Perform venipuncture and skin puncture to collect blood specimens for laboratory diagnosis and treatment. Manage the accurate ordering, transport, and processing of specimens while maintaining quality assurance documentation.
Requirements summary
Requires a High School Diploma or GED, or 2 years of applicable experience, with Phlebotomist Certification as an alternative. Must hold a current Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) certification from the American Heart Association.
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You’re more than your job. Everyone is. And that’s what makes you great at your job—all the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you you. At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary. And we’ve built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary. You’ll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people. And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result. Join LCMC Health, and you’ll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary. The Phlebotomist is responsible for performing a variety of venipuncture techniques, collects blood specimens from patients in support of laboratory procedures used in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Accurately orders, collects, transports and processes all specimens for laboratory testing. Retrieves all specimens which are delivered to the laboratory. Other duties include supply stocking, scanning of documents for EMR and clerical duties. This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this department. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
GENERAL
DUTIES
Performance of
Venipuncture and
Skin
Puncture: Performs venipuncture and skin puncture in accordance with department SOP.
Workload
Management: Adheres to SOP in the use of handheld devices for specimen collection for patient. Monitors collection list and document status of outstanding collections where specimens are not collected.
Specimen
Pick
Up and
Delivery: Ensures that STAT specimens are delivered to the Lab within 15 minutes of collection or pick up.
Specimen
Handling and
Receipt: Ensures that specimens are updated to receive status, correct data is reflected in terms of collect date/time and receipt date/time. Delivers to the appropriate Lab Section immediately upon receipt.
Quality
Assurance
Related
Duties: Communicates complaints or problems to department supervisor. Collects data for quality assurance program as outlined by department SOP or instruction by department supervisor. Maintains thorough and neat documentation.
Monitoring and
Clearing the
Not
Received report: Responsible for monitoring and clearing collection pending reports on a continuous basis.
MINIMUM
Qualifications
Required: High School Diploma/GED or equivalent OR 2 years of applicable work experience. Phlebotomist Certification will be considered in lieu of minimum qualifications.
Licenses
AND
Certifications
Required: Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (CPR, BLS) - American Heart Association KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES Knowledge of standard phlebotomy techniques and appropriate blood processing and handling procedures. Record keeping skills. Understand and follow specific clinical protocols, ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
WORK
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