Job Description Summary
Collect venous and capillary specimens using Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and aseptic technique in multiple inpatient and outpatient settings; Perform bedside testing; Perform Laboratory Information System (LIS) functions; Provide instruction to students/personnel; Perform laboratory related duties as requested by the Manager.
Entity
Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Cost Center
CC000745 CHS - Vain Team (Vascular Accecss & Insertion Nursing) (Main)
Pay Rate Type
Hourly
Pay Grade
Health-20
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Work Shift
Job Description
Shift: Full Time (Varying shifts)
Location: Rotating locations throughout downtown Charleston campus
Minimum Training and Education:
Phlebotomist I:
- Education: High School Degree or Equivalent Work Experience: 0-6months.
- Credentials: Completed AccreditedPhlebotomyCertificate Course.
Phlebotomist II:
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
- Experience: At least 6 monthsphlebotomyexperience required.
- Credentials: Completed AccreditedPhlebotomyCertificate Course. This is aCareerLadderPosition.
- Internal candidates are required to submit and meet Path and Lab ICCECareerLadderrequirements.
- External candidates are required to complete Path and Lab ICCECareerLadderrequirements within 90 days in position.
Phlebotomist III:
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
- Experience: 2 Years work experience inphlebotomyrequired.
- Credentials: Completed AccreditedPhlebotomyCertificate Course. This is aCareerLadderPosition.
- Internal candidates are required to submit and meet Path and Lab ICCECareerLadderrequirements.
- External candidates are required to complete Path and Lab ICCECareerLadderrequirements within 6 months in position.
Job Summary:
Draws and collects blood samples from patients, verifies records and prepares specimens for laboratory analysis. May prick finger to draw blood. May conduct interviews, take vital signs, and draw and test blood samples to screen donors at blood bank
Additional Job Description
Physical Requirements
- Mobility & Posture
- Standing: Continuous
- Sitting: Continuous
- Walking: Continuous
- Climbing stairs: Infrequent
- Working indoors: Continuous
- Working outdoors (temperature extremes): Infrequent
- Working from elevated areas: Frequent
- Working in confined/cramped spaces: Frequent
- Kneeling: Infrequent
- Bending at the waist: Continuous
- Twisting at the waist: Frequent
- Squatting: Frequent
- Manual Dexterity & Strength
- Pinching operations: Frequent
- Gross motor use (fingers/hands): Continuous
- Firm grasping (fingers/hands): Continuous
- Fine manipulation (fingers/hands): Continuous
- Reaching overhead: Frequent
- Reaching in all directions: Continuous
- Repetitive motion (hands/wrists/elbows/shoulders): Continuous
- Full use of both legs: Continuous
- Balance & coordination (lower extremities): Frequent
- Lifting & Force Requirements
- Lift/carry 50 lbs. unassisted: Infrequent
- Lift/lower 50 lbs. from floor to 36”: Infrequent
- Lift up to 25 lbs. overhead: Infrequent
- Exert up to 50 lbs. of force: Frequent
- Examples:
- Transfer 100 lb. non-ambulatory patient = 50 lbs. force
- Push 400 lb. patient in wheelchair on carpet = 20 lbs. force
- Push patient stretcher one-handed = 25 lbs. force
- Vision & Sensory
- Maintain corrected vision 20/40 (one or both eyes): Continuous
- Recognize objects (near/far): Continuous
- Color discrimination: Continuous
- Depth perception: Continuous
- Peripheral vision: Continuous
- Hearing acuity (with correction): Continuous
- Tactile sensory function: Continuous
- Gross motor with fine motor coordination: Continuous
- Selected Positions:
- Olfactory (smell) function: Continuous
- Respirator use qualification: Continuous
- Work Environment & Conditions
- Effective stress management: Continuous
- Rotating shifts: Frequent
- Overtime as required: Frequent
- Latex-safe environment: Continuous
If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!
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