Clerk - Phlebotomist

UPMC•Altoona, PA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Clerk Phlebotomist in a Fulltime 40-hour night shift program. The program involves working four 10-hour shifts with rotation as needed, including weekends and holidays. Participants in the night program receive an additional $2 per hour differential on top of existing off-shift differentials. This differential applies only to night hours worked as part of the program. Additional day shifts will not receive this differential. Laboratory professionals working rotating night shifts but not in the program will not receive the additional differential. Paid time off (PTO) requests require advance approval and will not include the night program differential. Business unit leaders determine the number of program participants based on needs. Eligibility for the program requires being in a regular full-time or part-time laboratory professional role in a department needing 24-hour coverage, having completed orientation and at least six months of experience, and maintaining a Solid/Strong/Good performance rating with no corrective actions in the last six months. New employees can enter at hire. Resigning or being removed from the program prohibits re-entry for one calendar year. Participants not working steady night shifts are ineligible for the differential and may be removed from the program. Medical benefits, STD, LTD, PTO, and tuition reimbursement are not impacted by program participation.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent; completion of an acceptable phlebotomy training program. If no previous phlebotomy training program, successful completion of UPMC phlebotomy training program.
Prefer one year experience, however a clinical rotation during phlebotomy training program is acceptable.
Must be able to learn: The practices and procedures required in the work place.
The types of tests performed and laboratory terminology.
The performance of phlebotomies.
The courtesies of dealing with patients, physicians, and other hospital employees.
The use of the telephone effectively and giving or receiving reports and messages clearly and accurately.
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Responsibilities

Appearance is professional and in accordance with the Department of Laboratory Services dress code and hospital policy.
Communicates with patients, explaining procedures prior to venipuncture. Serves patient in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort.
Processes outpatients, to include interpreting physician orders, venipuncture and billing.
Collects routine, fasting, timed and stat blood samples as indicated on label ordered by a physician and entered into the computer.
Properly labels specimens with patient's name, hospital and room number, name of test, date and time collected and phlebotomist's initials.
Performs receptionist duties.
Prior to collecting blood samples, identifies patient by identification armband, checking it with label using two unique identifiers.