Phlebotomist Per Diem

Summary

Your Impact In This Role, You Will Improve patient outcomes by ensuring accurate, timely diagnostic testing
Strengthen community care by supporting patients across hospital and outreach settings
Elevate the patient experience through empathy, professionalism, and human connection
Contribute to a mission-driven team focused on quality, safety, and compassion

Essential Functions

• Properly identifies patient before obtaining specimen and labels the samples subsequent to the collection in accordance with laboratory policies and procedures.
• Performs any laboratory procedures, which must be accomplished at the time of collection.
• Transports patients’ specimens to the laboratory, or makes arrangements for delivery of specimens to the laboratory in a timely manner.
• Keys and verifies computer input data, assigns identification numbers, and produces specimen collection lists/labels and other computer reports.
• Legibly documents failure-to-draw reasons according to laboratory policies and procedures.
• Processes and delivers specimens received in the laboratory to the proper sections for analysis.
• Solves routine problems related to specimen collection and specimen processing.
• Consults reference manuals to ensure specimens are properly packaged for send out.
• Clocks and verifies computer input data, assigns identification numbers, and produces specimen collection lists/labels and other computer reports.
• Resolves routine problems related to specimen collection and specimen processing.
• Consults with medical staff and other health care providers on matters relating to laboratory services.
• Answers telephones, routes callers, takes messages and provides information to callers.
• Sets up, calibrates, cleans and performs routine maintenance on laboratory centrifuges.
• Operates a personal computer, calculator, FAX machine, copy machine or related office machinery in performing assigned duties.
• Requests and orders supplies as necessary to keep materials on hand at all times.
• Aids in training new personnel in accordance with laboratory and phlebotomy department policies and procedures.
• Adheres to TMC organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values policies and standards.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• EDUCATION: High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• EXPERIENCE: Six (6) months of experience collecting blood specimens.
• LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION: None required.