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Phlebotomist Certified- Nursing Home, Laboratory, Blount, Full-Time, Varied

Blount Memorial HospitalPosted 2 days ago
Full-timeonsite

Job Description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Performs those duties, under policies and procedures approved by the Laboratory Director and/or his designees, and laboratory management that are exempt from State of Tennessee laboratory personnel licensing laws. These duties may include performing phlebotomy and specimen collection, the initiation of pre-testing protocols, the performance of waived testing, clerical office duties, housekeeping, inventory management, phone duty, and courier duties as assigned.

Essential Functions

  • All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's values:  Inspire health.  Serve with compassion.  Be the difference.

  • Performs phlebotomy and specimen collection.

  • Coordinates assigned duties to achieve maximum productivity.

  • Maintains a work pace that is fast and accurate.

  • Follows all patient identification procedures.

  • Demonstrates the flexibility to adjust work flow in response to stat orders, emergencies, and other fluctuations in workload.

  • Assists in the division of workload to achieve maximum productivity.

  • Has complete understanding of procedures and policies pertaining to assigned work.

  • Performs duties in an independent manner with limited supervision.

  • Endeavors to continually improve job skills.

  • Completes duties and uses time between jobs to departments advantage; assisting others, clerical, supply inventory, etc.

  • Consistently combines judgment skills to assess situations, considers alternatives and chooses appropriate course of action.

  • Determine the timing and correlation of laboratory orders.

  • Works with nursing or other ordering providers in determine the timing and correlation of laboratory orders.

  • Accurately transcribes laboratory orders and/or accession laboratory specimens.

  • Initiates pre-testing protocols.

  • Performs waived testing.

  • Uses all instruments / equipment in manner consistent with its intended function.

  • Has sufficient knowledge of instruments / equipment to perform routine maintenance and address error codes.

  • Performs all calibration functions.

  • Performs all quality control functions.

  • Performs clerical office duties.

  • Performs courier duties and maintains a safe driving record.

  • Performs inventory management .

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

  • This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

  • Education - High School diploma or equivalent or post-high school diploma

  • Experience - One (1)  phlebotomy experience. Must successfully complete on the job orientation for assigned duties.

In Lieu Of

  • NA

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

  • American Society of Clinical Pathologists( ASCP), OR

  • American Society of Phlebotomy Technicians (ASPT), OR

  • National Health career Association (NHA), OR

  • American Medical Technologists (AMT)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Thorough technical knowledge of phlebotomy.

  • Highly developed phlebotomy skills.

  • Proficient computer skills to operate multiple operational systems with proficient typing skills.

  • Must have good customer service skills.

  • Good mathematical, verbal and written skills.

  • Ability to understand instructions, reason, and make judgments.

  • Ability to adjust work flow in response to stat orders, emergencies, and other fluctuations in workload.

Work Shift

Variable (United States of America)

Location

Blount Memorial Hospital

Facility

8001 Blount Memorial Hospital, Inc.

Department

80017011 Laboratory-General

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