Phlebotomist, Float, 40hr, Eve

UMass Memorial Health•Worcester, MA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

UMass Memorial Health is seeking a Phlebotomist to join their team. This role is responsible for collecting blood specimens, performing EKGs, pulse oximetry, and point-of-care testing. The position involves working with both inpatients and outpatients and requires adherence to strict collection and processing procedures. UMass Memorial Health emphasizes a culture where everyone is a caregiver, committed to exceptional patient care, academic excellence, and leading-edge research. They are a large health system with over 20,000 employees dedicated to healing and fostering a supportive work environment.

Requirements

High School graduate with successful completion from a recognized program for training in phlebotomy or prior documented experience performing phlebotomy.
Basic life support certification required within 3 months of employment.
Maintenance of annual competencies in BLS.

Nice To Haves

Experience performing phlebotomy.

Responsibilities

Collects blood specimens by venipuncture and capillary from patients.
Performs EKG, pulse oximetry, and point-of-care testing on inpatients and outpatients as required.
Performs venipuncture and capillary phlebotomy procedures on patients using appropriate specimen collection equipment and techniques.
Reviews requisitions 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.
May be required to work and travel to other locations and campuses per the needs of the department.