Clerk - Phlebotomist

UPMC • Altoona, PA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time, 40-hour position with evening/night rotation, involving 12-hour and 4-hour shifts to complete the 40-hour week. The role is part of the AFSCME union.

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.
• Ability to learn workplace practices and procedures.
• Ability to learn the types of tests performed and laboratory terminology.
• Ability to learn the performance of phlebotomies.
• Ability to learn courtesies of dealing with patients, physicians, and other hospital employees.
• Ability to use the telephone effectively and give or receive reports and messages clearly and accurately.

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience in phlebotomy.
• Clinical rotation during phlebotomy training program is acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a professional appearance in accordance with the Department of Laboratory Services dress code and hospital policy.
• Communicate with patients, explaining procedures prior to venipuncture, ensuring patient safety and comfort.
• Process outpatients, including interpreting physician orders, performing venipuncture, and billing.
• Collect routine, fasting, timed, and stat blood samples as ordered by a physician and entered into the computer.
• Properly label specimens with patient's name, hospital and room number, test name, date and time collected, and phlebotomist's initials.
• Perform receptionist duties.
• Identify patients using an identification armband and checking it with a label using two unique identifiers before collecting blood samples.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED