Medical Technician

Medical Technician

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• The primary purpose of this position is to complete venous puncture and various testing that requires multiple layers of education and continued evaluation.
• Proficiently collect blood samples with a minimal number of failures, patient bruising, or repeat venous puncture, and ensure that the samples are submitted to the clinical laboratory with the least possible delay.
• Responsible for proper patient identification, proper sample procurement, and proper specimen labeling following guidelines from The Joint Commission and the College of American Pathologists.
• Follows proper protocol for specialty blood draws.
• Collects blood specimens, using correct container and order of draw.
• Prepares electronic requisitions for samples to be sent to the reference laboratories.
• Understands and utilizes information resource technology (i.e. computers, printers, label printers, copy machines, phones, fax machines, various computer information packages, etc.).
• Provides education to patients for proper collection techniques of urine, stool, or other fluid collections.
• Interacts with patients, visitors, staff, students and volunteers in a courteous, helpful, tactful, cooperative, respectful and compassionate manner.
• Identifies inpatients and outpatients for whom laboratory tests have been ordered, and prints labels for appropriate blood samples.
• Administers initial intervention in the event of an emergency.
• Sterilizes contaminated material according to safety policies.
• Cleans glassware and other reusable items following established policies and procedures.
• Adheres to all universal precautions, infection control, and safety regulations associated with phlebotomy.
• Collects specimens using proper patient identification and specimen labeling.
• Identifies discrepancies/conditions that can lead to erroneous results.
• Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the customer constructively and appropriately.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm

This is not a virtual position.