Phlebotomy Technician

Javon Bea Hospital•Riverside, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves performing phlebotomy on various patient populations to obtain blood specimens, adhering to safety protocols and infection control practices. The technician will also be responsible for patient registration, payment collection, data entry, and managing patient test requests within hospital and laboratory information systems. Additional duties include collecting various other samples, performing limited waived testing, and potentially performing electrocardiogram tracings. The position requires excellent customer service skills, the ability to work independently, and to serve as a resource to the phlebotomy team.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent preferred
Successful completion of a phlebotomy course or previous phlebotomy experience preferred.
Experience as a Paramedic, EMT, CNA or MA helpful.
Phlebotomy Certification preferred
Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

Proficiently perform phlebotomy on patient population to obtain blood specimens.
Accurately identify patients using two patient identifiers.
Adheres to safety protocols and infection control practices at all times.
Assess patient reaction to procedures and adjust process as indicated.
Accurately identify and label specimens with patient name, date of birth, date and time of collection and collector code.
Assure specimen integrity by using aseptic technique and following appropriate procedures.
Proficiently collect other samples as indicated including throat swabs, MRSA swabs, urine samples, heel sticks, finger sticks, blood cultures and blood bank specimens.
Performs glucose tolerance and hormone stimulation specimen collection in the specified time increments, as well as accurate patient preparation.
Performs research program, Lab One, and special collection kit specimen collection.
Provides patient instruction in the collection and handling of personally collected specimens.
Performs specialized sample collections including breath alcohol testing, random urine drug screens, pre-employment urine drug screens and legal urine drug screens.
Receives and accessions collected specimens using LIS, examines for testing acceptability, centrifuges and aliquots specimens as needed and delivers to the appropriate section in the laboratory or batches specimens for courier pick-up.
Accept specimens from a variety of internal and external customers; sort samples; resolve specimen identification or requisition issues; utilize LIS to appropriately receive specimens; package and track specimens for transportation to reference laboratories.
Drives laboratory personal vehicle to client sites, patient homes or facilities.
Performs accurate specimen collection at client sites, patient homes or facilities.
Transports specimens properly to the lab.
Assure receipt of samples to the laboratory.
Performs limited waived testing including blood glucose monitoring according to established procedures.
At the discretion of the supervisor, perform rapid flu and strep tests, mono testing, pregnancy testing and dipstick urinalysis according to established procedures.
Perform quality control procedures and proficiency testing accurately and as closely as possible to patient testing.
Call critical results to the appropriate licensed caregiver and chart reports as needed.
Depending on location may be required to perform electrocardiogram tracing ten lead and pediatric EKGs.
Communicates critical results to authorized personnel--Only at legacy Rockford locations
Perform result entry in the LIS.
Performs temperature checks.
Cleans and checks laboratory glassware.
Assists with inventory and maintenance of supplies at an appropriate level
Submits orders for supply acquisition; receives and stocks supplies.
Fills supply requests from clients and providers.
Assists with orientation and training of new partners; coach in customer service excellence on an ongoing basis; assures competence of new partners prior to release of partner from training program; provide input for performance evaluations for phlebotomy partners to phlebotomy supervisor.
Provides mentorship to phlebotomy staff as needed.
Works collaboratively with supervisor to ensure adequate staffing and skill mix.
Evaluate new products as necessary; provide written documentation of evaluation activities as required by regulatory agencies.
Demonstrate exemplary phlebotomy skills with all types of patients; Use these skills to serve as a resource to the phlebotomy team.
Takes ownership of the department; Identifies areas for improvement and makes suggestions to Phlebotomy Supervisor; Possesses ability to resolve issues.