Phlebotomist

Phlebotomist

Employer: Dartmouth Health. * POSITION STANDARDS * Actively seeking or holding current registration by the College of American Pathologists as a PBT, or the equivalent, is desired. Acumen satisfactory to the Laboratory Supervisor must be demonstrated upon interview. * Personality must not be found abrasive by patients and must be conducive to the tedium of record keeping, inventory control and related duties. * Age of Patients Treated: All ages * Current BCLS certification required within 30 days of hire. * POSITION PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS * Anything listed here requires a pre-employment physical by Employee Health to determine if the employee is capable of meeting the requirements. * Physical Activity: * Visual acuity; color vision required for some tasks. * Upper Extremity: * Manual dexterity * Normal office lifting (20 pounds or less). * Push/Pull/Lift/Carry: * Standing, stooping, reaching, bending. * Ability to tolerate stress due to pressures associated with the responsibilities of the position. * PART TWO:FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY * Position Objective * To perform venipunctures, process laboratory requisitions and orders, answer the telephone, take messages, act as receptionist for the laboratory, maintain files, records, inventory; wash glassware, maintain and organize adequate laboratory supplies, and perform other related duties as assigned. * Performance Expectation * Obtain blood samples and prepare them for analysis and distribution. * Greet patients and answer the telephone. * Perform clerical duties associated with inpatient/ER specimen processing, including but not limited to managing requests from inpatient/ER units to ensure phlebotomy is performed in a timely fashion, retrieve samples when needed, and recieve Order Entry requests into the LIS. * Perform clerical duties associated with outpatient phlebotomy including but not limited to entering requisitions into the LIS, managing standing orders, managing the "patients coming in" binder, man