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US
Company size
11-50 employees
Job sector
Health Science
occupation category
Phlebotomists
Job type
Contract
Work environment
In person
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- Complies with OSHA standards for Health Care Workers (e.g. blood borne pathogens, MSDS, needlesticks)
- Selects proper bandaging equipment (e.g. site, age, allergy, skin type, color)
- Confirms implied, informed or expressed consent from the patient before performing procedures
- Sterilizes non-disposable equipment
- Greets the patient and identifies self
- Confirms patient orders
- Listens effectively to patient's questions and concerns and respond appropriately
- Perform non-blood specimen collection, including urine, throat cultures, nasal swabs and wound care cultures
- Describes the system for monitoring quality assurance in the collection of blood specimens
- Enters data and maintain client confidentiality
- Collects specimens at specific time intervals for tests, such as those assessing therapeutic drug levels
- Identifies policies and procedures used in the clinical laboratory to assure quality in the obtaining of blood specimens
- Takes precautions for patients with special needs (e.g. mastectomy, IV, burns, dementia, bleeding disorders, other)
- Maintains secure environment
- Reports potential pre-analytical errors that may occur during specimen collection, labeling, transporting, and processing
- Draws blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods
- Participates in disaster preparedness
- Maintains patient records (requisitions, special permission forms, labels)
- Identifies the CLSI-recommended order draw for blood samples collected by a specified method
- Reports control results that do not meet pre-determined criteria
- Handles and disposes of chemical and biological hazards in accordance with applicable policies, procedures and regulations
- Performs routine equipment maintenance
- Demonstrates compliance with laws related to Protected Health Information (PHI) (e.g. HIPAA,) adheres to the Patient's Bill of Rights (AHA)
- Adhere to chain of custody guidelines when collecting forensic or legal specimens
- Cleans and disinfects area
- Records quality control results
- Performs appropriate hand hygiene using soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer
- Asks appropriate pre-collection questions
- Maintains universal precautions
- Performs waived testing
- Assists with performance of lab tests
- Disposes contaminated sharps, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, and policies
- Transports and stores specimens according to protocol
- Anticipates and respond to potential complications resulting from phlebotomy procedure
- Performs venipuncture on patients of all ages
- Prepares patients and site for blood collection (e.g. , microsampling, venipuncture, bacterial culture)
- Prepares and labels specimens for processing
- Disinfects non-disposable medical equipment
- Provides age-appropriate post-care instructions
- Responds appropriately to patient crisis and stops collection if warranted (ex. Nausea, fainting etc.)
- Recognizes/identifies special instructions for patients and/or sample handling (e.g. warmed, chilled samples)
- Explains all procedures in a manner in which patients can understand while maintaining patient confidentiality
- Draws blood from capillaries by dermal puncture, such as heel or finger stick methods
- Determines appropriate site selection for blood collection (e.g. based upon varied patient conditions)
- Reads physician's requisition and prepares for procedures
- Collects chain-of-custody specimens
- Responds appropriately to stressful/challenging situations. (difficult patient, combative patient)
- Differentiates among the uses of evacuated tubes (i.e. stopper colors) in blood collection
- Selects equipment for specimen collection needs according to physician orders, patient age, vein and patient conditions
- Draws blood from arteries, using arterial collection techniques
- Sets-up micro-cultures
- Schedules patient appointments
- Follows the proper procedures for documenting the patient's electronic health record (HER
- Maintains patient confidentiality
- Perform and record quality control measures
- Follows CDC Standard Precautions and Transmission-Based Precautions (e.g. airborne, contact and droplet)
- Identifies micro-sampling equipment typically found on a blood collection tray
- Transmits Information
- Identifies the importance of inversion, recommended number of inversions, and fill-levels in tubes with additives/anticoagulants
- Reports exceptional incidents (QNS, hemolysis, contamination, mislabels, defective equipment, etc.
- Instructs patients in the proper collection and preservation for various samples
- Identifies patient and obtains patient information
- Disposes blood or other biohazard fluids or tissue, in accordance with applicable laws, standards
- Receives and reviews specimens
- Performs capillary punctures by fingerstick
- Follows ergonomic procedures
- Identifies venipuncture equipment typically found on a blood collection tray
- Identifies additives/anticoagulants added to evacuated blood collection tubes (by stopper color)
- Follows the appropriate course of action for medical follow-up of a post-exposure incident (e.g. needlestick, splash)
- Selects proper equipment for use with patients that have latex allergies
- Responds to complications of phlebotomy (e.g. hematoma, excessive bleeding, other)
- Uses PPE safety equipment (e.g. gloves, gowns, mask)
- Follows protocol/checklist to dispose of hazardous materials and restore work area following procedures
