Phlebotomy Specialist: Patient Care & Lab Ops in Kettering

Phlebotomist is responsible for accurate collection and handling of patient laboratory specimens for diagnostic testing according to established best practice in a manner that enhances patient and caregiver engagement in an experienced manner.

Essential Functions

• Accurately collecting patient specimens for diagnostic testing while working in a professional medical environment.
• Functions as part of a dynamic and engaging team with a workload that ranges from fast-paced hospital settings and high/low volume clinics.
• Perform specimen collection using many different techniques such as venipuncture, capillary puncture, PIVO, and throat swab collections.
• Collect specimens from patients of various acuities, including newborns, patients in intensive care, and all other areas of the hospital.
• Adhere to and enforce the standards for laboratory compliance and safety regulations.
• Communicate procedures and instructions with patients and family members and demonstrate empathy during every interaction.
• Opportunities for growth and developing skills such as:
• Patient or client registrations
• Participation in CODE response teams
• Training as a clinical coach or preceptor
• Specimen Processing – send out testing, resulting or referral testing
• Participation in special projects
• Quality Assurance processes
• Waived Testing
• Technical Writing
• Downtime planning
• Other laboratory responsibilities as required by site or assigned by the team or department leader.
• Requires organizational skills, ability to navigate multiple computer systems, work well as a member of a team, and maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Ability to take on-call shifts and participate in holiday rotations, according to department or facility needs.
• Perform advanced collection and troubleshooting techniques such as bilateral nares or non-standard kit collection.

Skills

• Communication
• Laboratory Operations
• Regulatory Requirements
• Computer Literacy
• Teamwork
• Working Independently
• Complex Problem Solving
• Training and Mentoring
• Clinical Staffing
• Ability to work under pressure

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, Preferred.
• Twelve months of phlebotomy experience, phlebotomy training or national certification as approved by manager/supervisor, Preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment.
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

Location: St. Marys Regional Hospital
Work City: Grand Junction
Work State: Scheduled Weekly Hours: 35
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $18.94 - $24.62

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

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