Phlebotomist

Position Summary

On-call Phlebotomist position available for our Vancouver - Fourth Plain Medical Clinic. Employee will be responsible for performing phlebotomy, waived tests, Automated CBCs, EKGs, Spirometry, and assist in the diagnostic and treatment of patients. Keep and maintains lab, reports and logs, processes specimens for outside referrals.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Follows Universal Precautions against biohazard contamination during blood drawing, handling, preservation and transportation of body fluids, keeping area clean and disinfected, disposing of contaminated material in proper containers, using personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Observes and follows the OSHA safety and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA Privacy) regulations
• Greetings the patients
• Communicates well with the patients to make sure they are kept calm and still
• Identifies patient with name and DOB, labels tubes and follow proper timing of collection as needed with high attention to detail to ensure patient’s address is correct
• Collections human fluids, blood specimens by venipuncture and capillary from patients using proper collection tubes for tests ordered
• Verifies for proper tests order in Electronic Health Records (EHR)
• Fulfills written policies and procedure for a comprehensive quality assurance program and quality control procedures, providing and assuring accurate and reliable test results and quality reports
• Maintains appropriate documentation of temperature; preventive maintenance activities; method procedures; quality control; and quality assurance
• Maintains constant contact with providers and nurses for patient care
• Restocks reagents and requests replacement supplies from referral lab for specimen collection and transport. Verifies reagent’s expiration dates
• Requires by HIPAA to protect the privacy and security of the Personal Health Information to which you have access and follow OSHA and CLIA regulations
• Absorbs support personnel by assisting them during the day across various departments as requested, and working overtime hours as necessary
• EKG: Prepares room for the patient, prepares the patient with cape, drape sheet or other supplies needed to maintain modesty and dignity, applies electrodes, operates EKG machine according to manufacturer’s instructions to obtain proper tracings, identifies patient by name and DOB and register in the monitor. Labels tracing as required and consults with provider if any unusual circumstances affect the test
• Maintains the equipment
• Works with the manufacturer for equipment troubleshooting
• Verifies for proper order in Electronic Health Records (EHR)
• Spirometry: Runs the calibration of the equipment every 24 hrs or day of use, prepares the patient and testing following the manufactures’ instruction and laboratory Policies and Procedure Manual, reports accurate results to a licensed provider
• Maintains the equipment
• Works with the manufacturer for the troubleshooting of the equipment
• Specimen Processing and Results Reporting: Verifies for ordering test in EHR, blood draw patients and follow instructions for specimen processing, processes specimens according the reference lab guidelines, tracks and reviews tests results in EHR every day, communicates with providers, clinic staff and reference lab for smooth operation of the department

Qualifications

• Active Medical Assistant-Phlebotomist (MA-P) certification from the Washington State Department of Health required
• High School diploma or GED
• Graduation from an accredited phlebotomy training program
• A minimum of one year experience in a hospital or clinic setting is desired
• CPR/BLS certification required
• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred but not required