Phlebotomist
RWJBarnabas Health
- Newark, NJ
- Permanent
- Full-time
Required:
- High School graduate or equivalent.
- Successful completion of a formal phlebotomy training program
- Per Diem
- Shift begins at 4:00 AM
- Aids in instructing and orienting new hires/students as requested.
- Assists elderly and handicapped patients as needed; processes outpatients in a courteous manner.
- Consistently able to meet dept standard of 10 patients/hr
- Consults with supervisor (s) or lab technical staff when necessary.
- Demonstrates courtesy when communicating with other medical professionals; patients; visitors
- Is able to commit to change and sustain processes established in department to improve patient/physician satisfaction.
- Is competent in the use of BD. Id system for sample collection.
- Is familiar with downtime procedures for LIS and SMS
- Is familiar with the use of the pneumatic tube system for the receipt and distribution of samples; can recognize system errors.
- Performs all functions in LIS relating to sample processing.
- Prioritize STAT samples; collects, processes, distributes
- Responsible for strict adherence to established protocol for patient identification as outlined by lab/hospital policies. Follows all policies relating to identification, collection and labeling.
- Understands overall lab workflow and the phlebotomist’s role in meeting lab standards for turn around time.
- Collects Routine, and Timed samples, process, centrifuge and distributes