Phlebotomist
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Down East Community Hospital is hiring a Phlebotomist. The Phlebotomist is responsible for collecting venous, capillary and arterial blood specimens from inpatients and outpatients following age‑specific protocols, receiving and ordering patient specimens, scheduling therapeutic phlebotomies, reporting critical results, assisting technologists with CLIA‑waived tests, and performing specimen labeling, handling, preservation and transportation duties.
Key focus areas include Collect venous, capillary and arterial blood specimens from inpatients and outpatients according to age‑specific protocols, Receive patient specimens from care units and order laboratory tests for outpatients, and Schedule and perform therapeutic phlebotomies and report critical patient results.
Successful candidates bring High School Diploma. Important skills include Customer Service and Excellent Customer Service. Preferred (not required): Medical Terminology.
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The Phlebotomist is primarily responsible for the collection of blood specimens – venous, capillary and arterial – from both inpatients and outpatients according to age-specific protocols. Phlebotomists are responsible for receiving patient specimens from the patient care units, ordering laboratory tests on outpatients, scheduling and performing therapeutic phlebotomies, and reporting critical patient results received from reference laboratories. They provide technical assistance to the Laboratory Technologist by assisting in the performance of CLIA-waived tests and clerical assistance by performing specimen labeling, handling, preservation, processing and/or preparation for transportation of specimens to reference laboratories as well as other clerical duties
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High School diploma required.
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Graduate of an accredited phlebotomy or medical assistant program desired.
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Phlebotomy certification with a National certifying agency, preferred.
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Hospital experience with a general knowledge of medical terminology, preferred.
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Must have excellent customer service skills.
DECH and CCH are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunity.
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