Position Summary: Collects and prepares specimens for analysis through various procedures including blood draw, finger sticks and swabbing.

Responsibilities:

• Collects blood and various non-blood specimens such as urine, sputum and throat or nasal swabs for laboratory testing with a turnaround time of 30 minutes for stats and two hours for routines while maintaining specimen integrity.
• Initials, dates, and times all collections.
• Identifies, labels, handles and transports specimens to the lab for testing.
• Coordinates the collection of therapeutic drug-monitoring assays with nursing personnel to ensure the proper drug dose to collection time.
• Utilizes bar code scanning and verbal communication for patient identifiers.
• Completes order entry through the electronic medical record/database.

Qualifications:

Required:

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• BLS certification required or must complete BLS certification with in the first two weeks of employment.
• Ability to manage stress through effective communication and multitasking.
• Ability to deal understandingly and tactfully with ill patients and their families.
• Ability to maintain working relationships with Associates.
• As of October 1, 2017: Education documentation required for CLIA purposes.

Preferred:

• Phlebotomy technician certification (PBT) through the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or other regulatory agency equivalent to the ASCP
• Preferred courses in medical terminology.
• Preferred six months of medical center experience.

Infection Control: Initial and Ongoing training in dealing with infection control. Trainings could include but are not limited to, blood borne pathogens, bodily fluids and bio hazardous materials as it applies to your daily work environment.

Patient Interaction: Frequent

HIPAA: This position will have access to the following Protected Health Information in order to carry out the duties related to their position at Hays Medical Center based on the following criteria:
Primary – required (routine) to do the job;
Secondary – required for the job, but mostly be exception; and
None – no approved access

Description of Information
Primary:
Patient Demographic Information (information used to identify a person): Name, Date of Birth, Address, Race, Marital Status, Religion

Secondary:
Clinical Information (information that describes a patient’s health status): Diagnosis, Reports/Medical Notes, Test Results, Problem List, Procedures, History and Physical

None:
Coding Information (clinical information that is in (alpha) numeric format): ICD-9 Codes, Rev Codes, CPT Codes

Financial Information/Insurance (information related to insurance, billing and payment): Billing Information, Payer Name, Payer ID, Account Balances, Plan Elements Covered, Payment Information, Payment Rates