Phlebotomist - Laboratory

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs phlebotomy by obtaining blood specimens and collecting non-blood specimens.
• Accurately and efficiently processes and distributes results to Health Information Management and Physicians.
• Prepares and sends out all reference lab work, completing necessary paperwork.
• Accesesions all Lab orders into the LIS.
• Performs screening tests, such as drug screens, performs BAT and processes paternity cases.
• Performs community wellness drives as requested by the Laboratory Director.
• Performs EKG's on inpatients and outpatients.
• Does therapeutic phlebotomies.
• Solves ambiguous and/or unusual test orders by contacting the physician of the order, pathologist, nursing station, or reference laboratory.
• Refers unresolved orders back to the originator for further clarification before collecting samples or processing specimens.
• Makes the supervisor aware of unresolved orders.
• May perform front desk duties such as answering the phone and registering outpatients.

Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or similar certification required.
• Medical Assistant or Phlebotomy certification preferred.
• Experience as a Phlebotomist preferred.
• 80 hours training in the proper procedure of performing venipuncture.