Lab Assistant, Phlebotomist – Inpatient

• Perform routine and complex blood drawing procedures, including venipuncture, finger and heel sticks, and blood cultures
• Verify patient identification and specimen labeling using two identifiers
• Maintain response times for STAT and TIMED orders
• Participate in trauma and code response teams
• Collect blood specimens from newborn through geriatric patients in emergency, inpatient, and outpatient areas
• Perform specialized blood collection procedures for commercial laboratories and research
• Apply Chloroprep skin decontamination for blood cultures and coordinate nurse-assisted port collections
• Collect initial blood specimens for trauma patients
• Participate in accreditation, proficiency testing, and annual performance competencies
• Complete re-education or retraining as needed
• Follow laboratory and organizational policies and procedures and document required reviews
• Communicate accurately, promptly, effectively, and professionally with internal and external customers
• Work in a fast-paced hospital environment

• High school diploma/GED required
• Perform venipuncture and skin puncture
• Demonstrate excellent communication and patient care skills
• Demonstrate ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Successfully complete accreditation, proficiency testing, and annual performance competencies
• Complete continuing education as required by laboratory policy and to maintain certification if applicable
• Follow laboratory and organizational policies and procedures
• Work night shift, Monday–Friday, 11 a.m.–11 p.m.
• Work one weekend every three weeks
• Work one holiday per year
• No on-call requirement stated in the schedule details

Demonstrates proficiency in blood collection techniques, including venipuncture and skin puncture, while ensuring compliance with laboratory policies and maintaining effective communication with patients and healthcare teams in a fast-paced hospital environment.

• Venipuncture
• Blood Collection Procedures
• Patient Care Skills
• Accreditation Compliance
• Fast-Paced Environment Adaptability

• Blood Drawing Procedures
• Specimen Labeling
• Chloroprep Skin Decontamination
• Trauma Patient Blood Collection
• Proficiency Testing

• Excellent Communication
• Professionalism
• Team Collaboration

• High School Diploma/GED

• Laboratory Policies
• Patient Identification
• Emergency Care
• Inpatient Care
• Outpatient Care