Contract Travel Phlebotomist – Peds & Geriatrics

Key People; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Key People in North Charleston, SC is seeking a Phlebotomist for a 3-month contract with potential for permanent placement. The role requires travel to Mt.

Pleasant, West Ashley, Goose Creek, Summerville, Walterboro and surrounding areas, with a 6am–5pm schedule Monday through Friday. Responsibilities include performing venipunctures, labeling and processing specimens, ensuring patient information accuracy, and maintaining proper transport and documentation.

Qualifications

• Valid Phlebotomy certification for the state where you will be employed as required in some states.
• Minimum of 6 months' work experience performing venipunctures in a fast paced lab or hospital setting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• High School Diploma or GED

Responsibilities

• Experience doing blood draws, labeling specimens, centrifuging specimens, recording maintenance data and decontamination, updating patient information, etc. Collects and stores specimens according to established procedures.
• Properly explains in a clear but courteous manner the process of the venipuncture (blood drawing) and or other specimen collection (ex. urine or fecal) as required.
• Demonstrate technique/s using straight needles and/or butterfly needles. Fully understand all of the physicians' orders. Matches laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes. Label, centrifuge, split, and freeze specimens as required by test order.
• Check all test requisitions or computer label against script to ensure 100% correct.
• Package specimens for transport. Stores specimen sample according to required temperature, places samples in appropriate collection container/ tube, accurately labels, follows different procedures as outlined by specific to protocol deemed necessary for transport to maintain integrity of the specimen. Understand and comply with OSHA and DEP regulations. Attend annual department trainings. Answer telephone calls, read laboratory results to satisfy inquiries.

Skills

Venipuncture

Specimen labeling

Patient data entry

Education

Phlebotomy certification

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Key People in North Charleston, SC is seeking a Phlebotomist for a 3-month contract with potential for permanent placement. The role requires travel to Mt.

Pleasant, West Ashley, Goose Creek, Summerville, Walterboro and surrounding areas, with a 6am–5pm schedule Monday through Friday. Responsibilities include performing venipunctures, labeling and processing specimens, ensuring patient information accuracy, and maintaining proper transport and documentation.