Job Description

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Role & Responsibilities will include the following:

• Obtains blood specimens by performing venipuncture and finger sticks.
• Maintains specimen integrity by using aseptic technique, following department procedures; observing isolation procedures.
• Tracks collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection; maintaining daily tallies of collections performed.
• Monitors glucose levels by performing bedside glucose tests; recording results; reporting results to unit nurse-manager.
• Performs bleeding-times tests by entering results to the computer; notifying pathologist of results falling outside normal ranges.
• Maintains quality results by following department procedures and testing schedule; recording results in the quality-control log; identifying and reporting needed changes.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Serves and protects the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, state, and local requirements.

Enhances phlebotomy department and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.