PHLEBOTOMIST
PHLEBOTOMIST
Williamson Medical Center
Franklin, TN
Job ID : 744a4f7142317974525a4a782b51624557413d3d
Job Description :
Position Summary:
The Inpatient Phlebotomist is responsible for performing phlebotomy on inpatients including adults, adolescents, and infants with a focus on patient care, and positive communication with patients, hospital staff and co-workers conducting laboratory tests which provide information to physicians for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of diseases in patients.
Essential Functions:
The Inpatient Phlebotomist is responsible for performing phlebotomy on inpatients including adults, adolescents, and infants with a focus on patient care, and positive communication with patients, hospital staff and co-workers conducting laboratory tests which provide information to physicians for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of diseases in patients.
Essential Functions:
- Promotes the mission, vision, and values of the organization. Exhibits and adheres to WMC’s Standards of Performance in all areas of job duties and responsibilities.
- Participates in hospital initiatives and in departmental goals set by the Laboratory Director and staff.
- Interacts professionally with laboratory management, laboratory personnel, physicians, hospital personnel, patients and customers to provide optimal patient care.
- Works well with other laboratory employees to maintain an environment of teamwork.
- Exercises all laboratory safety precautions and adheres OSHA and TOSHA safety regulations
- Positively identifies patients, labels specimens and enters results using two unique identifiers. Maintains working knowledge of laboratory policies and procedures.
- Maintains current knowledge and adheres to hospital policies and state, federal and other regulatory re-quirements
- Responds appropriately to tests with a priority of STAT, call results or timed specimens
- Responsible for training new employees and students as assigned.
- Phlebotomy for inpatients of all ages
- Collection of state required newborn screening
- Collection of urine drug screens
- Use of computer and handheld computer system to properly identify patients and document issues.
- Assisting in other areas of the lab as needed.
Position Requirements:
Formal Education / Training:
- High school graduate or equivalent
- Phlebotomy training or work experience; phlebotomy certification preferred
Workplace Experience:
- Good people skills necessary
- Mobilab experience preferred
Equipment and Skills Training:
Computer, printer, phlebotomy, customer service
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Computer, printer, phlebotomy, customer service
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of medical laboratory science
- Strong organizational skills and interpersonal skills
- Ability to determine appropriate course of action in more complex situations
- Ability to work independently, be attentive to detail and maintain a positive attitude
- Ability to manage multiple and simultaneous responsibilities and to prioritize scheduling of work
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of all medical, financial and legal information
- Ability to complete work assignments accurately and in a timely manner
- Ability to handle difficult situations involving patients, physicians, or others in a professional manner
- Strong computer skills
Physical and Environment Requirements:
- Exposure to blood and body fluids, infectious and contagious diseases, chemicals.
- Ability to communicate in English verbally and in writing.
- Ability to perform multi-functional tasks.
- Ability to read computer screen, distinguish color, hear phone and conduct interpersonal communications
- Ability to learn, reason and perform mathematical calculations related to job.
- Ability to use critical thinking skills.
- Requires light to moderate work with 40 pounds maximum weight to lift and carry.
- Manual dexterity and mobility in both hands; exposed to repetitive motion.
- Frequent reaching, bending, stooping, kneeling, and crouching.
- Requires prolonged standing and walking
- Flexibility to shift schedule, work extra hours or overtime as needed by staffing deficits or high patient vol-umes
Key Results:
Positively identifies patients and specimens
Produces work that does not have to be redone.
Average bottle volume is between 5-10mL and:
Positively identifies patients and specimens
- 0 ID errors = 4
- 1 ID error = 3
- 2 ID errors =2
- >/ = 3 ID errors= 1
- Selects correct patient in Meditech and handhelds
- Properly labels specimens using 2 identifiers.
- Uses handheld computers properly for specimen collection
Produces work that does not have to be redone.
- 0-0.25 % error rate = 5
- 0.26-0.75% error rate= 4
- 0.76-1.50% error rate = 3
- 1.51-1.99% error rate = 2
- > 2% error rate = 1
Average bottle volume is between 5-10mL and:
- 0-5 % non-standard bottle usage= 5
- 5.1-10.0% non-standard bottle usage= 4
- 10.1-15.0 % non-standard bottle usage= 3
- 15.1-19.9% non-standard bottle usage= 2
- >20% non-standard bottle usage = 1
- 0.0% contamination= 5
- 0.01-0.50% contamination= 4
- 0.51-1.00 % contamination= 3
- 1.01-2.49% contamination= 2
- >2.50% contamination = 1
- <10 minutes= 5
- 10 - 12 minutes= 4
- 13 - 15 minutes= 3
- 16 – 19 minutes = 2
- >20 minutes= 1
- In-services reviewed and signed before due date
- Communicates potential issues or opportunities to improve quality of care or services in a timely manner and in a positive way
- Communicates issues or concerns to coordinator or lead tech
- Communicates issues or concerns at shift change with co-worker
- Documents phone number on communication log and promply answers phone or returns call.
- Reads email and communication logs daily
- Enters appropriate Mobilab comments
- Helps coordinator with tasks as needed
- Willingly seeks out/accepts new responsibilities
- Completes assigned floors and goes to other floors without prompting
- Actively improves skills and knowledge
- Helps co-workers without prompting
- Respects differences of age and diversity
- Discourages criticism of co-workers
- Workload fairly distributed with those on same shift.
- Makes good use of time
- Follows through on all departmental duties
- Helps co-workers as needed
- Uses critical thinking skills in all aspects of the job
- Reports to work on time
- Rarely calls out from work
- Rarely misses time punches in API
- Submits requests for PTO within policy guidelines
- Does not take extended meal breaks.
- Takes appropriate breaks as dictated by work load.
- Cell phones kept on vibrate
- Phones/Electronic/headphone devices used during break/meal times only
- Does not use personal phones in patient care areas
- Uses the hospital internet for work purposes only
MPIND456
Location: Williamson Medical Center · WMC LABORATORY
Schedule: Full Time, Days, Sun - Wed 4:30am - 2pm
Company Details :
Name : Williamson Medical Center
CEO : Phil Mazzuca
Headquarter : Franklin, TN
Revenue : $100 to $500 million (USD)
Size : 1001 to 5000 Employees
Type : Hospital
Primary Industry : Health Care Services & Hospitals
Sector Name : Healthcare
Year Founded : 1957
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Details
: Franklin, TN
: 32193 - 44520 USD ANNUAL
: 20 days ago
