Eighty hours of training in proper venipuncture and skin-puncture procedures under the supervision of the Chief Medical Technologist.
Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
Basic computer knowledge and abilities.
Ability to communicate effectively with coworkers, supervisors, and patients.
Ability to perceive sounds, express or exchange ideas by spoken word, perceive visual characteristics of objects, extend and work with the arms, hands, and fingers, perceive size, shape, temperature, and texture, and stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
Ability to lift up to 25 pounds, with frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling of objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
Ability to walk and stand continuously.
Ability to identify, match, and distinguish colors.
Responsibilities
Perform venipunctures competently and expediently.
Maintain thorough knowledge of test requirements and assist in the Clinical Laboratory as needed.
Participate in performance improvement activities.
Assemble and maintain stock of phlebotomy equipment for in-house tests and tests sent to reference laboratories.
Verify and record patient identity and converse with patients to allay fear of procedures, especially children.
Perform venipunctures and finger or heel sticks to obtain optimal specimens using approved safety supplies and techniques, including gloves and safety needles.
Perform occasional phlebotomies in patients' homes or physicians' offices as approved by the Laboratory Manager.
Distribute specimens to the proper testing section.
Conduct interviews and take vital signs in preparation for therapeutic phlebotomies.
Prepare patients, apply electrodes, and perform technically readable EKGs for professional interpretation.
Take phone orders, verify written orders, conduct telephone reporting and inquiries, send facsimile transmissions, perform current billing procedures, and maintain files in appropriate alphabetical or chronological order.
Navigate the Healthland Health Solutions Clinicals Laboratory Information System to enter physicians' orders, document technical analysis and specimen handling, and retrieve reports.
Participate in quality assurance activities required by CLIA'88 to ensure compliance with the pre-analytical phase of specimen analysis.
Actively engage in quality improvement activities.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
Medical Assistant certification or Phlebotomy certification.
Additional languages.
Description
Job Summary
The Phlebotomist performs venipunctures competently and expediently. Has thorough knowledge of test requirements, assists in Clinical Laboratory as needed. Responsibilities include urine collections, EKG tracings, nasal swabbing, and all other associated specimen collections, blood cultures, and blood samples. Participates in performance improvement activities.
Duties and Responsibilities
· Assembles and maintains stock of all phlebotomy equipment as required for all tests performed in-house and sent out to reference laboratories.
· Verifies and records identity of patient; converses with patient to allay fear of procedure, especially children.
· Performs ever improving venipunctures and finger/heel sticks as required to obtain an optimal specimen for testing using approved safety supplies and techniques including gloves, safety needles, etc. Performs occasional phlebotomies in a patient’s home or physician’s office as approved by the Laboratory Manager.
· Distributes all specimens to the proper testing section.
· Conducts interviews, takes vital signs in preparation for therapeutic phlebotomies.
· Prepares patient, applies electrodes and performs technically readable EKG in preparation for professional interpretation.
· Clerical functions that are varied and defined by the supervisor, include but are not limited to: takes phone orders and verifies written orders, conducts telephone reporting, inquiry, send facsimile transmissions, performs the most current billing procedures and processes, maintains all files in appropriate alphabetical and/or chronological order.
· Navigates efficiently and effectively through the Healthland Health Solutions Clinicals Lab Information System to ensure accurate entry of physician’s orders, complete documentation for technical analysis and specimen handling and to retrieve reports as required.
· Participates in all quality assurance activities as required by CLIA’88 to ensure compliance with the pre-analytical phase of specimen analysis.
· Actively engage in quality improvement activities.
· Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Minimum Requirements
· High school graduate or equivalent.
· Eighty (80) hours of training in the proper procedure to be employed in the performance of venipuncture and skin punctures under the supervision of the Chief Medical Technologist.
· Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
Preferred Requirements
· Medical Assistant or Phlebotomy certification preferred.
· Additional languages preferred.
Skills/Competencies
· Basic computer knowledge and abilities.
· High level of communication with coworkers, supervisors and patients.
Physical Requirements
Perceive the nature of sounds by the ear, express or exchange ideas by means of spoken word, perceive characteristics of objects through the eyes, extend arms and hands in any direction, seize, hold, grasp, turn, or otherwise work with hands, pick, pinch, or otherwise work with fingers, perceive such attributes of objects or materials as size, shape, temperature, or texture; and stoop, kneel crouch, and crawl. Must be able to lift 25 pounds maximum with frequent lifting, carrying pushing, and pulling of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Continuous walking and standing. Must be able to identify, match, and distinguish colors.