Phlebotomy & Customer Service Specialist - Parkesburg Complex (Part-time, .5 FTE)

Company: Lancaster General Hospital
Location: Lancaster
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

At Lancaster General Health, our culture is what sets us apart and creates a lasting impression of our health system in the community and in the hearts of our patients and their families. A role with us is more than just a job, we ask that you Live Your Legacy at LGH by finding your passion in your everyday role, committing to those you serve, and reaching for your personal best.

We are recognized as 1 of only 9 hospitals in the entire country with awards in Medicare.Gov, LEAPFROG and Healthgrades Americas 50 Best Hospitals. We have attained five year Magnet recognition status for the fifth time with the American Nurses' Credentialing Center (ANCC) and we are the 2018 recipient of the Foster G. McGaw Prize in recognition of the commitment to community service.

PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH offers a comprehensive benefits package:

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program so that our employees can stay actively engaged and committed to living their legacy every day. Together, we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Join us and be part of a team that empowers you to do more than your job and encourages you to:

Live Your Passion. Live Your Best. Live Your Commitment. Live Your Legacy.

Company

Lancaster General Hospital

Cost Center

3202 Parkesburg-Laboratory Testing

Supervisory Organization

Parkesburg-Phlebotomy & Customer Service

Grade

G07

Benefits of Joining Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health:

PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTHcombines a Nationally Ranked Hospital with great schools, safe neighborhoods, affordable housing, local community events and festivals as well as a wealth of cultural and recreational activities. The scenic Susquehanna River Valley provides opportunities for fishing, skiing, kayaking, hiking and mountain biking in addition to easy access to NJ shoreline or Delaware beaches. Urban life is easily accessible, with New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. a train ride away. Local universities, Fulton Theatre, the downtown shopping and dining district and local sports teams make Lancaster a great place to Live, Work and Play.

Summary

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This position is located at the Parkesburg Outpatient Lab and is part-time .5 FTE, about 20 hrs/week. Scheduled between 6:30am-7:00pm Monday & Tuesday, 6:30am-5:00pm Wednesday - Friday, rotating Saturday 8am-12noon.

POSITION SUMMARY: Provides complete and accurate patient scheduling, registration, insurance verification, ordering of tests and coordination of applicable screening, diagnostic, physician office and outpatient hospital services. Capable of coordinating and communicating effectively during increased volumes or with complex patients. This position requires clinical skills in the following functional areas: phlebotomy, EKG, holter monitors, point-of-care testing and specimen collection. Maintains required competency skills.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties:

Phlebotomy

• Performs venipuncture and capillary specimen collection in an ambulatory setting.
• Validates patient identity, specimen integrity and maintains working knowledge of specimen requirements and all clinical protocols
• Documents all stages of specimen collection in required computer systems including investigating and processing orders, "receiving" specimens, canceling tests, running collection lists and producing and using reconciliation reports.
• Maintains clinical skills necessary to perform duty/job.
• Completes cleaning tasks utilizing regulatory standards.
• Performs maintenance and/or inventory of equipment and supplies according to unit/department standards.

Registration

• Performs complete and accurate patient registration including but not limited to walk in, check-in, and/or scheduled appointments.
• Demonstrates ability to successfully adapt and perform during times of high volumes and/or high patient acuity. Demonstrates skill to service both inpatient and outpatient, if necessary.
• Supports inbound and outbound calls to or from patients, guests, or appropriate parties as needed to provide services. Screens and accurately relays messages using protocols established for emergent, urgent and non-urgent calls.
• Verifies patient, guarantor, coverage and hospital account information. Performs required referral/authorization processes and enters orders for applicable tests.
• Understands insurance company coverage and referral/authorization requirements of payors. Performs electronic and manual verification of insurance coverage and understands how to read and accurately apply electronic insurance responses.
• Prepares and/or releases records or orders in the e-Health record. Scans all necessary documents into appropriate medical record. Understands the importance of patient's medical information that is documented on paper.
• Completes assigned patient scheduling and registration work queues according to performance standards. Ability to resolve work queue issues and missing registration items via electronic medical record.
• Disseminates or discusses information with the patients regarding co-pays, out of pocket expenses, pre-appointment preparation, arrival times, etc.
• Understands and supports Point of Service Collections. Performs all necessary functions needed to collect patient financial obligations.

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS: The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above:

• Additional clinical procedures including but not limited to: EKG, holter monitors, 24 hr Blood pressure or vital signs.
• Other duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of educational requirements (additional formal education/training; maximum supervision for initial competency; yearly competency evaluation and training).
• CPR certification within 6 months of hire. (Current employees have until 6/1/2016 to obtain CPR certification).
• One (1) year of clerical, customer service, or administrative support experience in a highly customer-oriented organization.
• One (1) year experience with basic keyboarding, personal computer use, and other office setting equipment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Previous phlebotomy or registration experience. Training will be provided upon hire.
• One (1) year of Epic (or equivalent Electronic Medical Record) experience.

COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS

Attention/Concentration:

• The position requires the ability to attend to a specific stimulus without being distracted by extraneous environmental stimuli. The individual must be able to attend to environmental detail with the ability to separate essential from non-essential or irrelevant stimuli. The attention skills required are generally considered to be automatic - - passive, but focused with an intact capacity for select perception.

New Learning and Memory:

• A large portion of this position required reliance on verbal memory and new learning. Efficiency in processing of verbal information, either in written or spoken form, is a major requirement and prerequisite of the job. The individual must be able to attend to and process multiple bits of information simultaneously. The individual must be able to organize and categorize this information effectively so that later recall is feasible.

Problem Solving, Reasoning and Creative Thinking:

• The requirement for autonomous problem solving or creativity of thought in the position is minimal. Problems encountered tend to involve a few concrete variables in or from standardized situations. Typically involves adhering to a chart or set procedure.

TEMPERAMENTS: The following are essential requirements of the position in relation to job-worker situations. These items describe how a worker must adapt, adjust, conform or act:

Repetitive work: Ability to continuously perform the same type of work for extended periods of time, according to set procedures, sequence or pace.

Working within tolerances, set limits or standards: Ability to adapt to situations requiring the precise attainment of set limits, tolerances, or standards; to be precise, thorough, exacting, or meticulous in regard to material worked; or in activities such as numerical determinations, record preparation, or inspecting.

Performing under stressful conditions: Ability to perform under stress when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual, or dangerous situations..... click apply for full job details

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