Phlebotomist
Adelphi Staffing•Houston, TX
•Onsite
About The Position
Adelphi is seeking Phlebotomists to provide services at a facility in Houston, Texas. The ideal candidates will be responsible for routine and specialized specimen collection, processing, and administrative tasks necessary for high-quality patient care in compliance with established policies and regulations.
Requirements
- Current certification as a Phlebotomy Technician (CPT)
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Minimum two (2) years of phlebotomy experience
- Must have performed phlebotomy services within the last three years
Responsibilities
- Perform phlebotomy duties on both inpatients and outpatients.
- Draw blood from approximately 40 to 80 patients per day, including at least 20% hard-stick patients, as required.
- Perform routine and complex blood draws from patients with difficult-to-access veins.
- Assemble and prepare phlebotomy equipment, including tourniquets, needles, blood collection devices, gauze, vacuum tubes, alcohol, chloral prep, blood collection carts, related supplies.
- Verify and correctly identify patients using two approved patient identifiers before specimen collection.
- Draw blood and blood cultures using proper venipuncture techniques and approved collection methods.
- Apply tourniquets, locate accessible veins, disinfect puncture areas, insert needles, collect specimens, withdraw needles, and provide appropriate care to puncture sites.
- Label specimens in the presence of the patient, initial specimens, and transport collected specimens to the processing area.
- Ensure sufficient blood volume is collected for each requested test or procedure.
- Perform outpatient specimen collection services, including blood collection, urine collections, and glucose tolerance testing.
- Perform related technical laboratory procedures, such as computer test accessioning, specimen centrifugation, serum separation, and related tasks.
- Interpret and clarify physician orders from written requests and hard-copy orders.
- Access necessary data through computer systems and communicate results to physicians, nurses, and other authorized medical personnel as necessary.
- Recognize emergent patient situations, including CPR or choking events, and initiate immediate action consistent with medical center policy.
- Maintain complete and accurate records related to specimen collection.
- Protect patient privacy and confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA and facility requirements.
- Any other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
