Lab Assistant, Phlebotomist

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 to geriatric patients in emergency, inpatient, and outpatient settings
Use vacutainer, hypodermic syringe, and butterfly needle systems for venipuncture
Perform specialized blood collections for commercial laboratories and research
Decontaminate blood culture draw sites with Chloroprep and collect blood culture specimens
Coordinate with nurses for port collections when required
Participate in accreditation, proficiency testing, annual competencies, re-education, and retraining
Follow laboratory and organizational policies and procedures and complete required documentation
Communicate accurately, timely, effectively, and professionally with internal and external customers
Work in a fast-paced hospital environment

• High school diploma/GED (required)
• Ability to perform venipuncture and skin puncture
• Ability to perform routine and complex blood drawing procedures
• Ability to accurately identify patients and label specimens
• Ability to meet STAT collection within 15 minutes and TIMED collection within the specified 30-minute window
• Ability to work with patients from newborn to geriatric populations
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Participation in required accreditation, proficiency testing, and annual competency testing
• Completion of continuing education as required by laboratory policy
• No certifications are specified as required

Demonstrates expertise in performing routine and complex blood drawing procedures, including venipuncture and skin puncture, while ensuring accurate patient identification and specimen labeling. Maintains compliance with laboratory policies and participates in ongoing education and proficiency testing.

• Venipuncture
• Blood Drawing Procedures
• Patient Identification
• Accreditation Participation
• Fast-Paced Environment

• Blood Drawing Procedures
• Venipuncture
• Skin Puncture
• Specimen Labeling
• Blood Culture Collection
• Chloroprep Decontamination
• STAT Collection
• Timed Collection Patient Care
• Continuing Education

• Effective Communication
• Professionalism
• Timeliness

• Accreditation
• Proficiency Testing
• Laboratory Policies
• Emergency Settings
• Inpatient Settings
• Outpatient Settings

• Vacutainer
• Hypodermic Syringe
• Butterfly Needle