Phlebotomist - Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital

Job Description

Job Description

Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital - Bradford, MA

Phlebotomist - 4am-8am - 16 hours / week

Two week rotating schedule :   Week 1 : 2 weekdays and Sat / Sun

Week 2 : 4 weekdays

$22 - $25 / hr

Essential Duties :

• Serves patients by identifying the best method for retrieving blood samples and other specimens, preparing specimens for laboratory testing, and performing screening procedures.
• Verifies test requisitions by comparing information with nursing station log and bringing discrepancies to the attention of unit personnel.
• Verifies patient identification and explains sampling procedures to patients.
• Obtains blood specimens by performing venipunctures and finger sticks.
• Maintains specimen integrity by using aseptic technique, following department procedures, and observing isolation procedures.
• Tracks collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection and maintaining daily tallies of collections performed.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
• Serves and protects the hospital or healthcare facility community by adhering to professional standards, institutional policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).
• Reassures patients who are nervous about sampling procedures and applies dressings to wounds created by blood draws.
• Maintains an organized and clean workspace.

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