Phlebotomist​/Courier

Phlebotomist / Courier

Ocean Springs Hospital | Full‑Time | 7:00 pm – 7:30 am, 36 hours per week. Includes rotating weekends and holidays. 3109 Bienville Blvd., Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 39564, United States.

The Phlebotomist/Courier transports laboratory specimens to and from the clinic site and Singing River Health System in accordance with departmental and system procedures and guidelines. He/She verifies all orders, procedures, and specimens according to current procedures. The Phlebotomist/Courier practices safe driving habits and follows all safety guidelines, contributing to the department’s standard of excellence in providing quality services to patients and clients.

The Phlebotomist/Courier performs venipunctures, heel and finger sticks, and other specimen collections for clinical laboratory testing. The Phlebotomist ensures that appropriate specimens are collected from the proper patients, and works and communicates effectively with a variety of patients, including critically ill, trauma, newborn, geriatric, and outpatient populations in numerous outpatient settings.

The Phlebotomist/Courier provides accurate patient identification, specimen labeling, preservation, transportation, and pre‑test processing. He/She performs clerical duties; processes orders; performs computer functions; files reports; records and sends messages; gives reports to the nurse/doctor; and transcribes doctors’ orders for outpatients.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

High School graduate or equivalent required; some college with courses in a health or science‑related field preferred. Training in computer, basic office equipment and medical terminology preferred.

Must have a valid driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record and maintain that record throughout employment.

If certified, a current Phlebotomy certification from an approved agency is preferred. Certification must be from one of the following:

• ASCP (American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification)
• APA (American Phlebotomy Association)
• AMT (American Medical Technologists)
• NHA (National Health Career Association)
• NCCT (National Center for Competency Testing)
• NIHP (National Institute of Health Professionals)
• MedCA (Medical Career Association)
• NPC (National Phlebotomy Certification Exam)
• AAH (American Allied Health)

Any accredited certification not listed can be reviewed for approval by the Lab Director.

Must have de‑escalation training completed by the end of position orientation (90 days); must have an appropriate level of de‑escalation training.

One (1) year of phlebotomy experience preferred. Must have an equivalent combination of education and/or experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

SRHS Laboratory Director, under the direct supervision of the SRHS Phlebotomy Supervisor or Phlebotomy Team Leader.

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Work is moderately active: involves sitting with frequent requirements to move about the office, move around the facility, and travel to another facility within the SRHS service area. Work involves exerting a negligible amount of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Work involves repetitive motions: substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and fingers while operating standard office equipment such as a computer keyboard, copier, and 10‑key.

Work involves being able to perceive the nature of sound at normal speaking levels with or without correction; the ability to make fine discriminations in sound. Work requires close visual acuity and the ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus, e.g., shifting gaze from a computer monitor to forms or printed material that are closer to compare data at close vision.

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