Phlebotomist

Description

Job Summary: Consistently performs venipunctures and capillary blood collections on patients of all ages. Responsible for maintaining a clean and organized work environment and appropriate utilization of lab supplies. Follows laboratory policies and procedures.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Understand the importance of patient identification and proper collection techniques for optimal samples.
• Has thorough knowledge of specimen requirements.
• Alters or adjusts methods and procedures for pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient.
• Performs quality control procedures and instrument checks.
• Maintains accurate laboratory records on procedures performed for statistics and billing.
• Meets current documentation standards and policies.
• Interacts professionally with the Laboratory Director, physicians, medical staff, laboratory staff and patients.
• Follows standard precautions at all times.
• Maintains current knowledge of hospital policy, CMS, state and other regulatory requirements.
• Completes duties in a time efficient manner, knows how to prioritize STAT orders, ASAP orders, scheduled orders and outpatients.
• Seeks guidance and direction as necessary.
• Demonstrates the ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Professional Requirements:

• Adheres to dress code; appearance is neat and clean.
• Completes annual educational requirements.
• Maintains regulatory requirements, including all state, federal and CMS regulations.
• Maintains and ensures patient confidentiality at all times.
• Reports to work on time and as scheduled; completes work within designated
• time.
• Wears identification while on duty.
• Completes inservices and returns in a timely fashion.
• Works at maintaining a good rapport and a cooperative working relationship with coworkers.
• Attends annual review and departmental in-services as scheduled.
• Attends staff meetings; reads and returns all monthly staff meeting minutes.
• Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner.
• Actively participates in performance improvement and quality improvement (QI) activities.
• Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.
• Communicates the mission, vision, core values, ethics and goals of the hospital, as well as the focus statement of the department.
• Ensures compliance with policies and procedures regarding department operations, fire, safety and infection control.
• Uses AIDET with each patient interaction.

Regulatory Requirements:

• Education requirement
• Certification preferred
• Current BCLS certification.