Phlebotomist - McMurray

Job Purpose

Serves patients by preparing specimens for laboratory testing; performing screening procedures.

Qualifications

Prior physician office experience preferred. Ideal candidate must be comfortable working on a computer and have the ability to multi‑task in a fast‑paced working environment.

Responsibilities

• Verifies test requisitions by comparing information with nursing station log; bringing discrepancies to the attention of unit personnel.
• Verifies patient by reading patient identification.
• Obtains blood specimens by performing venipunctures and fingersticks.
• Maintains specimen integrity by using aseptic technique, following department procedures; observing isolation procedures.
• Tracks collected specimens by initialling, dating, and noting times of collection; maintaining daily tallies of collections performed.
• Performs bleeding‑times tests by entering results to the computer; notifying pathologist of results falling outside normal ranges.
• Maintains quality results by following department procedures and testing schedule; recording results in the quality‑control log; identifying and reporting needed changes.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k) with match
• Additional benefits