Phlebotomist
About The Position
As our Phlebotomist, you will play a vital role in determining patient diagnoses and treatment by expertly performing blood collection and specimen processing, ensuring the highest level of patient care. Every day you will expertly obtain and process blood specimens via capillary or venipuncture, ensuring integrity, proper disposal, and timely distribution to testing areas with special instructions, all while performing clerical duties and prioritizing patient comfort. To be successful in this role, you will possess the precise clinical skills for blood collection and specimen handling, coupled with a genuine passion for helping others. You will demonstrate exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational abilities, and a special talent for making patients feel comfortable during blood work, while adhering to lab collection turnaround times. Practices positive patient identification at all times, in all job functions. Practices HumanKindness and courtesy with all patient and co-worker interactions. Establishes and maintains good communication within the department and with other hospital departments. Compliance with isolation and hand sanitization procedures. Follows blood collection procedures, performs venous and capillary punctures on all age groups of inpatient and outpatient populations. Utilizes appropriate collection techniques to obtain quality samples and adheres to appropriate volume requirements. Performs Blood Bank collections. Follows written collection and Blood Bank banding procedures. Demonstrates accuracy and good penmanship. Adheres to specimen requirements. Maintains order and cleanliness of phlebotomy trays, stations and storage rooms.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED, upon hire
- Basic Life Support - CPR, within 90 Days
- Precise clinical skills for blood collection and specimen handling
- Genuine passion for helping others
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Strong organizational abilities
- Special talent for making patients feel comfortable during blood work
- Adhering to lab collection turnaround times
Nice To Haves
- 3 months phlebotomy in an acute care facility
- Phlebotomy Technician certification preferred
Responsibilities
- Expertly performing blood collection and specimen processing
- Obtaining and processing blood specimens via capillary or venipuncture
- Ensuring integrity, proper disposal, and timely distribution to testing areas with special instructions
- Performing clerical duties
- Prioritizing patient comfort
- Practicing positive patient identification at all times, in all job functions
- Practicing HumanKindness and courtesy with all patient and co-worker interactions
- Establishing and maintaining good communication within the department and with other hospital departments
- Compliance with isolation and hand sanitization procedures
- Following blood collection procedures
- Performing venous and capillary punctures on all age groups of inpatient and outpatient populations
- Utilizing appropriate collection techniques to obtain quality samples and adheres to appropriate volume requirements
- Performing Blood Bank collections
- Following written collection and Blood Bank banding procedures
- Demonstrating accuracy and good penmanship
- Adhering to specimen requirements
- Maintaining order and cleanliness of phlebotomy trays, stations and storage rooms
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
