Phlebotomy Technician

Responsibilities

• Collects blood and/or perform POC as assigned
• Cleans and re-stocks POC supplies and prepares phlebotomy carts/trays
• Aids coworkers with draws and POC testing
• Draws venous or capillary blood from newborn through geriatric aged patients using proper aseptic collection techniques
• Draws and delivers (where applicable) all blood work (stat, timed, routine) within established departmental policy time frames
• Draws venous and capillary blood into proper tubes and culture vials according to the purpose for which the blood is to be tested
• Performs and processes all POC tests on patients ranging from newborn to geriatrics
• Completes clerical functions associated with POC testing documents
• Reports incidents/issues regarding patients or employees timely to group leader or supervisor
• Sets up and cleans phlebotomy stations
• Travels and performs phlebotomy duties and POC testing, as needed, at Health fairs and PSA testing sites
• Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc)
• Communicates with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc)
• Adheres to the standards identified in the clinics Organizational Competencies

Qualifications

• 1 year phlebotomy experience required, inclusive of pediatric, geriatric, and capillary collections
• Keyboard/data entry experience
• Flexible and available based on staffing needs, which includes weekends, holidays, on-call and overtime
• Must have reliable transportation, valid driver's license, and clean driving record, if applicable
• Must be able to sit or stand for long periods of time; requires long hours of eye and hand coordination
• Must be able to perform repetitive tasks with dominant hand frequently to constantly throughout the day
• Position requires travel
• Extensive use of phone and PC
• Fine dexterity with hands/steadiness
• Talking
• Walking
• Bending/kneeling
• Pushing/pulling
• Reaching/twisting