Mobile Phlebotomist

TridentCare•Aurora, CO

12d•$19 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

The Mobile Phlebotomist, under the general supervision of the Phlebotomy Supervisor, works to provide clinical pre-analytical laboratory services to our clients/patients in a mobile setting. They are responsible for completing their assigned routes in a safe and timely manner. They must follow all policies and procedures.

Requirements

Maintain required certifications, health requirements, and operational requirements.
Strict adherence to Universal Precautions in controlling blood-borne pathogens and infectious disease exposures.
Follows all specimen preservation, patient preparation and specimen management processes and procedures as written without personal deviation.

Responsibilities

Drives vehicle to client facilities, typically nursing homes, as directed by company dispatcher.
Unloads phlebotomy tray and takes to patient’s bedside to collect samples ordered by physician.
Accurately identifies patient before collecting specimen(s).
Accurately collects, labels, processes, and delivers specimens obtained from patients.
Reloads equipment and all necessary specimens to vehicle for prompt delivery.
Regularly communicates with dispatcher to report status and location.
Strict adherence to Universal Precautions in controlling blood-borne pathogens and infectious disease exposures.
Maintains required certifications, health requirements, and operational requirements.
Keeps work area clean.
Follows all required safety precautions ALL the time.
Reports any unsafe conditions in the workplace.
Reports all complaints and problems encountered.
Monitors supplies inventory.
Reports low stock or out-of-stock situations.
Identifies and segregates any expired supplies.
Reports to work promptly, properly groomed and wears the proper identification at all times when visiting a facility.
Accurately maintains time records of hours worked and deliver to company as directed.
Manages his/her assigned shift to include meal breaks.
Follows all specimen preservation, patient preparation and specimen management processes and procedures as written without personal deviation.
Drives vehicle to client facilities (mostly nursing homes), as directed by company dispatcher or assigned supervisor or coordinator.
Unloads phlebotomy tray provided by the company and takes to patient’s bedside to collect samples for tests ordered by physician.
Accurately identifies patients before collecting specimens.
Accurately collects, labels, processes and delivers specimens obtained from patients.
Reloads equipment and all necessary specimens to vehicle for prompt delivery.
Regularly communicates with dispatcher to report status and location.
Creates all required records per instructions.
Follows all specimen preservation, patient preparation and specimen management processes and procedures as written without personal deviation.
Uses only approved current documents.
Makes changes to records ONLY per approved instructions as needed.
On-call evenings and weekends; irregular unscheduled overtime as needed based on the company workload or absenteeism.