About the Role
Join a practice at the forefront of cancer care and advanced treatments, offering opportunities for professional growth and collaboration. Contribute to groundbreaking clinical trials and discover your career potential.
Responsibilities
- Collects and processes specimens from patients.
- Assists with patient flow.
- Draws blood samples and sends them to the laboratory for analysis.
- Maintains collection areas and equipment.
- Performs record keeping duties.
- Performs phlebotomy and collects appropriate specimens.
- Assures pre-authorizations and completes appropriate consent (ABN) prior to collection of limited coverage tests.
- Maintains proper documentation including accessioning logs, equipment records and checklists.
- Maintains adequate inventory of supplies and ensures their viability.
- Sends specimens to reference laboratories for testing not performed in-house.
- Processes incoming orders for lab testing.
- Processes in-house and in-coming reports.
- Updates and files all daily paperwork, lab logs and maintenance logs.
- Properly identifies and bands patients for blood product transfusion.
- Processes properly labeled specimens according to local blood bank policy.
- Operates designated laboratory equipment.
- Maintains equipment and work area.
- Performs waived lab testing under CLIA guidelines.
- Records proper lot numbers of all controls, calibrator, and reagents for waived lab tests.
- Complies with regulatory agency standards.
- Adheres to all OSHA compliance laws and Universal Precaution procedures.
- Properly disposes of hazardous materials.
- Maintains a clean working environment and restocks phlebotomy and laboratory areas.
- Maintains confidentiality of all patient and medical staff information.
Requirements
- At least one year of phlebotomy experience or licensure from an accredited school of phlebotomy.
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Current state licensure if applicable.
- Full range of body motion including manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
- Ability to sit/stand for extensive periods of time.
- Ability to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and arms to reach or carry.
- Ability to occasionally lift and carry items weighing up to 40 lbs.
- Corrected vision, color perception and hearing to normal range.
- Legible handwriting.
Skills
- Phlebotomy
- Specimen collection and processing
- Quality assurance
- Safety policies and procedures
- Patient identification
- Laboratory analysis
- Record keeping
- Operating laboratory equipment
- Waived lab testing under CLIA guidelines
- Hazardous material disposal
- Maintaining confidentiality
Location
- Multiple locations throughout the Capital Region
- Albany
- Amsterdam
- Clifton Park
- Hudson
- Troy
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry Level
- 1+ year experience
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Licensure from an accredited school of phlebotomy
Salary/Compensations
- $18 - $23 per hour
Benefits
- Opportunities for professional growth
- Continuing education
About the Company
- New York Oncology Hematology (NYOH) is the Capital Region’s leader in cancer care and blood disorders.
- NYOH provides compassionate, cutting-edge care to thousands of patients each year.
- NYOH has six state-of-the-art cancer centers across Albany, Amsterdam, Clifton Park, Hudson, and Troy, and a dedicated women’s imaging center, Akira Medical Imaging + Wellness.
- The team includes 35 board-certified physicians and more than 300 cancer care specialists.
- NYOH specializes in medical oncology, radiation oncology, hematology and gynecologic oncology and surgery.
- NYOH is committed to delivering excellent health care to help patients continue to tell their story.
