Phlebotomy Assistant Temporary

Mayo Clinic•Rochester, MN

17d•$20 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

This is a 4-month full time temporary position designed to provide on-the-job training to develop the necessary phlebotomy skills for the Inpatient Phlebotomist - Vascular Access Technician position. The role involves various tasks within hospital general patient care areas, including specimen receipt, identification verification, tracking, packaging, and transport. It also includes supply stocking and answering phones. The phlebotomy assistant will learn basic phlebotomy knowledge and collection skills to perform supervised blood collections on adult patients. This includes patient identification, collecting blood according to procedure, labeling at the bedside, and transporting specimens to the lab. The position requires compliance with regulatory and safety requirements, upholding patient confidentiality, and demonstrating good customer relations and communication skills. The ability to work independently and as part of a team is essential. A positive and professional demeanor is expected, along with flexibility to accommodate scheduling adjustments, off-shifts, holidays, and weekend work assignments.

Requirements

Ability to work independently as well as in a team.
Good customer relations and communication skills with patients, nurses, providers and others health care professionals.
Demonstrates a positive and professional demeanor.
Must be able to accommodate scheduling adjustments, off-shifts, holiday, and weekend work assignments.

Responsibilities

Performs specimen receipt, identification verification, tracking, packaging and transport.
Stocks supplies and answers phones.
Trains on the job to learn basic phlebotomy knowledge and collections skills.
Performs supervised blood collections on adult patients in the hospital setting.
Performs patient identification, collects blood according to procedure, labels at the bedside, and transports specimens to the proper testing lab.
Complies with regulatory and safety requirements.
Upholds patient confidentiality.
Utilizes good customer relations and communication skills with patients, nurses, providers, and other health care professionals.
Accommodates scheduling adjustments, off-shifts, holiday, and weekend work assignments.