Job Title: Phlebotomist

Job Description

The Phlebotomist will assist in performing various duties such as troubleshooting, training, and making workflow recommendations. This role involves collecting and storing specimens according to established procedures and ensuring accurate labeling and processing of specimens.

Responsibilities

• Perform blood draws, label specimens, centrifuge specimens, and record maintenance data.
• Decontaminate equipment and update patient information.
• Collect and store specimens such as blood, urine, or fecal samples according to established procedures.
• Explain venipuncture and other specimen collection processes clearly and courteously to patients.
• Demonstrate techniques using straight needles and butterfly needles.
• Understand and follow all physicians' orders accurately.
• Match laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes and label specimens correctly.
• Centrifuge, split, and freeze specimens as required by test orders.
• Check test requisitions or computer labels against scripts to ensure 100% accuracy.
• Package specimens for transport and store samples at required temperatures.
• Follow specific protocols to maintain specimen integrity during transport.
• Comply with OSHA and DEP regulations.
• Attend annual department trainings.
• Answer telephone calls and read laboratory results to address inquiries.

Essential Skills

• Valid Phlebotomy certification for the state of employment.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience performing venipunctures in a fast-paced lab or hospital setting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• 2-4 years of experience as a Phlebotomist required.
• Pediatric experience required.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in geriatrics and pediatrics is required.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Ability to perform data entry accurately.

Work Environment

The work schedule is 8:30am-5:00pm, Monday to Friday. The candidate will report to different locations on different days: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at Baltimore locations and Tuesday and Thursday at another location in Baltimore, these two locations are 10 minutes away from each other. Approximately 35-40 draws are required daily. The work environment is a busy patient service center where the candidate will be working alone most of the day, except for breaks and meals.