Blood Collection Specialist

As a Blood Collection Specialist, you will play a vital role in our healthcare team by handling essential tasks that ensure the integrity and efficiency of blood specimen collection. Your duties will include :

• Verifying test requisitions in collaboration with nursing staff to address any discrepancies.
• Confirming patient identity to ensure accurate specimen collection.
• Performing blood draws through venipunctures and fingersticks with precision.
• Maintaining specimen integrity through strict aseptic techniques and departmental procedures.
• Working closely with nursing personnel to collect therapeutic drug-monitoring samples at the correct times.
• Tracking all collected specimens meticulously by initialling, dating, and timing collections, while keeping daily tallies of your efforts.
• Monitoring glucose levels by conducting bedside tests, accurately recording and reporting findings.
• Conducting bleeding-time tests and entering results into our systems, while promptly notifying pathologists of any irregular results.
• Upholding quality results by adhering to department protocols and testing schedules, as well as logging quality-control results and addressing needed changes.
• Contributing to a safe and healthy work environment by following all standards and legal regulations.
• Resolving unusual test orders by effectively communicating with physicians, pathologists, and nursing stations, notifying supervisors when necessary.
• Enhancing your professional knowledge through ongoing educational opportunities, professional publications, and engagement with relevant organizations.
• Supporting the hospital community by upholding professional standards and compliance with all applicable policies and regulations.
• Improving the reputation of the phlebotomy department by being proactive and exploring ways to add value to your work.

Join us in making a difference and contributing to the well-being of our patients!