Responsibilities
- Perform blood draws with skill and care, ensuring patient comfort and accuracy.
- Collect, label, and store specimens as per established protocols.
- Execute specimen handling tasks, including centrifuging, freezing, and packaging for transport.
- Verify all test requisitions with computer labels to maintain accuracy.
- Explain procedures to patients courteously, assisting with specimen collections (blood, urine, fecal).
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment by performing decontamination and recording maintenance.
- Follow all OSHA and DEP safety regulations and protocols.
- Update and manage patient information with attention to detail.
- Assist with troubleshooting, training, and recommending improvements to workflow.
- Answer patient inquiries over the phone and provide laboratory results as needed.
- Attend required department trainings to stay up-to-date with best practices.
Requirements
- Perform venipunctures and other specimen collections
- Ensure the quality and accuracy of samples
- Follow OSHA and DEP safety regulations and protocols
- Verify test requisitions with computer labels
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment
- Update and manage patient information with attention to detail