Phelbotomist

AvaMed Workforce is a Healthcare Staffing Agency that staffs all of California State Correctional Facilities. At the moment we are in URGENT need of a Phlebotomist to take on a Full-Time assignment at the correctional facility located in Blythe, CA . Position Details 40 Hours per week Location: Blythe, CA Schedule: Monday - Friday 6am - 2:30pm (Orientation 2 weeks, must be flexible) Rate: $27/hr Travler Rate Weekly Pay Job Description a. Perform venipuncture and finger sticks using standard equipment to include vacutainer tubes and sleeves, tourniquets, blood culture, syringes and butterfly needles; b. Communicate to patient/youth on the procedure to be done; c. Collect and distribute specimens from patient/youth for laboratory testing per testing requirements; d. Centrifuge, label and store blood samples for analysis by CCHCS Clinical Laboratory staff and/or external laboratory service providers; e. Maintain inventory of supplies, stock supplies and hand trays; f. Follow Institution written standard procedures, or follow standard phlebotomy practices for positive patient/youth identification; g. Perform other duties as required including assisting Nurses, Medical providers, and/or laboratory personnel in obtaining blood from "hard to draw patients" and maintaining appropriate records of specimens drawn; h. Obtain blood specimens from patient/youth under a variety of conditions; i. Work under stress, critical, unusual or dangerous situations where speed and attention to detail are important aspects of the tasks. Must have minimum 1 year of experience and California Phlebotomist License #J-18808-Ljbffr AvaMed, Inc