Laboratory Technician - Full-time / Part-time

Frankfort Regional Medical Center (FRMC) is a 103 bed acute care hospital. We offer a working environment that's as nurturing as it is dynamic. With our team-oriented approach, and the ample opportunities we provide for learning and career growth, we know you'll find that Frankfort Regional offers the ideal atmosphere where you can use your best skills. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, a matching 401(k) plan, nursing clinical ladder, referral bonuses, outstanding educational assistance and resources, plus a generous paid time-off plan.

For the tenth consecutive year in 2016, Frankfort Regional was chosen as one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky. Frankfort Regional Medical Center is a Magnet designated facility committed to recruiting professional, energetic and goal oriented individuals. Our hospital strives to make "excellence" in healthcare our top priority.

FRMC is one of only four Level III Trauma Centers in Kentucky, and has received Chest Pain Center Accreditation with PCI by the Society of Chest Pain Centers - setting the standard for excellence in emergency heart care. Frankfort Regional Medical Center attained Magnet® recognition again in May 2016. Receiving Magnet recognition for the second time is a great achievement for Frankfort Regional Medical Center, as it continues to proudly belong to the global community of Magnet-recognized organizations. Just 430 U.S. health care organizations out of over 6,300 U.S. hospitals have achieved Magnet recognition.

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Responsibilities

• Greet patient utilizing AIDET
• Selects equipment according to age of patient.
• Performs specimen collection using proper technique for venipuncture, finger and heel stick transporting specimens to the laboratory safely and efficiently
• Complies with all processes designed to reduce and/or prevent healthcare acquired infections
• Utilizes personal protective and sharps safety equipment & utilizes standard precautions as indicated
• Utilizes hand hygiene practices following requirements of policy & adheres to isolation precautions as indicated
• Demonstrates knowledge and response to emergency plans
• Reports unsafe conditions and initiates work orders as appropriate
• Utilizes equipment in a safe manner.
• Processes orders and results into the LIS accurately.
• Dispatches specimens to the reference laboratory accurately. Problem solves specimen inquiries and pending reports as they occur.
• Completes drug testing collection, requisitions and dispatches them to the appropriate reference lab.
• Preserves privacy through maintenance of confidentiality in communication, patient care and documentation, as per HIPAA requirements
• Assists in identifying and communication oppportunities to reduce factors that may contribute to unwanted outcomes or adverse events
• Maintains departments records according to policy
• Maintains department manuals according to CAP guidelines if applicable
• Demonstrates use of proper equipment and knowledge of anatomy of heel sticks
• Communicates to toddlers in 3-4 word sentences and recognizes fear of confinement.
• Selects appropriate equipment for pre-school children based on size.
• Communicates to children appropriately including them in decision making.
• Provides for privacy in adolescents and uses correct terminology
• Communicates to adults addressing them as Ms/Mr. And respects modesty
• Assesses skin before applying tape in geriatric patients and demonstrates awareness of hearing devices.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education: High School

Licensure/Certifications: None

Experience: None required, but preferred