Phlebotomist

Job Purpose: Serves patients by preparing specimens for laboratory testing; performing screening procedures.

Duties:

* Verifies test requisitions by comparing information with nursing station log; bringing discrepancies to the attention of unit personnel.

* Verifies patient by reading patient identification.

* Obtains blood specimens by performing venipunctures and fingersticks.

* Maintains specimen integrity by using aseptic technique, following department procedures; observing isolation procedures.

* Collects therapeutic drug-monitoring assays by collaborating with nursing personnel to ensure appropriate drug dose to collection time.

* Tracks collected specimens by initialling, dating, and noting times of collection; maintaining daily tallies of collections performed.

* Monitors glucose levels by performing bedside glucose tests; recording results; reporting results to unit nurse-manager.

* Performs bleeding-times tests by entering results to the computer; notifying pathologist of results falling outside normal ranges.

* Maintains quality results by following department procedures and testing schedule; recording results in the quality-control log; identifying and reporting needed changes.

* Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.

* Resolves unusual test orders by contacting the physician, pathologist, nursing station, or reference laboratory; referring unresolved orders back to the originator for further clarification; notifying supervisor of unresolved orders.

* Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

* Serves and protects the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and jcaho standards.

* Enhances phlebotomy department and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Skills/Qualifications:

Analyzing Information, Infection Control, Bedside Manner, Attention to Detail, Lab Environment, Procedural Skills, Quality Focus, Hospital Environment, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment, Performing Diagnostic Procedures, Informing Others