Non-Registered Phlebotomist (Part-Time, Variable Shift)

Rochester Regional Health

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This part-time position involves performing blood collection procedures by venipuncture and capillary puncture techniques, following professional guidelines and standards. The role requires considering the patient's condition, age group, and the type of test requested. Accurate and timely documentation is essential. During evening, midnight, and weekend shifts, the position also includes providing EKG services. The phlebotomist adheres to the professional standards of the American Society of Clinical Pathology.

Requirements

Perform blood collection procedures by venipuncture and capillary puncture techniques.
Consider the condition of the patient and site, age group, and the type of test requested.
Ensure all required information and documentation are accurately, timely, and correctly submitted.
Adhere to the professional standards of the American Society of Clinical Pathology.
Provide EKG services in conjunction with phlebotomy services during evening and midnight shifts, and on weekends.
Perform finger or heel sticks for micro-samples of capillary blood on neonates to adults.
Select proper vacutainer tubes for testing using various sized needles, syringes, and/or butterfly collection devices.
Properly, accurately, and completely label all specimens.
Submit all required documentation initiating testing.
Contact appropriate patient care unit, physician office, or outpatient clinic when specimens are incorrectly identified or submitted.
Handle and transport laboratory specimens.
Receive and accession specimens from inpatient and outpatient locations.
Conduct order entry and patient registration in reference lab information systems.
Receive test results from reference laboratories.
Transport specimens from the point of collection to the lab for processing.
Assist laboratory technical staff, including specimen inoculation on to growth media in Bacteriology.
Provide service excellence and service recovery.
Receive orders and perform EKGs.
Process EKG results appropriately.
Maintain EKG cart supplies.

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma
Previous phlebotomy experience

Responsibilities

Applying knowledge of human anatomy, aseptic and sterile techniques, and phlebotomy equipment, performs blood collection procedures by venipuncture and capillary puncture techniques, selecting the phlebotomy site considering the patient's condition and site, age group, and the type of test requested by the health care provider.
Perform finger or heel sticks for micro-samples of capillary blood on neonates to adults as required.
Selects proper vacutainer tubes for testing using various sized needles, syringes, and/or butterfly collection devices to collect appropriate specimens for testing.
Ensures that all specimens are properly, accurately, and completely labeled, and that the proper documentation initiating testing is submitted with all required documentation.
Contacts the appropriate patient care unit, physician office, or outpatient clinic when specimens are incorrectly identified or submitted, obtaining additional needed information and/or patient information to ensure proper testing and interpretive data is received.
Performs duties and responsibilities related to the handling and transport of laboratory specimens, including receiving and accessioning specimens from inpatient and outpatient locations, conducting order entry and patient registration in reference lab information systems, accessioning specimens, receiving test results from reference laboratories, and transporting specimens from the point of collection to the lab for processing.
Assists laboratory technical staff, including specimen inoculation onto growth media in Bacteriology.
Provides service excellence and service recovery in the delivery of services to patients and in interaction with internal and external partners.
Receives orders and performs EKGs, processes results appropriately, and maintains EKG cart supplies.