adapt by adjusting as required in work schedules and assignments
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of the HIS and LIS systems, and progress to functional capabilities with the hospital billing computer systems
• Will be required to learn to run lab testing

Required Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Must have completed accredited phlebotomy course or program 
• AHA CPR Certification

 Preferred Qualifications

• Successful completion of accredited phlebotomy program or certification by:

• ASCP (American Society of Clinical Pathologists)

• AMT (American Medical Technologist)

• NCCLS (National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards)

• NPA (National Phlebotomy Association)

• ASCLS (American Society for Clinical Laboratory Scientists)

• NCA (National Certifying Agency)

• NHA (National Healthcare Association)

   

Position Details 

• Job Type/FTE: Full-Time (1.0)
• Shift: Day Shift
• Work Location: Harvey, IL
• Unit/Department: Lab Service Center
• CBA Code: SEIU

In this role, we anticipate that you will generally work approximately 40 hours per week. We anticipate that you will generally be scheduled to work an 8-hour day shift, with a start time ranging between 5:00am – 8:00am, and will not be scheduled for on-call shifts. We anticipate you will be scheduled to work 100% at the Ingalls campus. The days of the week that you are scheduled will vary depending on the week, but we anticipate that you will be scheduled to work on weekends (Saturday and/or Sunday) only every other week.

1 Ingalls Dr, Harvey, IL 60426

UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital has pioneered sophisticated clinical care for nearly a century while developing the area's most convenient network of comprehensive outpatient centers. Our skilled medical team is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the community. We're also committed to preventing, diagnosing, treating and rehabilitating your illness and injury. Our network of expert physicians, convenient facilities and wide range of services means we offer exceptional care when and where you need it.

In addition to our inpatient care, we provide an array of other services, including on-site X-rays, mammography, laboratory services, cancer screening, other radiology services, and echo and stress testing.