Phlebotomist 4597

Job Juncture; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Job Juncture is seeking a phlebotomist to join our clinical team in Lexington, KY. The role focuses on blood collection, specimen labeling, and safe handling per protocol.

The ideal candidate has experience performing venipunctures in a fast-paced setting, understands OSHA requirements, and can explain procedures clearly to patients while maintaining quality documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience performing venipunctures in a fast-paced lab or hospital setting.
• Proficiency with specimen labeling, centrifugation, and transport procedures.
• Familiarity with OSHA and DEP regulations and annual trainings.

Responsibilities

• Perform blood draws and label specimens accurately.
• Centrifuge, split, and freeze specimens as required and record data.
• Explain venipuncture steps clearly and courteously to patients.
• Match requisitions to tubes and ensure correct labeling.
• Package specimens for transport maintaining specimen integrity.

Skills

Blood draws

Venipuncture

Specimen processing

OSHA compliance

Microsoft Office

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Phlebotomy certification

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

requires experience drawing age groups from pedi to geri and hard stick patients

requires specimen processing experience

Summary

The main function of a phlebotomist is to assist in performing various assigned duties, trouble shooting, training and making work flow recommendations.

Position 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.
• 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.

Minimum 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
• minimum 2 years of experience