This is a contract job opportunity. potential for perm
Location: Anchorage AK
Schedule: 8AM to 5PM M-F
Projected duration: 3 months + potential for perm
Job code:CVDJP00035977
Benefits are available
Position Responsibilities
- Experience doing blood draws
- Labeling specimens
- Centrifuging specimens
- Recording maintenance data and decontamination
- Updating patient information
- Collects and stores specimens according to established procedures
- Properly explains the process of the venipuncture (blood drawing) and/or other specimen collection (ex. urine or fecal) as required
- Demonstrate technique 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 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 1 year of experience