Phlebotomist - Full Time Nights - Rotating

Description

Phlebotomist


Holy Name is New Jersey's last remaining independent, Catholic health system, comprising a comprehensive 361-bed acute care medical center, a cancer center, medical fitness center, residential hospice, nursing school, and physician network. The system has a national reputation for providing culturally sensitive care to a diverse population, drawing patients from across the New York City region to its specialty centers and renowned doctors. Holy Name's mission to provide technologically advanced, compassionate and personalized care extends across a continuum that encompasses education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and wellness maintenance. The system is known as a high-quality, low-cost provider of extraordinary clinical care given by compassionate, highly trained physicians and staff.

A Brief Overview
Performs venipuncture and capillary blood collection on patients without immediate supervision.

What you will do

• Consistently identifies all patients and specimens per hospital and laboratory policies
• Assures phlebotomy is being performed on the correct patient by using two patient identifiers
• Maintains low blood culture contamination rate by using correct blood culture procedures
• Obtains blood specimens in a skillful and professional manner
• Recognizes problems unique to different age groups and adjusts treatment procedures accordingly
• Performs phlebotomy on patients in all blood drawing locations. (Inpatient and On-site Patient Service Centers)
• Maintains phlebotomy supply inventory. Assures that no outdated tubes are used for patient care
• Identifies self as a HNMC employee, wears HNMC ID Badge and proper uniform when drawing from patients both in-hospital and outside of hospital
• Has an understanding of computer workstation and printers in order to perform daily functions
• Familiar with specimen requirements and patient preparation for all tests. Researches requirements for reference tests
• Shows working knowledge of Collection Manager, troubleshooting, and resolving issues
• Shows a working knowledge of appropriate LIS and HIS computer programs in order to enter demographic patient data, enter test requests, print labels, interim and cumulative patient reports, phlebotomy collection rounds, mailbox, collection verification, downtime and other programs pertinent to processing and collecting specimens
• Performs other related duties as requested

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma Or equivalent experience Required and
• Associate's Degree Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• 1-3 years Prefer at least one year previous hospital experience as a phlebotomist Preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of venipuncture and capillary blood collection.
• Effective verbal communication and comprehension

Licenses and Certifications

• ASCP - American Society of Clinical Pathologist ASCP certification as a phlebotomist or certification from a recognized professional organization for phlebotomy Upon Hire Preferred

Holy Name is a mission-driven facility whose quality standards and philosophy are rooted in the principles of its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. Those principles are exercised daily by the Medical Center's dedicated and talented team of physicians, nurses, allied health employees, and a wide variety of non-clinical administrative and operational staff members. Holy Name is an Equal Opportunity Employer.