Phlebotomist (36 hours per week) #4469

Reedsburg Area Medical Center•Reedsburg, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Phlebotomist initiates specimen collection for the acquisition of blood or body fluids to perform necessary laboratory testing. He/she processes and distributes these specimens to other personnel for the testing process and performs uncomplicated testing procedures, as directed by the position description.

Requirements

Completion of a Medical Assistant program at an accredited school or documentation of equivalent college courses, “or” Completion of an accredited six (6) week phlebotomy program, "or" A high school diploma with emphasis on science and a willingness to learn the necessary skills during a minimum 6-week period under direct Medical Technologist supervision.
BLS certified.
Frequently stand and walk.
Frequently lift/carry up to 25 pounds, while carrying a drawing tray or handling lab supplies.
Occasionally push and pull with up to 25 pounds of force for transporting patients in wheelchairs and moving equipment.
Occasionally bends to knees to draw patients.
Frequently uses sense of touch to determine adequacy of site for venipuncture.
Continuously involved in the use of levers, knobs, switches, and other manipulations.
Occupational exposure to blood and Other Potentially Infectious materials (OPIMs) is reasonably expected to occur in routine performance duties.
Continual exposure to blood/body fluids and needles/syringes/sharps during specimen collection.
Occasional exposure to chemical compounds utilized in specimen preservation.
Occasional exposure to moving instrumentation parts.
Occasional exposure to potentially dangerous patient situations.

Responsibilities

Initiates specimen collection for the acquisition of blood or body fluids to perform necessary laboratory testing.
Processes and distributes specimens to other personnel for the testing process.
Performs uncomplicated testing procedures, as directed by the position description.