Phlebotomist

Job Title:

Phlebotomist Functional Group:
Phlebotomy/Patient Service

Location:

POUGHKEEPSIE New York 12601 Duration: 4 months (Extendable or contract to hire)

Schedule:

Monday-Friday 9am-6pm and every other Saturday or Sunday 9am-5pm @ Newburgh Pay Rate: $23/hr Requirements:
Spanish speaking preferred, Not required 1-2 years of working experience as a phlebotomist.

Experience with straight, butterfly needles and color tubes. 2 years of blood draw, venipunctures experience. HSD/GED Required Duties may include but are not necessarily limited to the following:
Experience doing blood draws, labeling specimens, centrifuging specimens, recording maintenance data and decontamination, updating patient information, etc. Collects and stores specimens according to established procedures Properly explains in a clear but courteous manner the process of the venipuncture (blood drawing) and or other specimen collection (ex. urine or fecal) as required Demonstrate technique/s using straight needles and/or butterfly needles Fully understand all of the physicians' orders Matches laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes;

label, centrifuge, split, and freeze specimens as required by test order Check all test requisitions or computer label against script to ensure 100% correct Package specimens for transport Stores specimen sample according to required temperature, places samples in appropriate collection container/ tube, accurate labels, follows different procedures as outlined by specific to protocol deemed necessary for transport to maintain integrity of the specimen.