Phlebotomist, FT, Nights

Harrison County Hospital•Corydon, IN

About The Position

Harrison County Hospital is seeking a full-time Phlebotomist. This position works nights from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., rotating weekends and holidays, for 36–40 hours per week. The phlebotomist performs skin punctures to obtain blood specimens for laboratory testing and handles specimen processing according to laboratory protocol. The role also includes processing test requisitions; charging, registering, and ordering outpatient tests; notifying technicians about stat, timed, or urgent testing; distributing and filing results and physician orders; and contacting patients, physicians, and nursing units when required. The phlebotomist performs capillary testing and outpatient EKGs, answers and routes laboratory telephone calls, and maintains organized collection trays and work areas. The position requires professional, logical behavior under demanding and stressful conditions and the ability to provide age-appropriate care for neonates and infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients. This includes performing phlebotomy and capillary punctures, communicating preparation and procedure information at an appropriate level, and obtaining information needed for appropriate patient care from patients or, when appropriate, their parents.

Requirements

High school graduate.
On-the-job training in a clinical laboratory.
Ability to perform phlebotomy and capillary puncture procedures for patients across the stated age groups.
Ability to communicate patient preparation and procedure information appropriately for patients across the stated age groups.
Ability to obtain and interpret information needed for appropriate patient care.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform skin punctures to obtain blood specimens for laboratory testing.
Process test requisitions promptly and accurately.
Charge, register, and order tests for outpatients.
Inform technicians about stat, timed, and other urgent testing.
Distribute and file test results and physician orders.
Telephone patients, physicians, and nursing units when required.
Process and handle specimens according to laboratory protocol.
Perform capillary testing and outpatient EKGs.
Answer laboratory telephone calls and transfer calls as needed.
Maintain neat, organized collection trays, collection areas, and work areas.
Demonstrate logical and professional behavior under demanding and stressful conditions.
Perform phlebotomy and capillary puncture procedures for neonates and infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.
Communicate patient preparation and procedure information to parents of neonates and infants and to patients at an age-appropriate level.
Obtain information necessary for appropriate patient care from parents of neonates and infants and directly from children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.