Lab Assistant

Lab Assistant

What does it mean to be a team member at Iroquois Memorial Hospital? It means that the patient is truly at the center of everything we do. It means that the quest for excellence is not just a goal, but a given. It means building an environment where our providers and our employees can deliver the best in healthcare. It also means that each employee or volunteer is vital to the healing process, because we can only achieve the extraordinary together.

IMH offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package, and great work environment. If this sounds like a role that might be a good fit for you, please apply today and let's talk more about this opportunity.

Perform basic laboratory procedures under the supervision of Medical Laboratory Technologists (MT) and Medical Laboratory Technicians (MLT). Responsible for the collection of specimens such as blood and urine, performing CLIA waived testing and reporting of results. Laboratory Assistants may be required to travel to other sites off campus to provide phlebotomy services. The age range of patients range from newborn to geriatric. Phlebotomy experience preferred.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Performing receptionist duties including incoming and outgoing phone calls, greeting outpatients, computer data entry, review of patient orders as well as phlebotomy duties which include performing CLIA waived testing and reporting results, performing occupational health urine drug screens and reporting results under the supervision of an MT or MLT.
• Receives physician orders via fax and reviews all orders ensuring completeness of the information for proper billing to Medicare and third party payers.
• Uses available tools to determine medical necessity of testing incorporating ICD-M and CPT codes.
• Works with the Laboratory Director and Coordinator and Health Information coders to assure all documentation for accuracy of the patient medical record and occupational health records.
• Obtains and handles appropriate specimens for testing such as blood samples and urine, accessioning them promptly to allow for accurate test results in a timely manner ensuring proper treatment.
• Maintains competency of skills necessary to perform current position duties and new techniques.
• Demonstrates and actively promotes an understanding and commitment to the mission and ethics of Iroquois Memorial Hospital (IMH).
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.
• To perform other tasks as assigned.

Education/Experience Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Training at an approved school for phlebotomy or medical assistant
• Must be able to demonstrate basic computer skills
• Valid driver's license
• Must be able to work in a collaborative, shared leadership environment
• Must possess a personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission and vision, goals, and values of IMH.

Benefits

• 401K
• Paid Time Off

Iroquois Memorial Hospital is a 25 bed hospital located in Watseka, Illinois. The hospital facility is comprised of clinical and diagnostic services which are dedicated to providing high quality health care services to the community. These services include but are not limited to an Emergency Room, full service OR suites, an inpatient care unit, therapy services, advanced medical imaging, Home Health, and Hospice Care. The hospital operates rural health clinics in Watseka, IL, Gilman, IL, Milford, IL, Saint Anne, IL and Kentland, IN. The hospital also operates a skilled nursing facility, Iroquois Resident Home, which is attached to the hospital property.