Phlebotomist Part Time 7Am-3:30 Pm

schedule: Monday/Wednesday every other thursday.

Job Summary:

The Phlebotomist and functions as a laboratory professional who performs specimen collection techniques or specimen collection instructions that include, venipuncture, capillary draws, sweat chloride collections, urine collection instruction and specimen culture collection instruction.

Major Responsibilities / Duties / Critical Tasks:

• Promotes professionalism and interacts with colleagues in a way that promotes a cooperative working environment.

• Ensure specimens are obtained in accordance with laboratory guidelines.

• Demonstrate proper communication skills to relate pertinent data or information about the patient or laboratory sample to appropriate care provider.

• Supports organizational priorities to maintain compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.

• Attains required competency and demonstrates the ability to follow procedural directions and protocols.

• Able to prioritize and organize workload and assist other coworkers to maintain productivity.

• Follows proper protocols for specimen packaging and specimen transport.

• Responsible for specimen accessioning as assigned.

• Demonstrates proper infection control practices, proper patient identification, performs proper prompt specimen transport.

• Performs proper drug screen collection and processing as assigned.

• Answers laboratory department phone calls.

• Demonstrates ability to recognize emergent conditions and reacts appropriately.

• Provides phlebotomy services in a professional and patient centered manner.

• Engages in self-evaluation of practice and takes action to improve knowledge and skills.

• Retains accountability for quality of care given to the patient.

• Promotes service excellence and growth of the laboratory.

• May work with multiple departments within the laboratory or across the hospital/health system.

• Performs sweat chloride collections as assigned.

• Demonstrates proper infection control practices, proper patient identification, performs proper prompt specimen transport.

• Responsible for other duties as assigned.

Accompanying Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies:

• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to perform phlebotomy procedures appropriate to the age of the patient.

• Must have basic computer skills.

• Demonstrates professional behavior and works collaboratively with the team and all stakeholders.

• Maintains good communications and a suitable working relationship between the phlebotomy section and other laboratory sections, other hospital employees, patients, and visitors.

Required Education / Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent

• Completion of an accredited phlebotomy/medical assistant program with clinicals or previous phlebotomy experience

• Basic computer skills and strong customer service skills

• Experience working in the clinical setting preferred.

Working Environment:

This is a technical or service environment.