Phlebotomist

Job Description

Job Description

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.