Phlebotomist 6243

CareerNerds; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

CareerNerds, LLC is seeking a Phlebotomist for a contract position covering multiple Albany area locations, including Castleton, Delmar, Catskill, and more. Schedule is Monday–Friday with early start around 6:30am and late end near 5:30pm.

The role lasts approximately 3 months with potential to become permanent; benefits are available. The primary duties include performing blood draws, labeling and processing specimens, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring specimen integrity.

Qualifications

• Valid phlebotomy certification as required by the state where employed.
• 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

• Perform blood draws, label specimens, centrifuge specimens, and record maintenance data.
• Collect and store specimens per established procedures.
• Explain venipuncture process clearly and courteously to patients as required.
• Demonstrate technique with straight and butterfly needles and verify physician orders.
• Label, centrifuge, split, and freeze specimens as required by test order.
• Check test requisitions against scripts to ensure accuracy; prepare specimens for transport.
• Store specimens at required temperatures and ensure proper transport packaging.
• Comply with OSHA and DEP regulations and attend annual trainings.
• Answer telephone inquiries and relay laboratory results as needed.

Skills

Venipuncture

Specimen handling

MS Office

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

This is a contract job opportunity. potential for perm

Position: Phlebotomist 6243

Location: Float position covering Castleton, Delmar, Catskill, Schenectady, Cobleskill, Latham, Amsterdam, Valatie, Albany, Guilderland

Schedule: Monday-Friday. Potential hours could start as early as 6:30am and end as late as 5:30pm (8 for shifts)

Projected duration: 3 months + potential for perm

Job code:CVDJP00036243

2 years of phlebotomy experience required

Benefits are available

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 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.

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