Phlebotomist 2

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Columbia, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs Phlebotomy with minimal guidance. Responsible for accessioning specimens or patient tissue materials for testing including packaging specimens or tissue materials to be sent out to referring laboratory. Works closely with all laboratory staff, medical staff, and external customers. Performs customer service functions including telephone etiquette and basic troubleshooting and problem resolution. Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings. These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health’s reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South. Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.

Requirements

1 year Relevant Work Experience
High School Diploma or GED
Phlebotomy (Intermediate)
Specimen Collection (Intermediate)
Patient Assessment (Intermediate)
Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
Builds and Maintains Relationships: Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.
Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.
Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner.
Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
Adapts to Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.

Nice To Haves

Quality Assurance (Novice)
Equipment Maintenance (Novice)
Customer Service (Novice)

Responsibilities

Performs patient check-in procedure and updates patient information as necessary in registration system.
When applicable, places generic manual orders and sends to Specimen Receiving or to the Patient Service Specialist for accessioning.
Instructs patients on proper collection of urine, stool, sputum and saliva specimens, and provides appropriate collection supplies.
Administers oral solutions for glucose tolerance testing according to established training and identifies the best method for retrieving blood samples and other specimens.
Demonstrates Credo behaviors in all interactions including explaining blood draw procedures to patients, answering any questions about the process and assisting patients, co-workers and internal customers as appropriate
Verifies patient identification with two identifiers both before and after venipuncture, labeling tubes immediately following the venipuncture in front of the patient.
Maintains specimen integrity by using aseptic technique, following department procedures and obtains blood specimens by performing venipunctures and capillary sticks according to age specific guidelines.
Processes specimens to prepare them for laboratory testing, to include centrifuging and aliquoting of blood samples.
Packages and stores specimens appropriately for transport using guidance from lab test directories.
Takes responsibility for safety checks, supply management and assists with training.
Preceptor to students and new hires.
Performs other duties as assigned.