Phlebotomist

Job Description

Draws blood from patients in hospital, or similar facility for analysis or other medical purposes by performing the following duties.

Responsibilities

• Draws blood from patient
  • May Prick finger and heel to draw blood
  • Assembles equipment such as tourniquet, needles, blood collection devices, gauze, cotton and alcohol according to requirements for specified tests or procedures
  • Verifies identity of patient with 2 identifiers
  • Converses with patient to allay fear of procedure
  • Applies tourniquet to arm
  • Locates accessible vein
  • Swabs puncture area with antiseptic
  • Inserts needle into vein to draw blood into collection tube
  • Withdraws needle, applies treatment to puncture site
• Performs Breath Alcohol Testing
• Performs drug screen collection
  • Examines patient’s driver’s license when drug testing
  • Adds bluing to the commode when drug testing
  • Asks patient to empty pockets except for wallet when drug testing
  • Instructs patient to collect 45-602ml of urine in the container and to return container to them when completed
  • Completes collector’s information on drug screen form
  • Applies gloves and checks temperature of urine
  • Transfers urine into specimen bottle and labels
  • Removes and discards gloves and washes hands
  • Instructs patient to complete donor information on drug screen form
  • Adds specimen and completed drug screen form into specimen bag and seals in presence of patient
  • Gives donor a copy of drug screen form
  • Checks the specimen container, face sheet and path/cyto requisition for patient ID
• Specimen maintenance
  • Completes path/cyto with patient information, pre and post diagnosis, type of specimen, physician, etc.
  • Makes sure a registration label is on the specimen and each page of the path/cyto requisition
  • Checks to see if the specimen has been ordered in MEDHOST by Surgery or Lab and updated by Lab
  • Places a MEDHOST label on the specimen and each copy of the path/cyto requisition, the path/cyto log and the sheet of paper for LabCorp
  • Completes the path/cyto log book
  • Places a pink copy of the path/cyto requisition in the correct lab file
  • Places the specimen, requisition and face sheet in the bio-hazard bag and places the bag in the cooler for pickup
  • Takes the remaining MEDHOST labels to the mail so the Tech’s can release the specimen in the MEDHOST system
• Gives pre and post instructions to patients, families and residents
• Provides procedure instructions to new hires, students and staff
• Verifies medical necessity is met when placing all orders
• Acquires additional diagnosis codes when needed
• Enters orders into MEDHOST
• Processes LabCorp and Quest reports

Requirements

• Phlebotomy certificate; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.  High School Diploma or GED required.