Phlebotomist - Contract to Perm, DC (Day Shift)

R.L. Barclay & Associates; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits available

Job summary

R.L. Barclay & Associates in Washington DC is seeking a Phlebotomist for a 3-month contract with potential for permanent hire. The main duties include blood draws, specimen labeling, processing, and maintaining accurate patient information under OSHA guidelines.

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm. Responsibilities include collecting and storing specimens, explaining the venipuncture process to patients, ensuring test requisitions match specimens, and packaging samples for transport.

Qualifications

• Valid Phlebotomy certification for the state where you will be employed as required in some states.
• Minimum of 5 work experience performing venipunctures in a fast paced lab or hospital setting
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

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

Microsoft Office

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

R.L. Barclay & Associates in Washington DC is seeking a Phlebotomist for a 3-month contract with potential for permanent hire. The main duties include blood draws, specimen labeling, processing, and maintaining accurate patient information under OSHA guidelines.

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm. Responsibilities include collecting and storing specimens, explaining the venipuncture process to patients, ensuring test requisitions match specimens, and packaging samples for transport.