Phlebotomist

Opportunity:

Phlebotomist - Phlebotomist / Laboratory

Job Details:

• Full-time position requiring 40 hours per week
• Travel between two locations: Woodstock and Crystal Lake
• Motor Vehicle Report required for driving between locations
• Phlebotomy certification required
• Proficiently perform phlebotomy on patient population to obtain blood specimens
• Accurately identify patients using two patient identifiers
• Collect a variety of specimens including throat swabs, MRSA swabs, urine samples, heel sticks, finger sticks, blood cultures, and blood bank specimens
• Perform specialized collections including breath alcohol testing, random urine drug screens, pre-employment urine drug screens, and legal urine drug screens
• Perform glucose tolerance and hormone stimulation specimen collections
• Receive and accession collected specimens, centrifuge and aliquot specimens as needed
• Proficient use of Hospital Information System (HIS) and Laboratory Information Systems (LIS) required
• Perform patient registration, payment collection, and data entry of demographic and insurance information
• Accurately identify and label specimens with patient name, date of birth, date and time of collection, and collector code
• Adhere to safety protocols and infection control practices at all times
• Drive laboratory vehicle to client sites, patient homes, or facilities to perform specimen collection and transport
• Perform limited waived testing including blood glucose monitoring
• May perform rapid flu and strep tests, mono testing, pregnancy testing, and dipstick urinalysis
• Perform quality control procedures and proficiency testing
• Communicate critical results to authorized personnel
• Perform electrocardiogram tracing including ten-lead and pediatric EKGs depending on location
• Assist with inventory management and ordering of supplies
• Assist with orientation and training of new staff and provide ongoing mentorship
• Perform temperature checks and clean and maintain laboratory glassware