Clinical Laboratory Intern - Lab AdminGeneral - PRN
Company: CHRISTUS Health
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: May 4, 2024
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Job Description:
Description
Summary:
This position will offer the intern the opportunity to work on
various education and process improvement projects as well as
conduct phlebotomy, specimen processing and limited testing. The
intern will assist the lab in the efficient delivery of lab results
to care givers for the benefit of the patient under the direct
supervision of certified laboratory technician or technologist.
The CHRISTUS Children's Hospital, established in 1959, was the
first children's hospital in South-Central Texas. Located downtown,
this 190-plus-bed hospital serves more than 70,000 children
annually from San Antonio, South Texas and around the world. The
hospital (in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine) is the
only academic children's hospital in San Antonio. Our highly
specialized services meet the unique medical needs of children,
from Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care to Children's Emergency
Services, the latest treatments for deformities of the spine
including titanium rib implants and halo traction, a Heart Center,
a specialized asthma program, a highly regarded Cancer and Blood
Disorders Center, and growing maternal services to include
consultation, delivery, and maternal fetal medicine.
Responsibilities:
--- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies:
Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
--- Maintains consistency with administrative and departmental
policies with appropriate behavior, dress, attitude, attendance,
confidentiality, professionalism, and reliability.
--- Implements measures to promote a safe environment for patients
and others.
--- Follows laboratory safety standards.
--- Follows approved policies and procedures for infection
control.
--- Identifies, reports, and appropriately intervenes in safety
hazards.
--- Practices universal precautions by appropriate disposal of
waste, hazardous waste, sharps, and wearing personal protective
equipment.
--- Keeps laboratory free from potential hazards.
--- Respects the patient's right to privacy by protecting
confidential information unless obligated or allowed by law to
disclose the information.
--- Follows policies and procedures for "no information
patients".
--- Awareness of conversations held in public areas.
--- No participation in conversations regarding patient care
outside of the laboratory.
--- Assists in the provision of limited laboratory testing.
--- Performs waived testing, phlebotomy, and specimen processing if
training and competency assessment are on file
--- Provides patient testing feedback to the team leader or other
responsible person to achieve laboratory objective.
--- Accurately records results in LIS (Lab Information System).
--- Immediately notifies team leader of any abnormal data.
--- Documents clearly and concisely on appropriate forms according
to policy.
--- Acts on direction from team leader
Requirements:
High School Diploma or Equivalent
Work Schedule:
Varies
Work Type:
Per Diem As Needed
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