Health Technician (Phlebotomy

Job Title

Health Technician (Phlebotomy)

The duties include:

• Answers incoming calls, finds and relays information or refers the caller to the appropriate technical personnel.
• Performs routine and specialized venipuncture of outpatients in order to obtain blood specimens for laboratory testing. Assigns priority to test requests.
• Explains diagnostic procedures and collection procedures, position patients for desired results.
• Receives all requests for testing within the diagnostic section. Verifies the accuracy and completeness of the request. Establishes priorities for emergency orders. Notifies the technical staff of pending work.
• Provides assistance with the training and guidance in phlebotomy techniques to LPNs, RNs, students, and/or new phlebotomy employees rotating through the blood collection area.
• Accepts and enters all requests for diagnostic testing into the hospital computer system using the computerized medical record, laboratory, radiology and diagnostic menus and 200 computer codes.
• Accesses/registers diagnostic orders and generates computer-printed labels. Documents and reviews collection problems.
• Receives specimens delivered to the laboratory for analysis. Evaluates each specimen and laboratory order to ensure that the specimens are properly obtained and appropriate for the test(s). Rejects unacceptable specimens and refers questions to the technical staff.
• Ensures accurate patient and specimen identification using armband, Social Security number, and picture identification card. Verifies the patient identification with the request and labels nil tubes according to established policies and procedures.
• Processes specimens including centrifuging, allocating and storage of the sample. Processes, packages and ships specimens to the reference laboratories.
• Performs limited laboratory tests, inclusive glucose tolerance tests.
• Maintains phlebotomy area physical facilities and equipment. Performs quality control and preventive maintenance functions. Maintains storage and inventory of phlebotomy and diagnostic working supplies.
• Determines technical factors, sets controls and operates equipment and instruments. Sets and modifies operational parameters for equipment with few operating functions. Reports equipment malfunctions to supervisor. Recognizes abnormalities and brings them to the attention of the ordering provider. Records results in the permanent record.
• Performs standard diagnostic procedures which include electrocardiograms. Operates, calibrates and maintains instruments and accessories used to assist with or perform standard diagnostic procedures.
• Performs direct patient care duties in the laboratory und the clinic by directing, instructing, and assisting patients with specimen collection and hospital processing.
• Maintains records and files related to the diagnostic area. Collects data required for Performance Improvement monitors, participates in quality assurance tasks within the team or part of a multidisciplinary team.

Work Schedule:

Monday through Friday; 8:00am to 4:30pm

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#:
Health Technician (Phlebotomy)/ PD25364A

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI):
Not authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not authorized