Phlebotomist

General Summary

The Phlebotomist is responsible for ensuring patient comfort while collecting high-quality blood specimens, which are essential for accurate diagnosis and treatment by healthcare providers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Public Interaction: Greets patients and visitors in a professional and cheerful manner.
• Phone Management: Answers phone inquiries and directs them to the appropriate personnel.
• Blood Collection: Efficiently draws blood with minimal discomfort, ensuring a high success rate in locating veins.
• Specimen Management: Accurately identifies and labels specimens following identification policies, including successful registration and accessioning using computerized systems.
• Knowledge of Procedures: Understands various types of needles, anticoagulants, and the special handling and preparation of tests performed.
• Inventory Assistance: Helps manage inventory and organizes supplies as necessary.
• Specimen Processing: Assists in the processing of specimens once collected.
• Miscellaneous Duties: Performs other relevant tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of phlebotomy experience.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse patient populations, including neonates, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics.
• Phlebotomy certification is required.
• Compliance with MI LTC Fingerprinting requirements during the hiring process is mandatory.

Work Schedule

• Guaranteed 40-hour work week.
• Requirement to work every third weekend.
• No on-call duties are required.