Career Opportunities

Job Type: Regular

Time Type: Full time

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description:

Join Anna Jaques Hospital (AJH), a distinguished not-for-profit community hospital nestled in the picturesque coastal community of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Since 1884, AJH has been a cornerstone of healthcare excellence in the Merrimack Valley, North Shore, and Southern New Hampshire regions, renowned for our commitment to high-quality care and exceptional patient satisfaction. Located just 35 miles northeast of Boston, AJH offers the perfect blend of a supportive community hospital environment and the vast opportunities that come with being part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in the region. As a member of our team, you'll be part of a network of over 39,000 caregivers and staff dedicated to providing extraordinary care to more than 1.7 million people from 150+ cities and towns across Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. Discover a rewarding career at AJH, where you can make a meaningful impact within a close-knit community while advancing your professional growth within a thriving healthcare system.

Are you ready to become a part of our dynamic Laboratory team?

Laboratory Associate II

Anna Jaques Hospital, a member of the Beth Israel Lahey Health group is seeking Laboratory Associate IIto join our team of professionals to support client services, patient registration and order entry at either our blood collection stations or laboratory front desk. Located in the beautiful seaside community of Newburyport, Massachusetts, Anna Jaques offers a fast paced and challenging environment in a community hospital setting.

Duties

• Patient Assessment: Assures proper patient identification with two identifiers (name and date of birth) and by comparing labels and wristbands.
• Specimen Collection: Determines appropriate collection devices, selects correct collection of tubes to minimize blood volume collected and delivers all specimens to appropriate area for testing.
• Technical Procedures: Demonstrates competency by collecting patient samples on first attempt 95% of the time and adheres to laboratory protocols when performing all specimen collections.
• Patient Care: Demonstrates proficiency in caring for patients who require special care and treatments, assesses patient overall status prior to releasing including proper hemostasis, follows the triple check policy to ensure order accuracy which includes collector’s initials on each specimen labels and reports all adverse patient events immediately to supervisor.
• Customer Service: Greets and processes outpatients by adhering to all screening procedures such as always obtaining properly completed order forms and patient demographic information, practices AIDET (acknowledge, identify, duration, education, thank you) customer service departmental standard.
• LIS: Utilizes LIS effectively for result query, label printing, generating collection lists, generating and faxing patient reports, and order entry.

Qualifications:

• Medical Assistant graduate or successful completion of an approved accredited phlebotomy program preferred. National certification preferred.
• High School Diploma with 6 months related work experience preferred but will train a new graduate.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

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