Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Description:

Under limited supervision, serves to provide instruction in the specific content area of Phlebotomy and Lab Specimen Processing including Point of Care Testing (POCT). Teach and train using MercyOne Siouxland approved training plan. Provide trainees with clear course objectives and expectations. Ensure that training content and objectives are met. Utilize a variety of teaching styles and methods to accommodate the diverse learning styles of colleagues. Comply with all institutional, accrediting and regulatory agency policies and procedures. Respond to trainee questions and inquiries in a timely manner. Document concerns to the direct supervisor or Lab Leadership. Uphold the highest levels of professionalism and ethical conduct.

Your best life. Our one purpose.

At MercyOne, we are dedicated to the well-being of both our colleagues and the patients they serve. Elevating patient-centered care comes from the efforts of all colleagues.

What we offer:

We care about your well-being, both physical and mental, which is why our benefit package includes:

• Wellness programs
• Education reimbursement
• Personalized health insurance plans including dental and vision
• Paid time off
• Long- and short-term leave
• Retirement planning
• Life insurance coverage

What you will do:

• Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the MercyOne and Trinity Health Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.
• Demonstrates knowledge of performing Rapid and Point-Of-Care testing in accordance with written laboratory policy and procedure.
• Demonstrates competent ability to train, observe, and verify other lab assistants work in procedures as directed. Assists in training to new hires and new procedures to existing colleagues.
• Executes and reinforces all hospital/laboratory guidelines and policies on patient identification, blood borne pathogens, safety, confidentiality, HIPAA and other applicable procedures.
• Assists in the development and implementation of new laboratory assistant policies and procedures, rapid and point-of-care patient testing procedures.
• Is proficient in utilization of Laboratory Information System .
• Documents performance issues and reports to Supervisor/Director in a timely manner.
• Instruct phlebotomists in the art of venipuncture techniques, anatomy and physiology.
• Monitors competencies for each lab assistant and processor.
• Adhere to Joint Commission and CAP requirements
• Complies with health and safety standards and guidelines such as maintaining a safe environment, reporting and recording of health and safety-related incidents, demonstrating understanding of emergency plans, and safe use of department equipment.
• Is knowledgeable of and actively participates in improving patient safety and reducing risk to patients and families. Complies with Safety and Infection Control Policies and Procedures.

What we are looking for:

• ASCP Certification as a Clinical Laboratory Phlebotomist or equivalent . Requires a minimum of 3-5 years of lab assistant experience in an acute care setting, including specimen procurement .
• Must complete educational requirements as required to maintain ASCP certification.
• Is able to communicate effectively with all members of the health care team. Is able to perform a variety of duties characterized by frequent change.

Why MercyOne Western Iowa?

MercyOne Western Iowa serves the needs of individuals in a 33-county area including western Iowa, eastern Nebraska and southeastern South Dakota. MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center, a 238-bed regional facility, is home to the only Level II trauma center in the area – one of only four trauma care facilities in the state to receive verification from the American College of Surgeons – and MercyOne Air Med, a regional helicopter ambulance service. Along with owned and managed hospitals in Primghar and Hawarden, Iowa, and a partnership with Dunes Surgical Hospital in South Dakota, the region also operates a primary care network, specialty care clinics and home health care, providing an entire continuum of preventative, primary, acute and tertiary health care services to provide personalized, compassionate care for the communities we serve and beyond.

About MercyOne and Trinity Health

We are MercyOne: a connected system of health care facilities and services dedicated to helping you and your community live your best life so you can get well—and stay well. With 420 care locations, our clinics, medical centers and affiliates are never too far from home, allowing us to improve the lives of individuals and communities across the state of Iowa and beyond. MercyOne Western Iowa is a member of Trinity Health

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

Our Mission defines us:

MercyOne serves with fidelity to the Gospel as a compassionate, healing ministry of Jesus Christ to transform the health of our communities.

Our timeless Values guide us:

• Reverence
• Integrity
• Commitment to the Poor
• Compassion
• Excellence
• Justice
• Stewardship

MercyOne Cultural Beliefs direct us:

• Be ONE: I benefit from and strengthen MercyOne.
• Personalize Care: Your experience. My responsibility.
• Own It!: I own my actions to deliver our key results.
• Improve Daily: I make improvements every day for those we serve including each other.
• Innovate: I imagine and embrace bold new ideas to revolutionize health.

MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center and all its affiliates are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, physical disability or any other classification protected under local, state or federal law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.