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Clerk Phlebotomist
Fulltime Day shift 3:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. with rotation as needed - weekends/Holidays
AFSCME union
Posted: January 6, 2025
Responsibilities:
- Appearance is professional and in accordance with the Department of Laboratory Services dress code and hospital policy.
- Communicates with patients, explaining procedures prior to venipuncture. Serves patient in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort.
- Processes outpatients, to include interpreting physician orders, venipuncture and billing.
- Collects routine, fasting, timed and stat blood samples as indicated on label 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.
- Prior to collecting blood samples, identifies patient by identification armband, checking it with label using two unique identifiers.
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