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 and backgrounds. The role performs quality-related tasks, including documenting work, maintaining a clean, stocked, and safe work area, monitoring pending work, and escalating priority work. The technician operates or uses basic pre-analytic laboratory equipment and follows applicable regulations, codes, policies, and procedures to protect patient privacy and safety and provide optimal patient care.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED, or equivalent education or experience.
- California Licensed Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) I.
- Knowledge and practice of standard principles, processes, procedures, and equipment for collecting blood specimens, interacting with patients, and handling biological specimens submitted to the laboratory.
- Ability to organize and prioritize duties and tasks and complete them within expected timeframes.
- Ability to perform duties accurately, precisely, and reliably.
- Ability to follow standard practices, processes, and procedures in sequence.
- Critical-thinking and decision-making skills.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate and communicate current, factual, and relevant work information.
- Ability to recognize and appropriately escalate basic and common deviations, problems, unusual occurrences, and unexpected outcomes.
- Knowledge of applicable regulations, codes, policies, and procedures related to 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 and/or use basic pre-analytic laboratory equipment.
- Respond appropriately to changing workload, unexpected situations, shift hand-offs, STAT orders, specimen integrity issues, and pending logs or priority assignments.
- Follow applicable local, state, and federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures to ensure patient privacy and safety.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package for eligible positions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
