Phlebotomist Part Time 7am-3:30 pm - Tyler, United States - UT Health Science Center

Description

schedule: Monday/Wednesday every other thursday.

Job Summary :

The Phlebotomist and functions as a laboratory professional who performs specimen collection techniques or specimen collection instructions that include, venipuncture, capillary draws, sweat chloride collections, urine collection instruction and specimen culture collection instruction.

Major Responsibilities / Duties / Critical Tasks:

· Promotes professionalism and interacts with colleagues in a way that promotes a cooperative working environment.

· Ensure specimens are obtained in accordance with laboratory guidelines.

· Demonstrate proper communication skills to relate pertinent data or information about the patient or laboratory sample to appropriate care provider.

· Supports organizational priorities to maintain compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.

· Attains required competency and demonstrates the ability to follow procedural directions and protocols.

· Able to prioritize and organize workload and assist other coworkers to maintain productivity.

· Follows proper protocols for specimen packaging and specimen transport.

· Responsible for specimen accessioning as assigned.

· Demonstrates proper infection control practices, proper patient identification, performs proper prompt specimen transport.

· Performs proper drug screen collection and processing as assigned.

· Answers laboratory department phone calls.

· Demonstrates ability to recognize emergent conditions and reacts appropriately.

· Provides phlebotomy services in a professional and patient centered manner.

· Engages in self-evaluation of practice and takes action to improve knowledge and skills.

· Retains accountability for quality of care given to the patient.

· Promotes service excellence and growth of the laboratory.

· May work with multiple departments within the laboratory or across the hospital/health system.

· Performs sweat chloride collections as assigned.

· Demonstrates proper infection control practices, proper patient identification, performs proper prompt specimen transport.

· Responsible for other duties as assigned.

Accompanying Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies:

· Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to perform phlebotomy procedures appropriate to the age of the patient.

· Must have basic computer skills.

· Demonstrates professional behavior and works collaboratively with the team and all stakeholders.

· Maintains good communications and a suitable working relationship between the phlebotomy section and other laboratory sections, other hospital employees, patients, and visitors.