Phlebotomist

Position: Phlebotomist 1
** Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center**:  Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated.

It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
** Organization:
** Phlebotomy - VPLS
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* Job Summary:

** Responsible for venipuncture and accessioning patient specimens or tissue materials for testing, including packaging specimens or tissue materials to be sent out to referring laboratory..

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Performs patient check-in procedure and updates patient information as necessary in registration system.
* When applicable, places generic manual orders and sends to Specimen Receiving or to the Patient Service Specialist for accessioning.
* Instructs patients on proper collection of urine, stool, sputum and saliva specimens, and provides appropriate collection supplies.
* Administers oral solutions for glucose tolerance testing according to established training and identifies the best method for retrieving blood samples and other specimens.
* Demonstrates Credo behaviors in all interactions including explaining blood draw procedures to patients, answering any questions about the process and assisting patients, co-workers and internal customers as appropriate
* Verifies patient identification with two identifiers both before and after venipuncture, labeling tubes immediately following the venipuncture in front of the patient.
* Maintains specimen integrity by using aseptic technique, following department procedures and obtains blood specimens by performing venipunctures and capillary sticks according to age specific guidelines.
* Processes specimens to prepare them for laboratory testing, to include centrifuging and aliquoting of blood samples. Packages and stores specimens appropriately for transport using guidance from lab test directories.
* Performs other duties as assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
* PHLEBOTOMY (NOVICE):

- Demonstrates mastery of phlebotomy in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering products and services using phlebotomy without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
* SPECIMEN COLLECTION - (NOVICE):

- Demonstrates mastery of specimen collection in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering specimen collection services without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
* Quality Assurance (Novice):
Has provided continuous analysis and evaluation of assignment work processes, constantly striving for improvement in the way tasks and activities are accomplished by questioning their value to the process and contributing creative solutions. Has participated in the process of establishing, communicating and monitoring standards for quality and excellence. Demonstrates the ability to actually work on and improve a current business process, product or service.
* Equipment Maintenance (Novice):
Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to maintain equipment, products, or systems in practical applications of moderate…