Phlebotomy Technician

Position Summary

This position greets, instructs, and directs patients and visitors. Performs blood collections, including venipuncture and microbiological sample collections. Performs other laboratory procedures, including sweat collections. Delivers safe and appropriate patient care within the scope of established policies and procedures.

Essential Duties

• Greets patients and visitors in a professional, prompt, courteous, and helpful manner. Utilizes standard procedures for the maintenance of positive patient identification; verifies and records appropriate collection information on laboratory documentation.
• Performs a variety of routine blood drawing procedures to include venipuncture techniques using standard equipment - including vacutainer tubes, tourniquets, syringes, butterfly needles and straight needles. Reporting of any adverse reactions to supervisor or nursing staff.
• Performs sweat collections using established procedures. Instructs patients on urine and sputum collection procedures and testing requirements.
• Prepares, processes, labels and stores patient specimens and samples according to departmental procedures using standard techniques and equipment.
• Maintains a clean and orderly work area. Ensures work area is disinfected as required. Maintains supplies in work areas and notifies supervisor immediately when supplies are needed.
• Performs transportation of lab samples to main lab when necessary.
• Assists in the orientation of new staff members.
• Completes patient ordering in electronic systems.
• Maintains appropriate knowledge of HIS and EMR to ensure maximum personal proficiency.
• Provides appropriate education to patients / families utilizing effective teaching skills and National Jewish Health supportive materials as directed by supervisor. Supports National Jewish Health philosophy of patient / family education.
• Attends continuing education programs sponsored by National Jewish Health, manufacturer in-services and / or professional society programs, as directed.

Other Duties

Competencies

Supervisory or Managerial Responsibility

None

Travel

None

Core Values

Minimum Qualifications

Salary Range : $18.81 - $23.79

Benefits

At National Jewish Health, we recognize that our outstanding faculty and staff are the essence of our organization. For every aspect of health care, our employees are our greatest asset. With that in mind, we have designed a valuable, comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and their families.