About This Role
This phlebotomist position involves performing various assigned duties, troubleshooting, training, and making workflow recommendations. The role requires experience with blood draws and specimen handling, and the ability to float between multiple locations.
Responsibilities
- Perform blood draws, label specimens, centrifuge specimens, record maintenance data, and decontaminate equipment
- Collect and store specimens according to established procedures
- Clearly and courteously explain the process of venipuncture and other specimen collection
- Demonstrate techniques using straight needles and/or butterfly needles
- Fully understand all physicians' orders
- Match laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes
- Label, centrifuge, split, and freeze specimens as required by test order
- Check all test requisitions or computer labels against scripts to ensure 100% accuracy
- Package specimens for transport
- Store specimen samples according to required temperature, place samples in appropriate collection container/tube, accurately label, and follow specific protocols for transport to maintain specimen integrity
- Understand and comply with OSHA and DEP regulations
- Attend annual department trainings
- Answer telephone calls and read laboratory results to satisfy inquiries
Requirements
- Valid Phlebotomy certification for the state where you will be employed (as required in some states)
- Minimum of 5 years of work experience performing venipunctures in a fast-paced lab or hospital setting
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
- High School Diploma or GED
- Minimum 2 years of experience
- Pediatric and geriatric experience
- Clean driving record
- Reliable transportation
Benefits
Important Details
- Schedule: 1st Shift, Monday to Friday, 6 AM to 7 PM, with one required Saturday shift per month. Shifts will be 8 hours, starting as early as 6 AM or ending as late as 7 PM depending on location.
- Contract: 3 months, with potential for permanent placement
- Team: This is a float job, covering areas such as Baltimore City, Glen Burnie, Columbia, Clarksburg, Frederick, and Olney. The home base will be the office closest to where the candidate lives.
About the Company
This is a contract job opportunity with potential for permanent placement.