Phlebotomist

UNC Health•Hendersonville, NC

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Phlebotomist performs inpatient, outpatient, and off-site blood specimen collections using proper phlebotomy techniques and ensuring correct patient and specimen identification. The role also performs secretarial duties as directed by the department schedule. The position is based in the Core Lab at Pardee UNC Health Care, is onsite, and follows an evening work schedule for 40 hours per week.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Completion of a certified Phlebotomy course.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Nice To Haves

Previous hospital experience.

Responsibilities

Maintain competency in required skills, complete annual competency assessments, and perform other assignments as requested.
Complete annual organizational educational offerings and individual continuing education requirements, and participate in section monitors, assignments, committees, projects, or community activities to support departmental goals.
Use the defined collection processes for inpatient, outpatient, and CLS collections (Rover, Epic schedule, and requisitions, respectively) to ensure the correct specimen is collected for the correct patient.
Follow collection priority guidelines for stat, timed, and routine collections and meet special specimen-handling requirements.
Ensure order requests are properly completed, validate encounter selection, document collection data, and verify required information such as fax requests and ICD-10 details.
Collect blood from the correct patient and properly label or relabel specimens.
Use standard precautions when collecting and handling specimens, maintain proper hand hygiene, and use appropriate isolation protection when indicated.
Work in the assigned location and respond to department needs by changing roles to meet workload demands in different areas.
Monitor Rover devices, expected lists, or patient wait areas to ensure collection requests for the assigned shift are completed.
Train new employees, students, and/or other healthcare team members.
Perform secretarial duties as directed by the department schedule.