Phlebotomy Lead - Central Lab

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• Provide all of your employment history, education, and licenses/certifications/registrations.  You will be unable to modify your application after you have submitted it.
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Thank you,

Human Resources

Please complete this application in entirety by providing all of your work experience, education and certifications/

license.  You will be unable to edit/add/change your application once it is submitted.

High school diploma/GED and three (3) years phlebotomist experience.

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required:  Phlebotomy certification from a national agency or association.

Knowledge of blood processing and handling procedures. Knowledge of relevant clinical and patient care regulations, policies, procedures, and standards. Knowledge of infection control and sterile procedures. Interpersonal skills to allay patient anxiety and interact with staff. Ability to perform phlebotomy procedures and techniques. Ability to enforce clinical protocol, specifications, and procedures. Ability to complete and maintain documents and records. Ability to perform basic supervisory functions.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and coordinates the technical activities of subordinate phlebotomist; provides technical assistance, instruction, and consultation.
• Performs a variety of routine and specialized blood drawing procedures, using standard equipment such as vaccutainer tubes and sleeves, tourniquets, syringes, and butterfly needles.
• Confers with patient to obtain information for laboratory records, explain procedures, allay fears, and elicit cooperation.
• Prepares, processes, labels, and stores patient specimens and samples according to established procedures.
• Maintains inventory and stocks supplies. Performs routine instrument maintenance as required.
• Ensures compliance with workplace safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands
Requires frequent exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, constant handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, constant exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, frequent working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, constant work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, occasional climbing, frequent crouching/stooping, frequent kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)