Phlebotomist Job at The University of Kansas Health System in Overland Park

Phlebotomist – Indian Creek Main

Position Summary: The University of Kansas Health System Phlebotomist is responsible for interpreting orders for laboratory work from providers within the system and from outside when presented as manual orders. This role performs positive patient identification, draws blood, labels and processes specimens, and participates in quality assurance activities. The phlebotomist represents the laboratory with professionalism and follows AIDET guidelines for customer service.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Performs blood draws by venipuncture according to standard protocol, ensuring patient safety and quality specimen collection.
• Performs specimen collection using appropriate techniques and adhering to requirements. Provides patients and/or care providers with instructions and necessary materials for specimen collection.
• Provides immediate patient care if patient exhibits sign of a post‑venipuncture reaction, typically vaso‑gagal.
• Pro‑actively assesses patient presentation and escorts patient to draw room with recliner if patient is an adolescent or young adult or states that they typically have a reaction to having their blood drawn.
• Performs data entry in applicable information systems in compliance with departmental and organizational policies.
• Demonstrates knowledge of specimen collection techniques and requirements.
• Ensures proper container type, centrifugation, and transport conditions for specimens. Able to determine appropriateness of specimens for add‑on testing.
• Releases orders on ambulatory health system patients with orders in HIS.
• Receives samples in LIS, prints bar‑code labels and affixes labels to specimens. Enters outside orders in LIS when copy of outside order is scanned into HIS.
• Consults Phlebotomy Coordinator, Supervisor or Lab Leadership when appropriate if situation requires assistance.
• Provides assistance to nursing staff when requested.
• Performs specimen processing duties such as aliquoting urine and separating blood samples when required for testing.
• Understands pre‑analytical variables that can impact test results: Container Type, Time, Temperature, Centrifugation, labeling. Able to determine appropriateness of specimens for add‑on testing.
• Responds to telephone inquiries and provides customer service to the end caller by addressing their needs and troubleshooting.
• Instructs, orients and mentors students, employees, patients and other health care providers as applicable.
• Maintains an adequate inventory of supplies.
• Other duties as assigned which may include NP, oral, or nasal swab collections with appropriate PPE.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate.
• Less than 1 year 6 months experience in an internal phlebotomy training program OR.
• 1 or more years experience in specimen collection and processing OR.
• Completion of an external phlebotomy program.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Advanced level of skill in adult and pediatric phlebotomy.

Preferred Licensure and Certification

• Phlebotomy Technician (PBT) – American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP).

Required Language Skills

• Fluent English – ability to understand, read, write, and speak English.

Knowledge Requirements

• Valid driver's license and transportation in order to support multiple locations.

Full time. Job Requisition ID: R-47473.

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