Phlebotomist - Stormont Vail Hospital - Topeka - All Shifts

Phlebotomist

Provides blood specimen collection services in the acute care (hospital) setting, to include order management, specimen collection (venipuncture and capillary puncture specimens) and point of care testing. Serves patients in all areas in the hospital, including ED/Trauma, Critical Care, medical floors, airborne and contact isolation rooms, Surgery, maternal/child, Behavioral Health and long-term care facilities; responds to team activation events such as code blue, stroke, and trauma.

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED Completion of an accredited phlebotomy training program may be substituted for education. Required

Experience Qualifications

• Experience with phlebotomy. Preferred
• Experience in a lab or hospital setting. Preferred
• Venipuncture and capillary puncture experience. Preferred
• Experience with electronic medical records and patient privacy. Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Accuracy and attention to detail. (Required proficiency)

Licenses and Certifications

• Drivers License - DOT Clean MVR with 3-year baseline. Required
• Registered Phlebotomy Technician - AMT Preferred
• PBT-Phlebotomy Technician - ASCP Preferred

What You Will Do

• Obtain and properly identify blood specimens by performing venipunctures and capillary punctures in all age groups (infants, pediatrics, adults, and geriatrics) and patient types throughout the hospital and long-term care facilities.
• Prioritize collection of specimens, including STAT, timed, routine and therapeutic drug-monitoring collections.
• Perform and result point of care testing on blood, urine, and respiratory specimens.
• Access, select, release and print interfaced orders from the electronic medical record system, resolving unusual or duplicative orders as needed.
• Travel to additional clinic locations in the Stormont Vail Laboratory system as needed.
• Follow all safety and infection prevention guidelines, both related to the care of the patient as well as to the employee.
• Assist with teaching, training, and mentoring phlebotomist interns and trainees.
• Collect specimens for legal blood alcohol, drug screens, and paternity tests; testify in regional court systems to explain collection procedure if subpoenaed.
• Maintain and monitor supply stock in the laboratory.
• Apply mathematics to determine safe removal volume for pediatric blood collections.
• Demonstrate and follow professional behavior and Phlebotomist Service Standards when interacting with patients and other members of the health care team.
• Travel to outside locations if requested.

Travel Requirements

• 20% Travel to other locations for specimen collection may be required depending on department/shift needs.

Required for All Jobs

• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies, standards, mandatory training and requirements of Stormont Vail Health

Patient Facing Options

• Position is Patient Facing

Remote Work Guidelines

• Workspace is a quiet and distraction-free allowing the ability to comply with all security and privacy standards.
• Stable access to electricity and a minimum of 25mb upload and internet speed.
• Dedicate full attention to the job duties and communication with others during working hours.
• Adhere to break and attendance schedules agreed upon with supervisor.
• Abide by Stormont Vail's Remote Worker Policy and will review and acknowledge the Remote Work Agreement annually.

Remote Work Capability

• On-Site; No Remote

Scope

• No Supervisory Responsibility
• No Budget Responsibility

Physical Demands

• Balancing: Continuously greater than 5 hours
• Carrying: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Climbing (Ladders): Rarely less than 1 hour
• Climbing (Stairs): Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Crouching: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Driving (Automatic): Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Continuously greater than 5 hours
• Feeling: Continuously greater than 5 hours
• Grasping (Fine Motor): Continuously greater than 5 hours
• Grasping (Gross Hand): Continuously greater than 5 hours
• Handling: Continuously greater than 5 hours
• Hearing: Continuously greater than 5 hours
• Kneeling: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Lifting: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
• Pulling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 200 lbs
• Pushing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 200 lbs
• Reaching (Forward): Continuously greater than 5 hours up to 25 lbs
• Reaching (Overhead): Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
• Repetitive Motions: Continuously greater than 5 hours
• Sitting: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Standing: Continuously greater than 5 hours
• Stooping: Continuously greater than 5 hours
• Talking: Continuously greater than 5 hours
• Walking: Continuously greater than 5 hours

Physical Demand Comments

Vision requirements include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, ability to adjust focus, and color discrimination. Phlebotomist occasionally pushes or pulls patients in wheelchairs up to 300-400 pounds. Must be able to lower the head of a phlebotomy chair.

Working Conditions

• Chemical: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Combative Patients: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Dusts: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Electrical: Continuously greater than 5 hours
• Infectious Diseases: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Mechanical: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Needle Stick: Continuously greater than 5 hours
• Noise/Sounds: Continuously greater than 5 hours
• Risk of Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids: Continuously greater than 5 hours

Stormont Vail is an equal opportunity employer and adheres to the philosophy and practice of providing equal opportunities for all employees and prospective employees, without regard to the following classifications: race, color, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, uniformed service, disability or genetic information. This applies to all aspects of employment practices including hiring, firing, pay, benefits, promotions, lateral movements, job training, and any other terms or conditions of employment.

Retaliation is prohibited against any person who files a claim of discrimination, participates in a discrimination investigation, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment act based upon the above classifications.