Phlebotomist PD

Brown Medicine•Newport, RI

19d•$18 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

The Phlebotomist performs patient reception, clerical and computer services, specimen collection—including venipuncture and capillary collection for patients of all ages—and preparatory functions that support laboratory staff. The position also includes specimen accessioning and processing, order entry, patient instruction, reporting and other laboratory support duties. Employees are expected to model Brown University Health’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Phlebotomy certificate; the posting specifies certification through the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences and/or completion of a phlebotomy certificate program that includes a formal internship demonstrating 100 successful venipunctures.
Six months of phlebotomy experience may be considered in lieu of the internship.
Five or more years of direct phlebotomy experience may be considered in lieu of phlebotomy certification.
Ability to perform venipuncture and capillary puncture on adults, children, and infants.
Interpersonal skills to obtain and provide patient information and explain procedures effectively to reduce fear and anxiety.
Knowledge and skills to provide care with consideration of aging processes, human development stages, and cultural patterns.
Clerical skills to prepare and maintain records and reports, including keyboard skills for entering access information.
Familiarity with blood collection equipment, anticoagulants, special precautions, and interference.
Ability to distinguish chromatic colors.

Responsibilities

Understand and demonstrate the hospital’s mission, vision, values, job expectations, and competency requirements.
Meet customer needs and follow customer service standards, department and hospital policies, and mandatory education requirements.
Participate in departmental or interdepartmental quality improvement activities.
Verify patient identification and select an appropriate collection method and site based on the patient’s age and condition.
Perform venipuncture and capillary collection, prepare the collection site, provide post-collection care, and discharge patients.
Label specimens with complete information and instruct patients on clean-catch urine collection.
Enter specimen receipt information in the laboratory information system, route specimens to the laboratory, and notify technologists of STAT requests.
Communicate unusual patient conditions, specimen suitability concerns, and related issues to laboratory technical staff.
Collect specimens from off-site locations when requested and assist with training staff and students in blood collection techniques.
Receive and accession specimens, verify demographic and specimen information, prepare specimens for outside-laboratory transport, log blood units, and unload blood cultures.
Perform preparatory work for technicians and technologists, staining procedures, and quality control and maintenance procedures; report equipment issues or unacceptable quality control results to a supervisor.
Receive physicians’ laboratory test and appointment orders, enter orders and diagnostic codes, greet patients, and provide collection instructions.
Process ABNs, check and print collection batch orders, distribute hard-copy reports, and phone or fax patient results to physicians as requested.
Report unsafe occurrences and questionable conditions to the manager and follow blood- and body-fluid-borne pathogen procedures.
Keep work areas clean, complete scheduled cleaning, maintain a clean and stocked phlebotomy tray, and take temperatures and record receipt of supplies.
Respond to and assist with tracking and resolving laboratory-related concerns.
Perform other related functions.