What are the responsibilities and job description for the Phlebotomist position at Gateway Community Health Center?
DESCRIPTION: Responsible for performing venipuncture on patients in a medical environment. Assists other medical workers by focusing entirely on the collection of blood, tissue, and fluid samples. Performs clerical duties as necessary.
SUPERVISION: Directly supervised by the Lead Phlebotomist and under the general administrative supervision of the Director of Nursing.
TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Requires standing, walking, stooping, bending, kneeling and must be able to move up to 25 pounds.
FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Prepares and maintains necessary equipment and supplies
- Performs venipuncture, arterial puncture, capillary puncture, and other fluid collection procedures on patients, and ensures specimens are appropriately labeled and identified.
- Assists the patient before, during, and after collection of the specimen.
- Must maintain patient confidentiality, keep necessary records, and document results.
- Verifies patient by reading patient identification.
- Maintains specimen integrity by using aseptic technique, following department procedures; observing isolation procedures.
- Tracks collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection; maintaining daily tallies of collections performed.
- Maintains quality results by following department procedures and testing schedule; recording results in the quality-control; identifying and reporting needed changes.
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
- Keep records of all physician orders.
- Handles and ships lab specimens according to protocol.
- Maintains statistics on workload.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION:
- Graduate from an accredited senior high school or GED graduate.
- Board registered phlebotomist or
- Certificate of completion from an accredited vocational/technical and board eligible.
- Must have a current BLS/CPR certificate.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of blood collection methods, techniques and procedures.
- Ability to interpret, understand and carry out orders.
- Ability of effectively communicate verbally and in writing with doctors, nurses, patients and administration.
- Ability to work flexible hours.