Job Title: Phlebotomist (Part Time)
Duration: 8 months
Hours/Week: 24 Hours/Week (Part-time)
Shift Schedule: 8am-5pm 3 8 hour shifts - 30 minute unpaid lunch. The three days can be flexible in the week
Note:
- CPR required.
- COVID Card or Exemption letter
- Ohio Medical License.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Interviews potential blood donors to secure medical history, determines acceptability of donor, takes blood pressure, prepares donor & phlebotomy area for blood collection, performs venipuncture to collect blood donation according to established procedures & properly labels blood donation or performs venipuncture on residents/patients/consumers &/or employees to collect blood specimens as requested by medical staff, labels & centrifuges specimens into separate specimens & prepares specimens for transport to outside laboratory site (e.g., labels tubes with appropriate identification; transfers specimens to transfer tubes; delivers transport container to loading site).
- Monitors donors for reaction following donation; sterilizes & cleans equipment & disposes of supplies used during venipuncture according to specified precautions; maintains supplies.
- Prepares daily log of testing, received reports & testing sent to outside laboratory sites.
- Files all reports received; reviews reports & delivers to proper medical area.
- Answers or places calls concerning status/results of tests; sets up equipment daily & prepares slides for tests differentials.
- Prepares urine specimens for transport for outside testing.
Required Skills:
- Knowledge of medical terminology, blood bank policies & procedures concerning acceptability of blood donations, venipuncture & disposal of materials used during venipuncture.
- Skill in use of sphygmomanometer & venipuncture.
- Ability to interview potential blood donors & determine acceptability; gather, collate & classify medical history data; establish & maintain good rapport with donors.
Required Experience:
- 6 mos. trg. or 6 mos. exp. in collecting medical data from persons, determining acceptability of potential blood donors, reading blood pressure & venipuncture or venipuncture/phlebotomy. -Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above..