Inpatient Phlebotomist-Nights

Job description

Accurately collects specimens from patients with the appropriate sense of urgency, communicates effectively with nursing staff, collaborates with laboratory staff and leadership, assists in training new team members, performs clerical and miscellaneous duties as needed. Obtains blood specimens: - Follows proper patient identification protocols - Follows established blood collection protocols - Utilizes straight needle during most venipunctures performed - Fully competent in order of draw - Checks tubes at time of collection for expiration dates - Demonstrates a high level of skill resulting in minimal unsuccessful draws or recollects - Demonstrates excellent knowledge of blood collection fundamentals including but not limited to anatomy, theory, and safety - Understands special collection techniques including but not limited to ice, foil wrap, special tubes, and trace metals - Follows proper collection protocol for blood cultures with minimal contamination - Provides support for all departments in obtaining prior unsuccessful collections - Performs daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance or safety checks as assigned - May perform basic pre-analytic processing functions such as centr...