Phlebotomist

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Laboratory - Clinical

Shift is weekend nights 8p-630a. Light typing. Good communication skills. Works well under high stress. Patient care provider will possess knowledge, training, experience, and be competent in the following specific to the age of patients served; the ability to obtain and interpret information; a knowledge of growth and development; and an understanding of the range of treatments needed by these patients.

The patients served include all age groups as follows: neonates, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics.

• Collecting venous and capillary whole blood specimens
• Chain of Custody urine and venous blood specimens
• Accessioning, labeling, procuring specimens for testing and transport
• Registering patients and placing or deleting test orders in EMR/LIS, operation of LIS
• Assisting technologists and Administrative Laboratory Director with laboratory operation as requested and where appropriate as checked competent TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
• Specimen Collection (Fundamental Awareness):
  Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with specimen collection.
• Quality Assurance (Fundamental Awareness):
  Understands the goal of increasing organizational productivity and individual performance by making the products and services within your work assignments more efficient and more effective. Demonstrates quality management practices on the job which result in superior products and services delivered.
• Phlebotomy (Fundamental Awareness):
  Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with phlebotomy.
• Customer Service (Novice):
  Demonstrates the ability to influence customers. Knows how to verify and clarify the needs and expectations of customers. Responds quickly and efficiently to customer service requests. Participates in and conducts meetings with customers. Keeps customers informed of status via standard reporting techniques. Meets the continuing service needs of a customer group, including requests for changes in work content. Responds to customers with an appropriate level of urgency, energy, persistence and tenacity.
• Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.

• Organizational Impact:
  Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work:
  Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems. Breadth of Knowledge:
  Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job. Team Interaction:
  Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.

Supporting Colleagues:
Develops Self and Others:
Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities. Builds and Maintains Relationships:
Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas. Communicates Effectively:
Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner. Delivering Excellent Services:
Serves Others with Compassion:
Invests time to understand the…