About this role
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Specimen Management Coordinator, you will assume responsibility for the smooth functioning and workflow of the Phlebotomy and Lab Central Processing department under the direction of the Specimen Management Supervisor or Lab Manager. You will serve as a primary resource for the team, acting as a lead to ensure operational excellence.
Every day you will assist the department supervisor with the training and monitoring of daily workflow. You will function as the team lead, providing hands-on support and serving as the point person for complex problem resolution.
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate strong leadership and organizational skills to guide your team effectively. Your ability to provide clear direction, resolve challenges, and maintain efficient department operations will be essential to your success.
- Workflow and Staff Coordination: Monitors department workflow and assists the supervisor in balancing the workload and dispatching staff according to business needs; utilizes appropriate communication techniques within the team and across shifts.
- Patient Safety and Identification: Practices positive patient identification at all times for all samples and ensures adherence to all applicable phlebotomy procedures.
- Specimen Management and Troubleshooting: Remains responsible for troubleshooting, reconciling, and making appropriate decisions regarding specimen ordering and processing to ensure operational accuracy.
- Send-Out and Pending Oversight: Monitors send-out processing and pending lists, proactively resolving overdue results to maintain department standards.
- Staff Training and Development: Assists with staff training under the direction of the supervisor to ensure competency and consistency across the team.
- Quality Improvement: Assists the supervisor in quality monitoring activities and actively participates in quality improvement initiatives within the lab and other departments as requested.
Job Requirements
Required
- 3 years phlebotomy experience
- High School Diploma/GED
- Nevada: CLA:NV, California: PHLEB:CA, Washington:MAP:WA, Other state license not required
- All states: BLS within 90 days of hire
Preferred
- Excellent communication skills
- Demonstration of leadership skills
- Lab Assistant Program certification
- Phlebotomy certificate
Where You’ll Work
For more than 50 years, St. Anthony North Hospital has delivered optimal health care to the communities of Westminster, Erie, Brighton, Broomfield, Northglenn and Thornton. Highlights of our campus include 60,000 square feet of integrated primary and specialty care physician clinics, ambulatory surgery center, birthing center with private birthing suites, Level III Trauma Center with 24/7 emergency services, over 150 inpatient beds and an outpatient diagnostics center with lab and imaging services. In 2023, we received our prestigious Magnet® designation! We are so proud of our nursing staff for this achievement, which is awarded to less than 6 percent of hospitals in the United States. Built on the pillars of convenience, wellness and person-centered care, we offer inpatient and outpatient care at one site, with an emphasis on preventive health, wellness and health education.