Phlebotomist Technician

Job Responsibilities

• Collections laboratory specimens properly and safely from patients newborn through age 21 using excellent customer service skills, approaching patients with age-specific behaviors, and following department and system policies and procedures.
• Performs blood collection procedures for a variety of complex tests, such as oral glucose tolerance tests, blood culture collection procedures, and the collection of blood transfusion medicine specimens.
• Performs sweat collections according to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation standards.
• Performs blood collections using universal standard precautions and complies with varying levels of isolation criteria.
• Identifies patient properly using two patient identifiers.
• Prepares patient in a developmentally appropriate manner by recognizing needs and behaviors of a variety of age groups such as understanding child growth and development and normal patterns of adolescent behavior.
• Engages in continual process improvement by identifying waste, ineffective and inefficient processes, and unsafe practices.
• Performs clerical duties related to specimen collection and patient care.
• Researches test/client information using laboratory computer system.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and patient privacy related to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
• Monitors and troubleshoots laboratory information system error log and specimen collection pending log.
• Recognizes necessity of taking ownership of own motivation, morale, performance, and professional development and strives for behavior consistent with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s and the laboratory’s mission, goals, and values.

Requirements

Experience: 2 years of experience in phlebotomy, including venipuncture on newborns through adolescent age groups and laboratory processing.

Preferred Qualifications: American Society for Clinical Pathology phlebotomy certification or equivalent, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), 1 year of experience in a pediatric hospital.

Qualifications

No professional certifications required.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Strives for adult-adult relationships with colleagues, subordinates, and superiors.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Work Shift: Evening
Work Day(s): Friday, Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Shift Start Time: 1:30 PM
Shift End Time: 9:30 PM

Benefits

Not specified.

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Children’s

No professional certifications required.

Summary

No professional certifications required.

Job Family

Laboratory Services