Description

Job Summary:

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Essential Responsibilities:

• Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.
• Sorts laboratory slips to determine order in which patients will have blood drawn and the amount to be drawn to satisfy test note on laboratory slips.
• Performs venipuncture and skin puncture to obtain blood samples for diagnostic testing purposes.
• Labels samples and transmits to Laboratory or Laboratory Technologist as required following special instructions to include refrigeration or centrifugion of sample. Uses robot properly.
• Performs trouble shooting if robot malfunctions. Assists Laboratory Technologist with routine tests; may include pouring, numbering and centrifuging urine samples, culturing, staining bacteriological specimens, etc.
• Aids in instructing registered nurses and other personnel in venipuncture, skin puncture as required. Fills courier baskets with laboratory samples, receives and empties courier baskets and distributes to required work areas as required.
• Processes and scans all specimens for pick-up by couriers. Centrifuges and organizes specimens for Chemistry.
• Hematology and Coagulation departments.
• Establishes and maintains courteous, cooperative relations with the public, patients and other personnel
• Performs other duties as required, including receiving patients, checking laboratory slips for completeness, giving preparation instruction to patients, assisting physician with bone marrow aspirations, assisting pathologists with post mortem examinations following routine procedures as required, inventorying and ordering supplies as needed.
• Responsible for knowing the KPDS and LMS computer system for accessing patient orders, results, and other pertinent patient care data. Must perform complete accessioning and delete all order not drawn.
• Promotes, ensures, and improves customer service to internal/external customers by demonstrating skills which are consistent with the organizations philosophy of providing extraordinary customer relations and quality service.
• Assume other activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• Six (6) months acute phlebotomy experience or one (1) year as a medical assistant performing venipuncture or one year outpatient lab experience or completion of a 5 month student phlebotomy training preceptor program through Kaiser Permanente.
• Per the National Agreement, current KP Coalition employees have this experience requirement waived.

Education

• High school diploma OR General Education Diploma (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

• Phlebotomy Technician II Certificate (California) OR Phlebotomy Technician I Certificate (California)

Additional Requirements:

• Note: Education/License/Certification and Qualifications required for Moreno Valley Community Hospital employees acquired through Kaiser Permanentes purchase of Valley Health Systems Moreno Valley Community Hospital.
• Employees shall meet the minimum position qualifications as listed on their previous Valley Health System job description.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A hiring manager may specify Preferred Qualifications, which are desirable and above and beyond the requirements specified in the Minimum Qualifications section above. Please keep in mind that any such Preferred Qualifications should be job related and relevant (i.e., directly related to the duties and responsibilities described in this Job Description) and stated in non-prejudicial language.

Notes:

• Schedule to primarily night shift, rotating weekends, holidays, and floating within the established seniority section.

Primary Location: California,Moreno Valley,Moreno Valley Medical Center
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 1
Shift: Night
Workdays: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Working Hours Start: 10:30 PM
Working Hours End: 07:00 AM
Job Schedule: Per Diem
Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: B18|SEIU|United Healthcare Workers West
Job Level: Entry Level
Department: Moreno Valley Hospital - Pathology/Lab-PermLab SysCoord - 0806
Pay Range: $28.06 - $30.95 / hour Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location. Travel: No On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.

Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.

Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.

Requisition #: 1423492

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