Whether you're looking for a collaborative team setting, excellent work life balance, or experience with an industry leader, our Patient Associate opportunity offers many ways for you to get involved!
UPMC Horizon-Greenville is currently hiring a flex full-time Patient Associate (Phlebotomist) to support our Outpatient Center. This position will work varying day shifts with primarily 9:30AM to 5:30PM as scheduled shift. This role will work every other Saturday 6:00AM to 12:00PM with no on-call or holidays. Travel to Hermitage Specialty Care and UPMC-Shenango Valley Outpatient Centers would be required for this position as needed.
Candidates with registration and phlebotomy education or experience are encouraged to apply!
Responsibilities:
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Consistently utilize spare time to benefit unit, patients, and co-workers.
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Contribute to the efficient operation and management of the department.
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Obtain signature of patient or family member of consent to treatment and financial responsibility flowing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) rules and regulations.
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Present self in a positive manner reflected by personal attire and etiquette.
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Demonstrate cost consciousness through efficient use of time, materials, staff, equipment, supplies and available resources.
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Instruct patients on the collection procedures for laboratory specimens that are obtained by the patient.
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Establish and maintain good rapport and cooperative relationship with medical staff, co-workers, supervisors and others.
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Exhibit integrity, courtesy, and respect for others.
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Maintain confidentiality of hospital and department information with no infractions.
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Utilize established policies, procedures and protocols when implementing care in an effort to positively affect patient outcome.
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Perform and documents EKGs.
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Procure appropriate specimens by venipuncture, swab, heel stick and fingerstick following established procedures including proper patient identification procedures.
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Maintain professional, pleasant and effective communications both internally and externally.
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Procure and process laboratory specimens, requisitions, and order entries from internal and external facilities.
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Participate in the collection and communication of data pertaining to health status and needs of patients of all ages on an ongoing basis.
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Provide directions to areas within facility.
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Promote the hospital's image and maintains a positive and helpful attitude toward employees, physicians, visitors, and the community to enhance the hospital's reputation as a health care center.
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Perform test ordering, charging, registration of patients, and daily work directed to billing department accurately.
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Collect and record patient payments at time of service.
