Phlebotomist- Full Time

About the role

The Phlebotomist is responsible for various tasks including receiving patients, gathering registration information, ordering tests, generating specimen labels, and escorting patients to phlebotomy services. This position supports patient care, research, teaching, and community service.

Responsibilities

• Obtain blood specimens by capillary or venipuncture technique using appropriate techniques from patients of any age or population.
• Follow proper procedures for special collections.
• Demonstrate commitment to patient and departmental needs and goals through flexibility in scheduling and teamwork.
• Competent in ordering process for outpatients.
• Answer the telephone and provide necessary assistance to callers.
• Respond to inquiries from physicians, patient floors, specimen collection sites, and other outside agencies for verbal test results, lab orders, general information, and printed copies of reports.
• Track down missing information and communicate with doctors’ offices to clarify registration conflicts.
• Understand and act on the rules of medical necessity.
• Review standing orders and request renewals from physicians for pending expirations.
• Distribute kits and written instructions on the proper specimen collection for all types of specimens including stool, sputum, urine, and 24-hour urine containers.
• Receive and process specimens.
• Sort, correct, enter, receive, barcode, and label specimens in the Lab Information System (LIS) from the Emergency Department, Outpatient Laboratory Department, specimen collection sites, and outpatient clients (nursing homes, VA, visiting nurses, etc.) while exercising appropriate universal precautions.
• Coordinate distribution of confidential test result reports to physician offices, patient floors, specimen collection sites, and outside agencies.
• Print and distribute copies of laboratory reports to patients with proper identification fulfilling "Patient's Right to Know" law.
• Maintain and rotate inventory/stock items.
• Order stock weekly or as needed.
• Perform necessary and required maintenance and daily quality control.
• As required, participate in weekend, holiday, and on-call assignments.
• Maintain complete confidentiality.
• Comply with OSHA regulations.
• Maintain established hospital and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, confidentiality, quality improvement program, compliance, safety, infection control, and environmental standards.
• Maintain professional growth and development through attendance at seminars, workshops, conferences, or in-services, professional affiliations, or journals to stay abreast of current trends in field of expertise.
• Meet annual competency and retraining requirements.
• Attend meetings as required.
• Perform other functions/duties as requested.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required.
• Phlebotomy certificate preferred.
• Six (6) months direct phlebotomy experience or completion of a 40-hour clinical rotation, preferably at Cooley Dickinson Health Care (CDHC) preferred.
• Clerical experience including medical terminology, preferably in a laboratory setting required.

Additional Job Details

• Physical Requirements: Standing Frequently (34-66%), Walking Frequently (34-66%), Sitting Occasionally (3-33%), Lifting Frequently (34-66%) 35lbs+, Carrying Frequently (34-66%) 20lbs - 35lbs, Pushing Occasionally (3-33%), Pulling Occasionally (3-33%), Climbing Rarely (Less than 2%), Balancing Frequently (34-66%), Stooping Occasionally (3-33%), Kneeling Occasionally (3-33%), Crouching Occasionally (3-33%), Crawling Rarely (Less than 2%), Reaching Frequently (34-66%), Gross Manipulation (Handling) Frequently (34-66%), Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently (34-66%), Feeling Constantly (67-100%), Foot Use Rarely (Less than 2%), Vision - Far Constantly (67-100%), Vision - Near Constantly (67-100%), Talking Constantly (67-100%), Hearing Constantly (67-100%).
• Pay Range: $18.81 - $26.15/Hourly.
• Grade: SC2C26.
• EEO Statement: Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Talent Acquisition Contact: (857)-282-7642.
• Competency Framework: Mass General Brigham Competency Framework.