Phlebotomist

Phlebotomist

JOB SUMMARY

Draws blood from patients in hospital, or similar facility, for analysis or other medical purposes

DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Overall performance rating of below indicated essential job duties :

Assembles equipment, such as tourniquet, needles, disposable containers for needles, blood collection devices, gauze, cotton and alcohol, on work tray in accordance to requirements for specified tests of procedures

Verifies or records identity of patient and converses with patient to allay fear of procedure

Correctly labels blood collected from patient listing patients name, medical record number, physician, date and time collected, and initials

Correctly verifies in the computer the blood was collected

Deliver the specimen collected to the correct department in the laboratory

Regularly checks the collected and uncollected lists

Attends mandatory training programs

EDUCATION / LICENSE / CERTIFICATIONS / OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Minimum requirement :

High school diploma or Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two year college or technical school; or completion of a certified phlebotomy course or one year related experience and / or training

National Phlebotomist certification through accredited program

Preferred qualifications :

N / A

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in a professional medical laboratory environment

Regularly works near moving mechanical parts

Constantly exposed to blood and / or body fluids and infection.

Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals

Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Occasionally required to maintain a stationary position (standing or sitting)

Frequently required to walk and move about

Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment

Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments / devices

Frequently required to position self in order to meet patient needs

Regularly required to communicate with patients and other care team requiring talking and hearing

Frequently required to lift and / or move up to 25 pounds.

Occasionally required to life and / or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

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