PHLEBOTOMIST - INPATIENT (PRN VARIES)
Williamson Health
- Whites Creek, TN
- Permanent
- Full-time
o Medical, Dental, Vision
o PTO
o Retirement Matching
o Tuition reimbursement
o Discount programs
o FSA (Flexible Spending Accounts)
o Identity Theft Protection
o Legal AidWilliamson Health is an equal-opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.POSITION SUMMARYThe Inpatient Phlebotomist is responsible for performing phlebotomy on inpatients including adults, adolescents, and infants with a focus on patient care, and positive communication with patients, hospital staff and co-workers conducting laboratory tests which provide information to physicians for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of diseases in patients.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Promotes the mission, vision, and values of the organization. Exhibits and adheres to WMC's Standards of Performance in all areas of job duties and responsibilities.
- Participates in hospital initiatives and in departmental goals set by the Laboratory Director and staff.
- Interacts professionally with laboratory management, laboratory personnel, physicians, hospital personnel, patients and customers to provide optimal patient care.
- Works well with other laboratory employees to maintain an environment of teamwork.
- Exercises all laboratory safety precautions and adheres OSHA and TOSHA safety regulations
- Positively identifies patients, labels specimens and enters results using two unique identifiers. Maintains working knowledge of laboratory policies and procedures.
- Maintains current knowledge and adheres to hospital policies and state, federal and other regulatory requirements
- Responds appropriately to tests with a priority of STAT, call results or timed specimens
- Responsible for training new employees and students as assigned.
- Phlebotomy for inpatients of all ages
- Collection of state required newborn screening
- Collection of urine drug screens
- Use of computer and handheld computer system to properly identify patients and document issues.
- Assisting in other areas of the lab as needed.
- High school graduate or equivalent
- Phlebotomy training or work experience; phlebotomy certification preferred
- Good people skills necessary
- Mobilab experience preferred
Computer, printer, phlebotomy, customer service
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of medical laboratory science
- Strong organizational skills and interpersonal skills
- Ability to determine appropriate course of action in more complex situations
- Ability to work independently, be attentive to detail and maintain a positive attitude
- Ability to manage multiple and simultaneous responsibilities and to prioritize scheduling of work
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of all medical, financial and legal information
- Ability to complete work assignments accurately and in a timely manner
- Ability to handle difficult situations involving patients, physicians, or others in a professional manner
- Strong computer skills
- Exposure to blood and body fluids, infectious and contagious diseases, chemicals.
- Ability to communicate in English verbally and in writing.
- Ability to perform multi-functional tasks.
- Ability to read computer screen, distinguish color, hear phone and conduct interpersonal communications
- Ability to learn, reason and perform mathematical calculations related to job.
- Ability to use critical thinking skills.
- Requires light to moderate work with 40 pounds maximum weight to lift and carry.
- Manual dexterity and mobility in both hands; exposed to repetitive motion.
- Frequent reaching, bending, stooping, kneeling, and crouching.
- Requires prolonged standing and walking
- Flexibility to shift schedule, work extra hours or overtime as needed by staffing deficits or high patient volumes
- Selects correct patient in Meditech and handhelds
- Properly labels specimens using 2 identifiers.
- Uses handheld computers properly for specimen collection
Produces work that does not have to be redone.
Blood cultures are volumes are adequate.
Average bottle volume is between 5-10mL and:
Blood culture contamination rate is acceptable:
Turn Around Time within acceptable time criteria for ER patients. Average time from Ordered to Collected:
Participates in departmental meetings and process improvement teams (laboratory or hospital, if applicable).
- In-services reviewed and signed before due date
- Communicates potential issues or opportunities to improve quality of care or services in a timely manner and in a positive way
- Communicates issues or concerns to coordinator or lead tech
- Communicates issues or concerns at shift change with co-worker
- Documents phone number on communication log and promptly answers phone or returns call.
- Reads email and communication logs daily
- Enters appropriate Mobilab comments
- Helps coordinator with tasks as needed
- Willingly seeks out/accepts new responsibilities
- Completes assigned floors and goes to other floors without prompting
- Actively improves skills and knowledge
- Helps co-workers without prompting
- Respects differences of age and diversity
- Discourages criticism of co-workers
- Workload fairly distributed with those on same shift.
- Makes good use of time
- Follows through on all departmental duties
- Helps co-workers as needed
- Uses critical thinking skills in all aspects of the job
- Reports to work on time
- Rarely calls out from work
- Rarely misses time punches in API
- Submits requests for PTO within policy guidelines
- Does not take extended meal breaks.
- Takes appropriate breaks as dictated by work load.
- Cell phones kept on vibrate
- Phones/Electronic/headphone devices used during break/meal times only
- Does not use personal phones in patient care areas
- Uses the hospital internet for work purposes only