Phlebotomist - Multiple Opportunities!

Erie, Pennsylvania

Employer: UPMC Senior Communities
Industry: Hospital
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
Join our team of life changers today!

UPMC Hamot is excited for your consideration to join our growing team of laboratory professionals! Along with joining our lab team as a Phlebotomist, with various statuses and shifts available, we offer competitive Total Rewards packages!

Responsibilities:
  • Interact with all laboratory customers courteously and professionally; responds to telephone inquiries in a timely manner.
  • Procure appropriate blood specimens by venipuncture, heelstick and fingerstick.
  • Instruct patients on the collection procedures for laboratory specimens that are obtained by the patient and may collect samples other than blood.
  • Demonstrate dependability, reliability, and independent judgment recognizing priorities to accommodate department needs and acceptance of appropriate authority.
  • Transport specimen from on- and off-site collection areas to the appropriate section of the laboratory following established safety procedures.
  • Adhere to established laboratory and hospital policies in areas of procedures, methods, quality control, quality assurance, safety, including hand hygiene techniques and proper isolation precautions., compliance and personnel policies.
  • Perform related clerical duties and utilize various computer functions to accurately enter demographic information into the information system(s), enter test orders, receive, cancel, charge, and credit tests, while ascertaining adequacy of patient information as well as sample identity.
  • Train and orient new employees, students and residents, as applicable and as assigned.
  • Inform technical staff, supervisory personnel and/or pathologists of any unusual or problematic incidents.
  • Perform arterial puncture following strict collection and post collection guidelines as needed.
  • Monitor and maintain supplies for those functions for which the position is responsible; uses materials and reagents in a cost-effective manner.


Qualifications:

Required
  • High school diploma or equivalent

Preferred
  • Certification from an accredited Phlebotomy or Medical Assistant program
  • Minimum 6 months experience performing phlebotomy
  • Medical terminology knowledge and laboratory information system experience
  • Phlebotomy Technician (PBT(ASCP)) or equivalent certification preferred.


Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
  • Phlebotomy Technician (PBT(ASCP)) or equivalent certification preferred.
  • 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: 2024-08-22
Reference: 240001MA
Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
City: Erie
ZIP: 16546

About UPMC Senior Communities

Founded in: 1893
Number of Employees: 110000

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