What are the responsibilities and job description for the Phlebotomist position at UPMC?
Join our laboratory team with UPMC Hamot as a Phlebotomist, where your precision, compassion, and efficiency support life-changing medical care every day. Whether drawing samples during critical emergencies or routine screenings, you’ll play a vital role in diagnosis and treatment. We offer a variety of shifts and employment status, competitive Total Rewards, and a fast-paced, patient-facing environment. If you're dependable, detail-oriented, and thrive on providing top-tier service to patients of all ages, we invite you to make a difference with us!
In this role, there is opportunity to:
- Collect blood specimens via venipuncture, heelstick, and fingerstick.
- Instruct patients on self-collection for non-blood specimens.
- Accurately enter orders and patient data in lab systems.
- Maintain sample integrity and follow safety protocols.
- Perform clerical tasks, including specimen labeling and transport.
- Ensure compliance with infection control and quality standards.
- Communicate effectively with patients, staff, and providers.
- Train new employees or students as assigned.
- May perform arterial punctures with proper training.
- Monitor inventory and maintain cost-effective supply use.