Phlebotomist

UPMC; Jamestown, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Chautuaqua is seeking a Phlebotomist to join our lab team. This full-time position offers variable shifts based on department needs and may require weekend and holiday coverage.

Previous phlebotomy experience or certification is highly preferred. The Phlebotomist will perform blood collection for inpatients and outpatients and support clerical tasks as needed.

Qualifications

• Previous phlebotomy experience or certification highly preferred.
• Full-time position with variable shifts; weekend and holiday coverage required.
• Performs phlebotomy and specimen collection for inpatients and/or outpatients.

Responsibilities

• Interact with all laboratory customers courteously and professionally; responds to telephone inquiries in a timely manner.
• Procures blood specimens by venipuncture, heelstick and fingerstick with proper patient identification.
• Demonstrates dependability and judgment to meet department priorities and appropriate authority.
• Transports specimens to appropriate lab locations following safety procedures.
• Adheres to lab safety, hand hygiene, isolation precautions, and policies.
• Performs clerical duties and enters demographic and test orders data.
• Trains and orients new employees, students and residents as applicable.
• Informs technical staff and supervisory personnel of unusual incidents.
• May perform arterial puncture following strict collection guidelines.
• Monitors and maintains supplies and uses materials cost-effectively.

Skills

Phlebotomy experience

Customer service

Education

Phlebotomy certification

Job description

UPMC Chautuaqua is hiring a Phlebotomist to join our lab team!

This position is full-time, variable shifts based on department needs. Occasional weekend and holiday coverage required.

Previous phlebotomy experience or certification highly preferred.

Purpose: This position has the responsibility and accountability for accurately performing phlebotomy and specimen collection of inpatients and/or outpatients. Samples collected by the phlebotomist are used for laboratory test procedures that are essential in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. The Phlebotomist may also perform computer, courier, and clerical functions that are essential to laboratory operations. The Phlebotomist works in conjunction with and under the supervision of the Medical Technologists.
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, heelstick 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.