Phelbotomist

AvaMed Workforce•Blythe, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

AvaMed Workforce is a Healthcare Staffing Agency that staffs all of California State Correctional Facilities. At the moment we are in URGENT need of a Phlebotomist to take on a Full-Time assignment at the correctional facility located in Blythe, CA. This position requires a minimum of 1 year of experience and a California Phlebotomist License. The role involves performing venipuncture and finger sticks, collecting and distributing specimens, centrifuging, labeling, and storing blood samples, maintaining inventory, and following standard procedures for patient identification. The phlebotomist will also assist nurses and medical providers, obtain blood specimens under various conditions, and work effectively in stressful or critical situations.

Requirements

Minimum 1 year of experience
California Phlebotomist License

Responsibilities

Perform venipuncture and finger sticks using standard equipment to include vacutainer tubes and sleeves, tourniquets, blood culture, syringes and butterfly needles.
Communicate to patient/youth on the procedure to be done.
Collect and distribute specimens from patient/youth for laboratory testing per testing requirements.
Centrifuge, label and store blood samples for analysis by CCHCS Clinical Laboratory staff and/or external laboratory service providers.
Maintain inventory of supplies, stock supplies and hand trays.
Follow Institution written standard procedures, or follow standard phlebotomy practices for positive patient/youth identification.
Perform other duties as required including assisting Nurses, Medical providers, and/or laboratory personnel in obtaining blood from "hard to draw patients" and maintaining appropriate records of specimens drawn.
Obtain blood specimens from patient/youth under a variety of conditions.
Work under stress, critical, unusual or dangerous situations where speed and attention to detail are important aspects of the tasks.