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JPS Health Network is Hiring a Laboratory Support Specialist-Weekend Nights-JPS Main Near Fort Worth, TX
Who We Are
JPS Health Network is a $950 million, tax-supported healthcare system in North Texas. Licensed for 582 beds, the network features over 25 locations across Tarrant County, with John Peter Smith Hospital a Level I Trauma Center, Tarrant County's only psychiatric emergency center, and the largest hospital-based family medical residency program in the nation. The health network employs more than 7,200 people.
Acclaim Multispecialty Group is the medical practice group featuring over 300 providers serving JPS Health Network. Specialties range from primary care to general surgery and trauma. The Acclaim Multispecialty Group formed around a common set of incentives and expectations supporting the operational, financial, and clinical performance
outcomes of the network. Our goal is to provide high quality, compassionate clinical care for every patient, every time.
Why JPS?
We're more than a hospital. We're 7,200 of the most dedicated people you could ever meet. Our goal is to make sure the people of our community get the care they need and deserve. As community stewards, we abide by three Rules of the Road:
1. Own it. Everyone who wears the JPS badge contributes to our journey to excellence.
2. Seek joy. Every day, every shift, we celebrate our patients, smile, and emphasize positivity.
3. Don't be a jerk. Everyone is treated with courtesy and respect. Smiling, laughter, compassion - key components of our everyday experience at JPS.
When working here, you're surrounded by passion, diversity, and dedication. We look forward to meeting you!
For more information, visit www.jpshealthnet.org.
To view all job vacancies, visit www.jpshealthnet.org, www.jpshealthnet.org/careers, or www.teamacclaim.org.
Job Title:
Laboratory Support Specialist-Weekend Nights-JPS Main
Requisition Number:
31396
Employment Type:
Full Time
Division:
CLINICAL/PROF SERVICES - LAB
Compensation Type:
Hourly
Job Category:
Laboratory Services
Hours Worked:
Friday-Sunday 6:00pm-6:30am
Location:
John Peter Smith Hospital
Shift Worked:
Weekend Shift
Job Description:
Description: The Laboratory Support Specialist provides clinical operations and technical support in a complex clinical laboratory setting to perform multiple phases of the testing process (e.g., pre-analytical process, positive patient identification, specimen acceptability verification and rejection, specimen processing, and specimen packaging and shipping). May perform waived or limited moderately complex testing to meet associated equipment maintenance and daily Quality Assurance/Quality Control requirements. Performs other post-analytic functions and support duties to include, but not limited to, specimen management, phlebotomy, customer support and service recovery, inventory control and process improvement.
Typical Duties:
- Performs department-specific specimen management functions including: specimen transport, tracking, retrieval, storage and disposal. Verify patient identification and/or specimen acceptability criteria.
- Transports blood products or supplies in support of ED Trauma Services and external customer needs.
- Complies with all Federal, State and Local regulatory requirements related to health care delivery without violation of HIPAA. Complies with Network health and safety policies, procedures, and practices.
- Transcribes data that has been previously recorded and reviewed by certified personnel or produced automatically by an instrument or computer generated.
- Phlebotomy collections with proper patient identification as assigned.
- Assists licensed personnel with locating specimens and specimen integrity issues.
- Assists with monitoring the department pending and overdue lists, which includes searching, locating, following up and filing appropriate documentation (e.g. Test Not Performed (TNP), Missing Specimen (MSP), and Quality Not Sufficient (QNS), tracking notes).
- Cleans, organizes and maintains work area, glassware and laboratory equipment (e.g., refrigerators, freezers and supply cabinets, as needed).
- Performs other departmental tasks such as filing, archiving and retrieving slides, reports, requisitions and other documentation. Responds to telephone inquiries.
- Assists with supply monitoring, ordering, inventory and storage to ensure adequate supply.
- Communicates information and/or concerns to appropriate individuals within the department and across shifts.
- Maintains competencies as required to perform section specific duties and maintains industry awareness for new developments and/or changes in policies and procedures. Reads written and electronic communications, postings and protocols.
- Maintains a high level of customer service at all times, while recognizing and initiating service recovery with professionalism and courtesy.
- May perform waived or moderately complex testing in accordance with established laboratory procedures and regulatory requirements.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED Preferred Education and Experience:
- Bachelor or Associate degree in a biological science field
- Prior specimen handling and computer experience
- 3 plus years of Phlebotomist or Laboratory Assistant experience in a hospital, clinic or doctor’s office Required Licensure/Certification/Specialized Training:
- Certified Phlebotomist Technician; OR
- Certified Laboratory Assistant; OR
- Upon hire without required certification, you will have 15 months from hire date to take and pass an ASCP or AMT certification or an equivalent nationally recognized credential to maintain employment. Must maintain certification throughout employment.
Required Education and Experience:
Location Address:
1500 S. Main Street
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104
United States
Job Summary
Full Time
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
$34k-42k (estimate)
08/05/2023
05/12/2024
jpshealthnet.org
FORT WORTH, TX
3,000 - 7,500
1906
<$5M
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
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About JPS Health Network
Welcome to the new JPS Alumni Connection website, with news and information for and about the thousands of physicians who trained at John Peter Smith Hospital and our community clinics across Tarrant County. This new professional community is designed to offer our former residents and fellows a forum to keep you connected with each other and with JPS. We hope to foster the exchange of information among graduates and medical staff here at JPS.
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