Phlebotomist, UPMC Williamsport – Part time – Mornings

UPMC; Williamsport (Lycoming County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

UPMC Williamsport is seeking a part-time Phlebotomist to join our team. The position is 20 hours per week with weekday shifts from 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Weekend shifts are 8 hours with rotating start times between 4:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., including every-other-weekend and holiday rotation.

The Phlebotomist will collect specimens from inpatient and outpatient populations to support laboratory testing. Responsibilities may include computer, courier, and clerical tasks to support daily operations.

Qualifications

• Phlebotomy skills and specimen collection

Responsibilities

• Interact with laboratory customers courteously and professionally; respond to inquiries promptly.
• Collect blood specimens by venipuncture, heelstick and fingerstick as required; instruct patients on collection procedures.
• Demonstrate dependability and independence, prioritizing department needs.
• Transport specimens from collection areas to the appropriate lab section according to safety procedures.
• Follow hospital policies for procedures, safety, hygiene, and isolation precautions.
• Enter patient demographics and test orders into the information system; manage test charges and credits.
• Train and orient new staff and students as assigned.
• Notify staff and pathologists of any unusual incidents.
• May perform arterial puncture following guidelines.
• Monitor and maintain supplies and use reagents cost-effectively.

Job description

UPMC Williamsport is seeking a part-time Phlebotomist to join our team!

This is a 20-hour-per-week position with weekday shifts from 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Weekend shifts are 8 hours, with rotating start times between 4:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. The schedule also includes an every-other-weekend and holiday rotation.

In this role, the Phlebotomist is responsible for accurately performing phlebotomy and collecting specimens from inpatient and/or outpatient populations. These specimens support laboratory testing that is essential to the diagnosis and treatment of patients. Additional responsibilities may include computer, courier, and clerical functions that support day-to-day laboratory operations.

Responsibilities:

• Interact with all laboratory customers courteously and professionally; responds to telephone inquiries in a timely manner.
• Following proper patient identification procedures, procures appropriate blood specimens by venipuncture, heelstick and fingerstick. As required, instructs patients on the collection procedures for laboratory specimens that are obtained by the patient, and may collect samples other than blood.
• Demonstrates dependability, reliability, and independent judgment recognizing priorities to accommodate department needs and acceptance of appropriate authority.
• Specimen collection may be performed at off-site locations. Transports specimens from on- and off-site collection areas to the appropriate section of the laboratory following established safety procedures.
• Adhere to established laboratory and hospital policies in areas of procedures, methods, quality control, quality assurance, safety, including hand hygiene techniques and proper isolation precautions., compliance and personnel policies.
• As required, performs related clerical duties, and utilizes various computer functions to accurately enter demographic information into the information system(s), enters test orders, receives, cancels, charges, and credits tests, while ascertaining adequacy of patient information as well as sample identity.
• Trains and orients new employees, students and residents, as applicable and as assigned.
• Inform technical staff, supervisory personnel and/or pathologists of any unusual or problematic incidents.
• May also perform arterial puncture following strict collection and post collection guidelines .
• Monitors and maintains supplies for those functions for which the position is responsible; uses materials and reagents in a cost-effective manner.