•Identifies correct out-patients of all ages by requesting the patient to state his / her full name and comparing that with the name on the requisition
•Draws blood properly using established laboratory procedures ( i.e., proper patient identification, proper tube selection, etc.)
•Verifies and collects proper samples required for specific tests
•Perform a variety of routine blood drawing procedures to include venipuncture techniques using standard equipment to include vacutainer tubes and sleeves, tourniquets, syringes and butterfly needles.
•Initials, dates and records time blood, urine or culture collected on all laboratory requisition forms
•Labels specimens (patient’s name, medical record number, initials date and time collected)
•Logs all patient and specimen collection records in the respective Phlebotomy Log
•Maintains awareness of timed specimen’s collection and their importance and attempts to collect these specimens at appropriate time (i.e., Glucose, Drugs, Blood Cultures, Hemograms, etc..)
•Instructs out-patients of all ages, in the correct way to collect urine specimens (i.e., for C&S, GTT’s, etc.)
•Correctly processes all lab requisitions, forms, and specimens
•Enforces and follows all laboratory safety rules and reports any possible hazards
•Keeps the Phlebotomy areas neat, clean and well stocked with supplies
•Keeps blood drawing trays neat, clean and well supplies
•Maintains an adequate supply of specimen collection equipment, (i.e., routine, special test and reference test needs)
•Correctly processes all incoming laboratory supplies
•Follows hospital or clinic policy with regard to “Universal Precautions”
•Refers to appropriate policy and procedure manuals as necessary and communicates with reference labs for proper specimen requirements
•Can perform all tasks assigned to the Phlebotomist
