Phlebotomist

UPMC invites you to apply for the position of Phlebotomist! This full-time opportunity offers variable Monday to Friday shifts between 4 AM and 5:30 PM, with occasional travel to UPMC Riverwalk or the Fredonia Lab maybe required. The role also includes rotating weekends and holiday shifts. We are seeking a dedicated individual with previous phlebotomy experience, who thrives in a collaborative team environment. Apply today to join a great team and receive a robust Totals Reward package!!

Responsibilities:

• Interacts with all laboratory customers in a courteous and professional manner, ensuring timely responses to telephone inquiries and maintaining excellent communication standards.

• Follows proper patient identification procedures and collects blood specimens through venipuncture, heelstick, and fingerstick techniques; provides patients with clear instructions for specimen collection when required.

• Demonstrates dependability, reliability, and sound judgment in prioritizing tasks to meet departmental needs and accepts appropriate authority when necessary.

• Performs specimen collection at both on-site and off-site locations, ensuring safe transportation of specimens to the relevant laboratory sections in adherence to established safety protocols.

• Complies with laboratory and hospital policies, including quality control, quality assurance, safety procedures, hand hygiene, isolation precautions, and personnel regulations.

• Performs clerical duties such as entering patient demographics and test orders into the information system, ensuring accuracy in test orders, cancellations, and adjustments while verifying patient information and sample identity.

• Trains and orients new employees, students, and residents, providing guidance and support in accordance with laboratory procedures as assigned.

• Communicates any unusual or problematic incidents to technical staff, supervisors, and pathologists, and ensures proper procedures are followed, including performing arterial punctures when required and maintaining supplies.