Apply on Employer Site

Wellstar Health System · 1 day ago

Lab Support Services Specialist- Phlebotomy

Marietta, GA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Wellstar Health System is dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of every person they serve. They are seeking a Lab Support Services Specialist- Phlebotomy to perform technical and non-technical duties within the laboratory service areas, including specimen processing and customer service support.

FitnessHealth Care

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Perform HIS/LIS data entry, troubleshooting and laboratory technical support functions

Provide customer service for all patients and health care providers

Process specimens including preparing for transport to reference labs and microbiology processing

Perform phlebotomy procedures including specimen collection techniques

Assist in multiple areas as workload and staffing changes

Report and troubleshoot HIS/LIS, printer, fax malfunctions

Organize specimen intake in various downtime scenarios

Assist with inventory control and maintain organization of laboratory storage areas

Restock consumables in the phlebotomy, clerical areas, store room and laboratory

Perform QA checks on refrigerators and freezers as required

Communicate effectively and courteously with all outpatients, visitors and hospital personnel

Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality always

Receive incoming calls; resolve or route as appropriate

Resolve patient/patient care provider complaints; understand when to refer to supervisor

Provide patient test results to patient care providers via printed reports, fax or verbal communication

Maintain organized files for physician orders and lab reports

Make follow-up calls to patients and patient care providers concerning problem specimens

Perform call back function for critical and notification values

Check all specimens arriving in the lab for sufficient quality and quantity

Cancel unacceptable specimens after notifying RN and documenting in the LIS

Centrifuge, decant or split specimens as needed

Prepare specimens for transport to reference labs

Check accuracy of outpatient orders and resolve discrepancies

Process microbiology specimens (plating/preparation and preparing gram stains)

Prepare and maintain phlebotomy tray with all supplies required to perform duties

Collect quality blood specimens both venous and capillary for processing

Critically review each collection list to minimize the number of times a patient is collected

Identify patient using two patient identifiers before drawing blood

Comply with Blood Culture and Blood Bank specimen collection procedures

Deliver specimens to the Laboratory within specified timeframe

Resolve unreceived specimen pending log in LIS

Assist in orientation and training of new employees as assigned

Check emails daily in Sunquest

Complete all assigned training and competency testing within specified time periods

Participate in staff meetings and read posted meeting minutes

Qualification

Phlebotomy CertificationHIS/LIS data entrySpecimen processingBasic Life SupportCustomer serviceMulti-taskingTyping 40 wpmWorking computer knowledgeCommunicationOrganizational skillsDetail-orientedTeam-oriented

Required

High school diploma Required or GED Diploma from an accredited program Required

Basic Life Support 1.00 Required

BLS - Instructor 1.00 Required

BLS - Provisional 1.00 Required

Strong written and verbal communication, customer service, multi-tasking and organizational skills, professionalism, detail and team-oriented, data entry, typing 40 wpm and working computer knowledge

Preferred

Phlebotomy Certification by a national organization Upon Hire

Experience in either phlebotomy and / or specimen processing in an outpatient or hospital laboratory environment

Company

Wellstar Health System

Glassdoor3.6

The largest health system in Georgia.

Founded in 1993

Marietta, Georgia, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.wellstar.org

H1B Sponsorship

Wellstar Health System has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

Represents job field similar to this job

Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (22)

2024 (18)

2023 (13)

2022 (14)

2021 (18)

2020 (12)