Clerk - Phlebotomist

Altoona, Pennsylvania

Employer: UPMC Senior Communities
Industry: Hospital
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
Clerk - Phlebotomist

Full-time, 3:30 AM - 3:00 PM (hours may vary), rotation, weekends and holidays.

AFSCME - Union

July 2, 2024

Purpose:
Functions as a member of the Department of Laboratory Services by providing direct patient care by drawing venous blood samples for testing as requested by a physician. Also performs clinical duties associated with procedures.

Responsibilities:
  • Appearance is professional and by the Department of Laboratory Services dress code and hospital policy.
  • Communicates with patients, explaining procedures before venipuncture. Serves patient in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort.
  • Processes outpatients, including interpreting physician orders, venipuncture, and billing.
  • Collects routine, fasting, timed, and stat blood samples as indicated on labels ordered by a physician and entered into the computer.
  • Properly labels specimens with patient's name, hospital, and room number, name of test, date and time collected, and phlebotomist's initials.
  • Performs receptionist duties.
  • Before collecting blood samples, identify the patient by identification armband, checking it with a label using two unique identifiers.


Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • If no previous phlebotomy training program, successful completion of UPMC phlebotomy training program.
  • Experience Required: Prefer one year of experience, however a clinical rotation during the phlebotomy training program is acceptable.
  • Must be able to learn: The practices and procedures required in the workplace.
  • The types of tests performed and laboratory terminology.
  • The performance of phlebotomies.
  • The courtesies of dealing with patients, physicians, and other hospital employees.
  • The use of the telephone effectively and giving or receiving reports and messages clearly and accurately.
    Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
  • Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
  • Act 33 with renewal
  • Act 34 with renewal
  • Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Created: 2024-07-03
Reference: 6193745966
Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
City: Altoona

About UPMC Senior Communities

Founded in: 1893
Number of Employees: 110000

Similar jobs: