UPMC invites you to apply for the position of Phlebotomist! This full-time opportunity offers variable Monday to Friday shifts between 4 AM and 5:30 PM, with occasional travel to UPMC Riverwalk or the Fredonia Lab maybe required. The role also includes rotating weekends and holiday shifts. We are seeking a dedicated individual with previous phlebotomy experience, who thrives in a collaborative team environment. Apply today to join a great team and receive a robust Totals Reward package!!
Responsibilities:
Interacts with all laboratory customers in a courteous and professional manner, ensuring timely responses to telephone inquiries and maintaining excellent communication standards.
Follows proper patient identification procedures and collects blood specimens through venipuncture, heelstick, and fingerstick techniques; provides patients with clear instructions for specimen collection when required.
Demonstrates dependability, reliability, and sound judgment in prioritizing tasks to meet departmental needs and accepts appropriate authority when necessary.
Performs specimen collection at both on-site and off-site locations, ensuring safe transportation of specimens to the relevant laboratory sections in adherence to established safety protocols.
Complies with laboratory and hospital policies, including quality control, quality assurance, safety procedures, hand hygiene, isolation precautions, and personnel regulations.
Performs clerical duties such as entering patient demographics and test orders into the information system, ensuring accuracy in test orders, cancellations, and adjustments while verifying patient information and sample identity.
Trains and orients new employees, students, and residents, providing guidance and support in accordance with laboratory procedures as assigned.
Communicates any unusual or problematic incidents to technical staff, supervisors, and pathologists, and ensures proper procedures are followed, including performing arterial punctures when required and maintaining supplies.