Phlebotomist I or II

Overview

Collects laboratory specimens from patients; performs routine laboratory tests; and performs various clerical duties.

Qualifications

• PHLEBOTOMIST I EDUCATION REQUIREMENT High school education; or general education degree (GED).
• Completion of a phlebotomy program from a technical school is preferred.
• EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT None CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Prefer a Registered Phlebotomy Technician with the American Society of Clinical Pathologist.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification must be obtained within ninety (90) days of hire and maintained throughout employment.
• PHLEBOTOMIST II EDUCATION REQUIREMENT High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and less than one year of specialized training or education.
• Must have completed the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science approved phlebotomy program, or an acceptable formal structured phlebotomy program approved by the American Society of Clinical Pathologist as a prerequisite for phlebotomist technician, or have a minimum of one year full time experience as a Phlebotomist.
• EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT An additional three (3) months of experience is required.
• COMPUTER SKILLS An individual should have knowledge of Database software; Inventory software; Order processing systems; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.
• CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Must be a registered Phlebotomy Technician with American Society of Clinical Pathologist (ASCP) or American Medical Technologist (AMT) or equivalent or registry eligible and must obtain registry within six (6) months of hire and maintain throughout employment.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification must be obtained within ninety (90) days of hire and maintained throughout employment.
• OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES None OTHER QUALIFICATIONS Employee must not and will not be under sanction by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) or by the General Services Administration (GSA) or listed on the OIG’s Cumulative Sanction Report, or the GSA’s List of Excluded Providers, or listed on the OIG’s List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE).
• Must meet and maintain pre-employment and periodic background investigation and adjudication for child care.
• PHYSICAL DEMANDS While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• WORK ENVIRONMENT While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.