Phlebotomist

Job Title

Contacts inpatients and outpatients to collect blood specimens by means of venipuncture, capillary puncture, or other specialized procedures. Performs outpatient EKGs at the Outpatient Center and as necessary within the hospital. Verifies that patients meet collection and test preparation criteria. Instructs patients as required in the collection and handling of urine and other specimens. Sorts and transports specimens, requests and results to appropriate destinations. Obtain and process laboratory specimens for testing. Provide clerical and receptionist service to the lab.

Minimum Qualifications

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure:

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Completion of Phlebotomy Certification Course, Medical Assistant Program, or graduate of a nursing program.

Preferred Qualifications

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure:

• Six (6) months phlebotomy experience.
• Experience using a Laboratory Information System.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Performs various laboratory collection and processing procedures such as administration of timed tolerance tests, collecting and processing of blood, urine, and other specimens as indicated by procedures.
2. Perform EKGs for outpatient services.
3. Monitors patients and notifies supervisors in the event of an adverse reaction to venipuncture.
4. When assigned to collecting labs, makes STAT and routine rounds to all parts of the hospital to perform venipuncture or capillary puncture according to the age of the populations served.
5. Performs special specimen collections requiring aseptic technique and critical timing.
6. Organizes STAT, scheduled and random specimen collections and documents deliveries
7. Ascertains that all incoming specimens meet established criteria for quality testing.
8. Performs various computer functions such as assignment of patient encounters (Mini Reg.), ensures proper patient identification, order entry, documentation of specimen collection, proper specimen labeling, specimen receipt, and prints collection list using the Cerner Lab System.
9. Prints, sorts, and distributes patient test reports according to laboratory schedule. Performs additional computer tasks required for outreach specimen processing, reference lab test order processing, and statistical data entry using a variety of other computer programs. Submits information for the update of physician database and statistical files.
10. Answers and responds to telephone inquiries, directing physician/patient questions to personnel as appropriate. Calls critical laboratory results to physicians and documents call information in Cerner. Faxes results to ordering provider as indicated.
11. Greets hospital and ODC outpatients and assists them with questions and concerns. Directs patients' requests to appropriate personnel. Assists patients with requests for reports according to HIPPA guidelines.
12. Prepares samples to be sent to reference laboratories. This includes, but is not limited to, proper collection container, specimen type, specimen temperature, specimen stability, etc. Ensures that pending logs are maintained to account for all patient samples. Properly packs and ships specimens to all referral laboratories.
13. Receives specimens from pneumatic tube system. Documents specimen collection and receipt using the Cerner lab system. Centrifuges, aliquots, and delivers prepared specimens to indicated departments.
14. Keeps abreast of the latest technical developments affecting the scope of responsibility, including regular attendance at all in-service programs.
15. Maintains and updates departmental files including preparation of reports and special requisitions.
16. Maintains department equipment including recording requirements and reporting malfunctions
17. Sorts and distributes mail.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequent walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, and twisting
• Ability to lift and/or carry up to 25 pounds.

Working Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Exposure to bloodborne pathogens, latex, and sharps.

Skills and Abilities

Ability to attend to more than one aspect of a situation simultaneously. Efficiency in processing of verbal information, either in written or spoken form is a major requirement and prerequisite of the job. Some independent thought, planning or origination of options and solutions is necessary. Ability to apply principles of reasoning and problem solving to resolve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Additional Job Description

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Shift: Non-Exempt

Company: UNTWN Uniontown Hospital

Cost Center: 112 UNTWN Clinical Labs

Address: 500 W Berkeley Street Uniontown Pennsylvania

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.