Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) I
About The Position
The Certified Phlebotomy Technician collects blood specimens for laboratory testing using age-appropriate techniques and interacts compassionately and effectively with patients of diverse ages, backgrounds, values, beliefs, and behaviors. The role completes quality-related tasks, including documenting work, keeping the work area clean, stocked, and safe, monitoring pending work, and escalating priority assignments. The technician uses basic pre-analytic laboratory equipment and follows applicable local, state, and federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures to protect patient privacy and safety and support optimal patient care.
Requirements
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent education or experience.
- California Licensed Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) I.
- Knowledge of standard principles, processes, procedures, and equipment for collecting blood specimens.
- Knowledge of compassionate and effective patient interaction.
- Knowledge of handling biological specimens routinely submitted to a laboratory for analysis.
- Ability to organize and prioritize tasks and complete them within expected timeframes.
- Ability to perform duties accurately, precisely, and reliably.
- Ability to manage workflow fluctuations and respond to unexpected situations or problems.
- Ability to follow standard practices, processes, and procedures in sequence.
- Critical-thinking and decision-making ability.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of applicable local, state, and federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures aimed at ensuring patient privacy and safety.
Responsibilities
- Collect blood specimens for a variety of laboratory tests using age-appropriate techniques.
- Interact compassionately and effectively with patients of diverse ages, backgrounds, values, beliefs, and behaviors.
- Document work and complete other quality-related tasks.
- Maintain a clean, stocked, and safe work area.
- Monitor pending work and escalate priority work.
- Operate or use basic pre-analytic laboratory equipment.
- Follow applicable local, state, and federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures to ensure patient privacy and safety.
- Organize and prioritize duties and assigned tasks for completion within expected timeframes.
- Respond appropriately to changing workload, unexpected situations or problems, shift hand-offs, STAT test orders, specimen integrity issues, pending logs, and priority assignments.
- Follow standard practices, processes, and procedures in sequence.
- Recognize and appropriately escalate basic and common deviations, problems, unusual occurrences, and unexpected outcomes.
- Communicate current, factual, and relevant work information in a collaborative setting.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
