Phlebotomist

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Refuah Health is a federally qualified health center offering comprehensive care in Rockland and Sullivan Counties. We are over one hundred healthcare professionals strong with three decades' experience providing unparalleled patient care. As an FQHC, we specialize in accessible and affordable care for low income and high-risk residents. We believe in the power of people to create great care and we are inviting the best healthcare professionals to build their career with us!

Why Refuah?

• Join a collegial team of healthcare professionals
• Five modern state of the art facilities
• Flexible schedules for maximum work-life balance
• Competitive Benefits

Position Responsibilities

• Adhere to HIPPA policy and maintain patient confidentiality.

• Communicate and assist patients in a professional and respectful manner.

• Communicate with colleagues, supervisors, medical and nursing staff, and other employees with professional manners.

• Draw blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.

• Follow the safety procedures to ensure patient and employee safety (dispose of blood or other biohazard fluids or tissue, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, or policies.)

• Read, comprehend, and follow Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Policies, as well as commercial lab specimen requirements.

• Properly identify patients and verify that all specimens from the patient are labeled with at least two unique identifiers (i.e., patient last name, first name; Date of Birth and/or Medical Record Number)

• Ensure that specimens are properly managed so as not to compromise integrity. This includes specimen labeling, proper requisition preparation, specimen preparation (centrifugation, specimen separation and storage at proper temperature)

• Organization of specimens for send-out and in-house testing.

• Keeping the POCT instruments and testing areas clean and organized.

• Maintain testing records such as logs and binders with proper initials and signatures.

• Timely inform Lab Supervisor and/or Lead Medical Technologist of instrument malfunction or other issues that may occur.

• Perform Addiitonal duties as may be required.

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

• Certificate or diploma in Phlebotomy or Paramedic Certification (or equivalent).

• Phlebotomy experience preferred.

• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, staff, and others.

• Ability to demonstrate compassion and caring in dealing with patients.

• Ability to use a computer application to manage copious amounts of information, including inputting data, and retrieving specific records.

• BLS - Current

Working Conditions

• Environmentally controlled laboratory and medical office environment.
• Challenging environment with occasional high pressure or emergent situations.
• Exposure to bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids containing infectious specimens, communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medicinal preparations, and other conditions common to a laboratory and medical office environment.
• May wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as gloves or a mask.
• Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.
• Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
• Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.