Phlebotomist, Lab, 20hr, Day

UMass Memorial Health•Worcester, MA

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is for a Phlebotomist at UMass Memorial Health, a leading health system in Central Massachusetts. The role involves collecting blood specimens, performing EKGs, pulse oximetry, and point-of-care testing. UMass Memorial Health emphasizes that everyone is a caregiver and plays an important part in their relentless pursuit of healing. They are a diverse community of over 20,000 employees working together to provide exceptional patient care, academic excellence, and cutting-edge research. The organization values respect, diversity, and inclusion, and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences and backgrounds. This is an essential patient care position requiring reliable attendance, even during inclement weather and emergencies. The position may also require travel to other campuses and locations as it is a flex position.

Requirements

High school graduate with successful completion from a recognized program for training in phlebotomy.
Basic life support certification required within 3 months of employment, and maintenance of annual competencies in BLS.
Prior documented experience performing phlebotomy.
Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Responsibilities

Performs venipuncture and capillary phlebotomy procedures on patients using appropriate specimen collection equipment and techniques.
Reviews requisition and orders from physicians to ensure appropriate tests are drawn and tests meet guidelines for Medical Necessity.
Prepares Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) for tests that do not meet Medical Necessity guidelines and obtains appropriate signatures from patient and self.
Performs EKG, pulse oximetry and point-of-care testing procedures as requested and associated quality control and maintenance of instrumentation.
Processes specimens including centrifugation, pour-off, aliquoting, labeling, and packaging.
Provides essential patient data and insurance information for registration of specimens.
May create registration for outreach specimens in Hospital Admission/Discharge/Transfer (ADT) system.
Searches master patient index (MPI) for appropriate patient demographic information using Metricom or other Laboratory Information System as provided.
Logs specimens onto log sheets and assigns accession numbers to specimens and requisitions received.
Labels blood and other specimens for testing according to hospital and laboratory requirements.
Labels and packages specimens for transport to laboratory.
Performs assigned duties to ensure an adequate inventory of supplies for assigned area.
Monitors inventory levels and stores equipment and supplies in a neat and orderly manner.
Submits orders to replenish inventory.
Maintains accurate records of processes performed, using manual and computer-based systems.
Monitors and records refrigeration temperatures for refrigerators used to store supplies and/or specimens.