Tom Trese
This is a contract job opportunity.
Position Overview
Position: Phlebotomist 3049
Location: Renton, WA
Schedule: M-F 7:30-4:30
Projected duration: 3 months
Benefits are available
Responsibilities
The main function of a phlebotomist is to assist in performing various assigned duties, trouble shooting, training and making work flow recommendations.
- 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, accurately labels, follows different procedures as outlined by specific to protocol deemed necessary for transport to maintain integrity of the specimen.
- Understand and comply with OSHA and DEP regulations.
- Attend annual department trainings.
- Answer telephone calls, read laboratory results to satisfy inquiries.
Qualifications
- Valid Phlebotomy certification for the state where you will be employed as required in some states.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience (as per original requirement, corrected from 6 months)
- Pediatric and geriatric experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
- High School Diploma or GED
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