About This Role
This Phlebotomist role involves drawing blood from patients, ensuring their comfort and safety, and accurately handling specimens for laboratory testing. The position requires strict adherence to safety protocols and meticulous record-keeping.
Responsibilities
- Accurately identify patients using a wristband, documents, or through known visual identification
- Receive assignments, assemble supplies and equipment required to perform specimen collection according to established standards, policies, and procedures
- Accurately identify priorities such as Stat, timed, or routine
- Determine the right venipuncture method based on patient age, health, etc.
- Reassure patients and help them relax
- Find veins that are suitable for puncture
- Draw blood using proper equipment and techniques
- Keep all sharps, needles, and equipment out of reach of the patient and properly dispose of these and all medical waste
- Follow the proper test tube order of draw
- Use appropriate personal protective equipment
- Ensure optimal quality and quantity of samples for the test and tube required
- Label test tubes correctly and send or deliver them for testing
- Not attempt to draw any patient more than two times and request help if necessary
- Answer patient questions and provide useful information
- Keep accurate patient records
- Adhere to all relevant health and safety standards while working
- Monitor the patient for reactions; monitor equipment operations
- Educate patient on immediate aftercare
- Maintain a clean and sanitary space
- Use all appropriate procedures if trained on specimen storage and centrifugation
- Ensure patient confidentiality
- Be capable of collecting and processing Covid-19 tests
- Attend all required company meetings and training programs
Requirements
- High school degree or equivalent
- Understanding of standard blood drawing practices and procedures
- 2 years proven experience as a phlebotomist
- Good interpersonal skills and communication
- Able and flexible to work nights, evening hours, weekends, holidays, and extended shifts
- Strict adherence to safety regulations, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
- Knowledge of aseptic and sterilization techniques
- Valid State issued driver's license with a good driving record
- Adequate automobile insurance
- Vehicle in good driving condition
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