Lab Aide​/Phlebotomist

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B. Allen Memorial Hospital
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• Perform phlebotomies and capillary punctures on inpatients and outpatients, obtaining adequate specimens from all patient age ranges—neonatal to geriatric.
• Prepare, organize, and distribute specimens in the lab for testing.
• Collect specimens at the proper time according to procedure; collect STATS within 15 minutes of notification.
• Correctly identify patients using two identifiers prior to specimen collection.
• Correctly label patient specimens with patient name, date, identification number, time, and phlebotomist initials.
• Perform test order entry for laboratory testing.
• Takes phone orders from physicians for patient testing and completes required documentation for phone orders.
• Perform general cleaning, wash glassware, and maintain blood collection area and equipment.
• Be familiar with laboratory office routine and able to function in office if necessary (filing, logging, looking up results, etc.).
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Perform breath alcohol testing and collect urine drug‑of‑abuse screens according to procedure.

Requires frequent sitting; occasional walking and standing. Occasionally required to lift and carry up to 35 lbs. Requires eye‑hand, manual, and finger dexterity, corrected hearing and vision to normal range. Requires working irregular hours and under stressful conditions. Some exposure to sharps, communicable diseases, hazardous materials, and body fluids is required. Occasional bending, twisting, stooping, kneeling, reaching, and grasping is required.

Overhead work is occasionally required. Occasional pushing and pulling of objects up to 75 lbs is required. Requires the ability to distinguish letters or symbols. Use of office equipment such as computer terminals, telephones, or copiers is required.

Shifts will vary depending upon the needs of the Laboratory and could be early morning, late afternoon, early evening, weekends, and holidays. Routinely required to wear appropriate clothing for the procurement of laboratory specimens; if regular street clothes are chosen, an approved lab jacket or coat must be worn when dealing with patients.