Job Title: Phlebotomist I - Fairhope 1st Shift

Job Description

The primary role of a Phlebotomist I is to assist in performing various duties, troubleshooting, training, and providing workflow recommendations. The position involves executing blood draws, labeling specimens, centrifuging specimens, recording maintenance data, decontamination, and updating patient information.

Responsibilities

• Collect and store specimens according to established procedures.
• Explain the process of venipuncture and other specimen collection clearly and courteously.
• Demonstrate techniques using straight needles and butterfly needles.
• Understand and execute physicians' orders accurately.
• Match laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes.
• Label, centrifuge, split, and freeze specimens as required by test orders.
• Check test requisitions or computer labels against scripts for accuracy.
• Package specimens for transport and store them at the required temperature to maintain integrity.
• Understand and comply with OSHA and DEP regulations.
• Attend annual department trainings.
• Answer telephone calls and provide laboratory results to inquiries.

Essential Skills

• Proficiency in venipuncture and phlebotomy.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Experience working in a hospital environment with a wide range of patients, including pediatric and geriatric.
• Ability to handle 40+ patient draws per day in a fast-paced environment.
• At least 1 year of recent phlebotomy experience.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Phlebotomy certification.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience in a fast-paced lab setting is a must.

Work Environment

This position is based at Thomas Hospital's Phlebotomy/Lab department, an extremely busy hospital with long hallways requiring significant standing and walking. The work schedule includes Monday through Friday and every other weekend, with an 8-hour shift from 6:30 AM to 3 PM. The hospital has 200 beds, and responsibilities include handling blood cultures and lactic acids, with some assistance from nurses for draws. Expect to perform 40-60 draws per day. The first week involves orientation and system training, followed by hands-on training with a trainer in the second week. Note that no vacation or time off requests are allowed during the contract period.