Phlebotomist | Lab Phlebotomy - Twelve Hour Shifts, Day 6a-6 : 30p

Job Description

Job Description

PHLEBOTOMIST

LAB

Licking Memorial Health Systems (LMHS) is a leading, non-profit healthcare organization, passionately dedicated to improving the health and well-being of our community. With a history dating back to 1898, LMHS remains a cornerstone of healthcare excellence, catering to the evolving needs of Licking County. Our cutting-edge facility provides a comprehensive spectrum of patient care services, from life-saving emergency medicine to the comforting embrace of home healthcare, with a unique range of specialized medical services, including cancer, heart health, maternity, and mental wellness.

When you join the LMHS team, you become a vital part of your local community Hospital. Working at LMHS is not just a job, it is a unique opportunity to directly impact the health and well-being of your friends, family, and neighbors. You will be providing care in a place in which you are personally connected, where the impact of your work extends beyond the Hospital doors and into the heart of our community. Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion ensures that every member of our community is served with respect and compassion. Join us in our mission – dedicated to patient safety, utilizing state-of-the-art technology, and with a passionate team of highly trained and compassionate individuals who strive to improve the health of the community.

Position Responsibilities :

• Draws patient blood samples from neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations following established aseptic techniques, either within the department or in other patient care areas as necessary including home draws and nursing home patients.
• Collects throat and nasal cultures
• Assists in answering the telephone inquiries
• Participates in capillary blood collection, billing / registration of non-patient specimens as well as patients coming to outpatient to be drawn and / or dropping off specimens, specimen processing and other appropriate assignments.
• Collects chain of custody "post-accident" urines for Company Care clients and handles random employee urine drug screens for LMH.
• Maintains supplies in outpatient and blood draw baskets checking expiration date and documenting in logbook.
• Maintains positive patient / specimen identification and patient confidentiality.
• Documents instructions to patients for collection of specimen in logbook.

Requirements :

Licking Memorial Health Systems is an equal opportunity employer and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. Licking Memorial Health Systems does not discriminate against applicants because of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors protected by law.