University Hospital
50 N. Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA
Schedule:
7-On/7-Off Week
9:00 PM - 7:30 AM
Training Schedule:
Monday – Friday
6:00 AM – 2:30 PM
COVID and flu vaccination OR medical or religious exemption are required prior to starting this position.
Primary Purpose:
Works under general supervision to ensure proper patient identification, specimen collection, handling, delivery, and specimen preparation for laboratory testing. Performs high quality routine and advanced venipuncture and other specimen collection procedures. Performs select laboratory bedside (point of care) testing. Maintains open and accurate communications pertaining to laboratory services with health care providers and patients. The position includes matching patient information, data entry, aliquoting, scanning documents, and assisting in handling complex issues that arise in the Phlebotomy department.
Essential Functions:
- Performs routine and advanced venipuncture, capillary, and urine collections according to department standards.
- Collects high quality specimens in a timely manner, using established phlebotomy techniques.
- Accurately labels and properly handles specimens.
- Promptly delivers specimens to the clinical laboratory and/or testing section.
- Performs computerized clerical duties necessary to document accurate specimen collection, audit, update, and retrieve data.
- Performs neonatal and pediatric phlebotomy as assigned.
- Immediately processes specimens as they become available.
- Ensures proper patient identification on both laboratory paperwork/labels and specimens.
- Properly documents specimen receipt.
- Orders all tests indicated on the laboratory paperwork or processes all orders from interface clients.
- Properly comments any additional information.
- Identifies issues and documents appropriately.
- Labels specimens and paperwork appropriately.
- Properly handles ambient, refrigerated, and frozen specimens.
- Completes the proper aliquoting of specimens, ensuring proper labeling.
- Properly operates centrifuges.
- Delivers specimens to appropriate testing destinations.
- Prepares specimens for delivery by creating STLs (Specimen Transfer Lists) and packaging according to specimen temperature.
- Prepares study and research specimens for delivery to other ARUP laboratories or for shipping.
- Maintains an organized, clean, and well-stocked work area/phlebotomy tray.
- Maintains consideration and courtesy toward patients, healthcare providers, and clients.
- Maintains ethical standards in the performance of testing and observes principles of data security.
- Understands and performs assignments from the Phlebotomy Lead, Phlebotomy Supervisor, Group Manager, or designee.
- Develops and maintains knowledge of the ARUP and UH department facilities, policies, procedures, and processes.
- Provides necessary information and timely, appropriate communications to patients, hospital and clinic personnel, ARUP personnel, and various clients.
- Assists the management team in handling more complex phlebotomy needs.
- Conducts himself/herself in a professional manner at all times.
- Successfully completes identified cross-training duties and maintains competency.
- Attends staff meetings and in-service sessions to assure job competency.
- Other duties as assigned.
Physical and Other Requirements:
Stooping, reaching, mobility, communication, PPE, compliance with ARUP Policies and Procedures, sedentary work, fine motor control, vision, color vision, regular attendance, dependable performance, ability to work well with others, and ability to work all required overtime.
Qualifications
Education
Required:
High School Diploma or Equivalent or better.
Experience
Required:
Must be able to maintain department phlebotomy and quality requirements.
Preferred:
Previous phlebotomy experience.
Licenses & Certifications
Preferred:
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
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