Acute Phlebotomist - Flower Hospital

ProMedica•Sylvania, AL

About The Position

As a ProMedica Phlebotomist, you will collect products and/or specimens for procedures and perform testing while caring for patients before, during, and after collection. You will perform pre-analytic sample-preparation tasks, including centrifugation, decanting, specimen distribution, and packaging. You will use quality assurance data to enhance services and recommend procedural changes to address quality issues and improve customer satisfaction. The role requires familiarity with test names and abbreviations and the ability to cross-reference tests to specimen types. You will follow strict principles of asepsis and antisepsis and use leadership skills to help train new associates or students. The summary describes the general nature and level of work and is not exhaustive.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
A diploma from an accredited phlebotomy training institute or one year of phlebotomy experience.
Successful completion of an academic program that included substantial practical clinical phlebotomy experience, such as a three-or-more-week clinical student rotation program in a hospital setting.

Nice To Haves

Professional registration, such as PBT(ASCP), preferred.
One year of experience in a high-volume phlebotomy environment preferred.

Responsibilities

Collect products and/or specimens for procedures and perform testing.
Care for patients before, during, and after collection.
Perform pre-analytic sample-preparation tasks, including centrifugation, decanting, specimen distribution, and specimen packaging.
Use quality assurance data to enhance services.
Recommend procedural changes to address quality issues and improve customer satisfaction.
Cross-reference tests to specimen types using knowledge of test names and abbreviations.
Follow principles of asepsis and antisepsis.
Help train new associates or students.