Phlebotomist

Georgetown Hospital System•Georgetown, SC

43d

About The Position

Phlebotomist Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day. A Brief Overview The Phlebotomist will obtain and prepare specimens for analysis and perform various screening tests.

Requirements

High School Diploma, GED or relevant experience/education needed to obtain certification Required
Phlebotomy Technician Certification - American Medical Certification Association Required or Phlebotomy Technician - American Society for Clinical Pathology Required or National Certified Phlebotomy Technician - National Center for Competency Testing Required or Registered Phlebotomy Technician - American Medical Technologist Required or Certified Phlebotomy Technician - National Healthcareer Association Required
Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association is required within 30 days of hire. Recertification every two years is Required

Nice To Haves

Experience working in the clinical setting
Strong customer service skills
Familiarity with electronic medical records (EMR)
Interpersonal skills and compassion
Analyzing information, critical thinking, and problem solving
Knowledge of infection control procedures
Bedside manner
Attention to detail
Procedural and organizational skills
Quality focus
Basic computer skills
Punctuality

Responsibilities

Performs order entry and medical necessity screening for Medicare patients.
Performs specimen collection, including venipuncture, capillary draws, urine collection, and culture receipt.
Accessions specimens.
Demonstrates proper infection control.
Demonstrates proper patient identification.
Performs proper and prompt specimen transport.
Performs proper drug screen collection and processing.
Performs EKGs and may perform CLIA waived and moderately complex testing if assigned.
Answers lab phones and responds to questions.
Actively participates in lab process improvement project.