Phlebotomist, PAV, 24hr, Days
UMass Memorial Health•Worcester, MA
•Onsite
About The Position
Everyone Is a Caregiver At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.
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.
- Maintenance of annual competencies in BLS.
- 5:30am-2pm M-F 5:30am -2pm Every other weekend and holiday.
- Maybe required to travel and work at other locations and campuses per the needs of the department.
Nice To Haves
- Basic life support certification required within 3 months of employment, and maintenance of annual competencies in BLS.
Responsibilities
- Performs venipuncture and capillary phlebotomy procedures on patients using appropriate specimen collection equipment and techniques.
- Review 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.
Benefits
- This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
