Phlebotomist

City of New York • New York, NY

335d • $45,178 - $45,178

About The Position

The Phlebotomist is integral to the patient care team by providing prompt, courteous, and customer-focused services to Bellevue Hospital patients or visitors while maintaining communication with interdisciplinary departments. The phlebotomist's role and primary responsibility is to perform safe blood collection procedures for timely testing, diagnosis, and prognosis of patient treatment at Bellevue Hospital Center. The phlebotomist must continually demonstrate various knowledge and competency of blood collection methods by performing and incorporating them into the duties outlined below (functional duties and responsibilities).

Requirements

• Graduation from a senior high school or evidence of having passed an examination for a High School Equivalency Diploma.
• Satisfactory combination of education, training, and experience.
• Successful completion of the prescribed training program for Phlebotomist.

Responsibilities

• Use two patient identifiers by confirming the patient's information on specimen labels and identification bands.
• Introduce yourself by name and title, explain the nature of the procedure, and provide instruction to patients.
• Assess patients' limitations and observe restrictions in place.
• Verify and obtain venipuncture/blood collection specimens by order of draw using the correct specimen tube, labeling all tubes at the patient's bedside, and promptly delivering samples to the lab.
• Monitor patient status and ensure patients' safety throughout the procedure; report any changes in patient condition to Staff Nurse or provider.
• Ensure patient confidentiality and patient privacy at all times; use discretion when discussing matters of confidential nature.
• Document completed and unable specimens within the EMR - EPIC/Rover efficiently and in real-time.
• Promptly and effectively communicate with clinical staff using EPIC secure chat.
• Sign into a Rover at the beginning of your shift and remain logged in until the end of your tour.
• Communicate with the team on any shift to perform second rounds on 'patient refusals or unable to obtain.'

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Full-time employment
• Regular shift hours

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: High school or GED