Phlebotomist Registrar | Full Time | Days

Summary

Collects, identifies, labels, handles and processes venous and capillary blood specimens from patients for health care providers. Performs a variety of duties involved in the registering and ordering of clinical specimens. Completes clerical duties associated with laboratory specimen collection and processing. Reports to the Laboratory Patient Service Center Supervisor(s) and is accountable to all Laboratory Management Team members.

• Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30am-4pm
• Education
• High school or equivalent (GED).
• Certification, Registration & Licensure
• None required.

Experience

Prior phlebotomy experience highly preferred - excellent phlebotomy skills are needed to be successful in this role..

Responsibilities

• Obtains and processes venous and capillary blood samples required for laboratory analysis from patients of all ages upon request.
• Performs patient registrations in the Hospital Information System.
• Performs test ordering in the Laboratory Information System.
• Provides customer service to patients and stakeholders of the laboratory department.
• Demonstrates compliance with corporate, departmental and job-specific requirements.
• Supports the training of phlebotomy students, nursing or laboratory personnel, in regards to obtaining, handling and transport of specimens and other areas related to phlebotomy.
• Identifies problems related to work activities, including involvement in Quality Assurance and Quality

Improvement efforts within the department.

• Uses resources available to stay up-to-date with new process or flow within the registration/ordering process.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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Physical and Work Requirements

The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that will be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is LIGHT. The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull less than 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 20 pounds.

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to bend, hear, perform activities that require fine motor skills.
• The employee is frequently required to do repetitive motion, reach, speak, stand, and walk.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb, drive, kneel, sit, and squat.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision.

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids.
• The employee is frequently exposed to airborne pathogens.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to electrical hazards - shock and moving mechanical parts.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.