Phlebotomist

Mount Sinai Medical Center • Miami Beach, FL

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Timely and safe blood collection

Requirements

• Completion of training program in phlebotomy or medical assisting preferred; experience can be substituted for education requirements.
• High School Diploma

Nice To Haves

• Prior phlebotomy experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Communicates at shift change and follows through on pending specimens.
• Determines specimen priority and takes action accordingly.
• Responds to pages including Code Blue, RRT and Stroke Alerts.
• Always wears proper PPE; practices strict hand hygiene and disposes of biohazardous waste and sharps in proper containers.
• Always identifies the patient correctly, verifying ID band information against the test request prior to collecting the specimen.
• Always follows posted instructions about arm restrictions.
• Draws Blood Bank specimens appropriately utilizing the Blood Bank ID band with 100% accuracy.
• Displays good venipuncture technique, rarely misses a vein on any patient.
• Collect specimens in appropriate containers paying strict attention to mixing and order of draw.
• Displays good technique for microcollection and blood cultures.
• Labels specimens correctly with all of the appropriate requisition information to include initials, time and date of collection immediately after collection in the presence of the patient.
• Communicates with nursing personnel on patient care issues.
• Always notifies nursing if patient refuses test or specimen was unable to be collected.
• Always leaves bedside table, phone, call button within reach and discards trash into waste container.
• Adhers to standards of performance and the SINAI way.
• Interacts with patients as trained, always requesting permission to enter (unless night shift), smiles, introduces self and explains procedure to patient.
• Always appears, dresses and conducts themselves in a professional manner.
• Responds to pages in a timely manner; beepers and cell phones are on viibrate during working hours.
• Collects fingerstick and heelstick specimens properly for metabolic screening, platelet counts with minimal rejections.
• Accessions specimens with minimal errors.
• Resolves discrepancies with orders at the time of discovery.
• Responds to stat specimen requests by either paging assigned staff or distributing requests.
• Organizes work for shift.
• Ensures pending work is assigned with minimal pass ons.
• Handles exposure protocols.
• Able to order tests on outpatients with minimal errors.
• Teaches and trains staff as assigned, including assessing competency inlcuding for metabolic screening.
• Organizes work for morning pickup as assigned.

Benefits

• Health benefits
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability coverage
• Healthcare spending accounts
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Pet Insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness program
• On-site housing for select positions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED