Job Description:Pay Range: $18.98hr - $19.70hrResponsibilities:
- Experience doing blood draws, labeling specimens, centrifuging specimens, recording maintenance data and decontamination, updating patient information, etc.
- Collects and stores specimens according to established procedures.
- Properly explains in a clear but courteous manner the process of the venipuncture (blood drawing) and or other specimen collection (ex urine or fecal) as required.
- Demonstrate technique/s using straight needles and/or butterfly needles.
- Fully understand all of the physicians' orders.
- Matches laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes.
- Label, centrifuge, split, and freeze specimens as required by test order.
- Check all test requisitions or computer label against script to ensure 100% correct.
- Package specimens for transport.
- Stores specimen sample according to required temperature, places samples in appropriate collection container/ tube, accurately labels, follows different procedures as outlined by specific to protocol deemed necessary for transport to maintain integrity of the specimen.
- Understand and comply with OSHA and DEP regulations.
- Attend annual department trainings.
- Answer telephone calls, read laboratory results to satisfy inquiries.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Valid Phlebotomy certification for the state where candidate will be employed as required in some states.
- Minimum of 6 months' work experience performing venipunctures in a fast paced lab or hospital setting.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
- High School Diploma or GED 0-2 years of experience.
Required Skills:
- Phlebotomy 1.5 years would be preferred, PSC experience.
- Phlebotomy on all types of patients.
- Hard sticks and needles, urine, thyroid testing.
- 1.5 years of experience.
- Detail oriented and good experience.
- Computer skills.
- Data Entry and processing.
- Hard sticks.