Job Description
Serves patients by preparing specimens for laboratory testing; performing screening procedures.
Job Duties:
- Verifies patient by reading patient identification.
- Obtains blood specimens by performing venipunctures and fingersticks.
- Maintains specimen integrity by using aseptic technique, following department procedures; observing isolation procedures.
- Tracks collected specimens by initialling, dating, and noting times of collection; maintaining daily tallies of collections performed.
- Maintains quality results by following department procedures and testing schedule; recording results in the quality-control log; identifying and reporting needed changes.
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
- Resolves unusual test orders by contacting the physician, pathologist, nursing station, or reference laboratory; referring unresolved orders back to the originator for further clarification; notifying supervisor of unresolved orders.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
- Serves and protects the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.
- Enhances phlebotomy department and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Education:
High school diploma or GED required.
Training/Experience:
Prior experience highly desired. Phlebotomy certification through ASCP, ASPT, NCA or equivalent agency is preferred.
Skills/Qualifications:
- Age specific communication skills
- EMR/EHR Experience
- Customer Service
- Time Management
- Organization
- Attention to Detail
- Professionalism
- Quality Focus
Type: Part-time