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Casual Phlebotomist – UPMC Hanover
UPMC Hanover is seeking a motivated and patient-focused Phlebotomist to join our laboratory team in a casual role. This position primarily covers evening shifts, with hours based on department needs, including weekends and holidays.
As a Phlebotomist, you will play a key role in patient care by accurately collecting blood and specimens from inpatient and outpatient populations to support critical diagnostic and treatment services. You may also assist with essential laboratory support duties such as computer entry, courier coordination, and clerical tasks, working under the guidance of Medical Technologists.
Prior phlebotomy experience and a medical background are preferred, but candidates who meet minimum qualifications and are eager to learn are encouraged to apply. If you are detail-oriented, compassionate, and ready to make a difference when it matters most, we’d love to have you on our team.
Responsibilities:
- Interact with all laboratory customers courteously and professionally; responds to telephone inquiries in a timely manner.
- Following proper patient identification procedures, procures appropriate blood specimens by venipuncture, heel stick and fingerstick. As required, instructs patients on the collection procedures for laboratory specimens that are obtained by the patient, and may collect samples other than blood.
- Demonstrates dependability, reliability, and independent judgment recognizing priorities to accommodate department needs and acceptance of appropriate authority.
- Specimen collection may be performed at off-site locations. Transports specimens from on- and off-site collection areas to the appropriate section of the laboratory following established safety procedures.
- Adhere to established laboratory and hospital policies in areas of procedures, methods, quality control, quality assurance, safety, including hand hygiene techniques and proper isolation precautions., compliance and personnel policies.
- As required, performs related clerical duties, and utilizes various computer functions to accurately enter demographic information into the information system(s), enters test orders, receives, cancels, charges, and credits tests, while ascertaining adequacy of patient information as well as sample identity.
- Trains and orients new employees, students and residents, as applicable and as assigned.
- Inform technical staff, supervisory personnel and/or pathologists of any unusual or problematic incidents.
- May also perform arterial puncture following strict collection and post collection guidelines.
- Monitors and maintains supplies for those functions for which the position is responsible; uses materials and reagents in a cost-effective manner.