Phlebotomist, Laboratory, St Thomas West

Site Manager:

Specialty: Primary Care-Adult and a variety other specialties

Schedule: Monday - Friday Day Shift (Full-TIme hours fall between 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM)

Main Location:

Physicians supported:

Employee Type: Willing to consider a Phlebotomist (Certified or on-the-job trained) or a Medical Assistant to fill this position

Desired Experience:

SUMMARY: Responsible for performing proper specimen collection mostly bloods specimens. Responsible for sample processing, reference sample processing and inventory of drawing station supplies. May perform clerical duties as needed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrates the ability to accurately and precisely follow established office and laboratory procedures.
• Organizes work so that patient specimen is drawn with a minimum of patient waiting time.
• Performs blood collection duties in a timely manner to ensure availability of test results.
• Give appropriate instructions to the patients and performs other specimen collection as requested by physician
• Appropriately labels all patient specimens with patient name, chart number, requesting physician’s name, date and time specimen collected, and the name of test required.
• Delivers and/or processes specimens in a timely manner (i.e. centrifuges, prepares specimen and paperwork for reference laboratory courier, aliquots and refrigerates for later batch testing, or immediately notifies appropriate testing personnel of STAT requests, etc)
• Collects blood samples in appropriate tubes.
• Assists nursing personnel in the collection of specimens if needed.
• Receives phone calls from nurses, doctors, and reference laboratories.
• Inventories and orders supplies.
• Demonstrates, at all times, in dealing with the public a positive image of the clinic as a caring and concerned organization.
• Respects the confidentiality of patient records and uses discretion with discussing patient results/matters.
• Demonstrates the ability to deal with priorities in an appropriate manner.
• Performs work within the established laboratory safety and infection control policies and procedures, practices, infection control and chemical hazard procedures for protection of self, patients, and clinic personnel.
• Must have predictable and consistent attendance

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Phlebotomy Training (Diploma or Certificate) and/or successful completion of an accredited Medical Assistant Program or equivalent training and experience
• 1 Year of phlebotomy experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Capable of performing the procedures required providing proper patients care.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• None required, but Certification in Phlebotomy is preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Must be able to stand for 8 to 10 hours a day

• Requires regular walking, bending, pushing, pulling and lifting

• Must be able to lift at least 10-15lbs

• Must be able to assist patients with transfers from chair to wheelchair, to exam tables, and back to wheelchair/chair

• Must be able to assist patient with turning/positioning on exam table

• Must be able to push patient in wheelchair

• Must be able to manipulate objects—reaching, grasping, handling

• Must exhibit good communication skills—understand, respond and translate into action

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Clinical setting: exposure to communicable disease, medical preparations and other conditions common to a clinical environment.