Phlebotomist

UP Health System Bell

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  Performs venipuncture and specimen collection/processing

• Completes chain-of-custody collections and breath alcohol testing as required

• Supports order entry and related clerical workflows

• Answers laboratory phones and provides customer service

• Assists with inventory of phlebotomy supplies

• Review providers’ orders, quick-register patients when needed, and place appropriate lab orders per the provider’s requisition.

• Verify patient identity using two patient identifiers prior to collection.

• Obtain blood specimens via venipuncture, finger stick, or heel stick per policy; collect urine, throat, and nasal specimens as ordered.

• Label specimens with at least two identifiers plus date/time and collector initials; ensure specimen integrity and proper handling.

• Perform chain-of-custody urine drug screen collections and breath alcohol testing per policy.

• Coordinate therapeutic drug-monitoring collections in collaboration with nursing to align dose and draw time.

• Resolve unusual or unclear test orders by contacting the ordering provider, pathologist, nursing station, or reference lab; elevate unresolved items to the supervisor.

• Process and route specimens to the correct internal lab departments or reference laboratories according to policy.

• Maintain par levels of collection supplies; complete weekly departmental inventories.

• Participate in performance improvement activities and required education; perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Education: High School diploma preferred.

• License/Certification: Phlebotomy certification preferred.

• Certifications: BCLS required

• Skills: Critical thinking, decisive judgment, ability to work with minimal supervision under stress; rapid learning and use of multiple software systems; effective English communication (read/write/speak); ability to complete the Skills Competency Checklist within 90 days of hire.

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