Phlebotomist
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Phlebotomy with Purpose. Join the Team That Cares from the First Stick!
Job Summary:
Under supervision of Laboratory Supervisor and/or on duty Lead Medical Technologist, the Clinical Laboratory Phlebotomist withdraws blood, performs point-of-care tests, and handles patient care while following safety protocols.
Why Refuah?
- Join a collegial team of healthcare professionals
- Competitive Benefits
- Five modern state of the art facilities
- Flexible schedules for maximum work-life balance
Position Responsibilities
- Adhere to HIPPA policy and maintain patient confidentiality.
- Perform Additional duties as may be required.
- Communicate and assist patients in a professional and respectful manner.
- Communicate with colleagues, supervisors, medical and nursing staff, and other employees with professional manners.
- Draw blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
- Follow the safety procedures to ensure patient and employee safety (dispose of blood or biohazard fluids of tissue, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, or policies.)
- Read, comprehend, and follow Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Policies, as well as commercial lab specimen requirements.
- Properly identify patients and verify that all specimens from the patient are labeled with at least two unique identifiers (i.e., patient last name, first name; Date of Birth and/or Medical Record Number)
- Ensure that specimens are properly managed so as not to compromise integrity. This includes specimen labeling, proper requisition preparation, specimen preparation (centrifugation, specimen separation and storage at proper temperature)
- Organization of specimens for send-out and in-house testing.
- Keeping the POCT instruments and testing areas clean and organized.
- Maintain testing records such as logs and binders with proper initials and signatures.
- Timely inform Lab Supervisor and/or Lead Medical Technologist of instrument malfunction or other issues that may occur.
- Additional duties as maybe required.