Phlebotomist -Mary Bird Perkins - Part time (Days) No Weekends/No Holidays

Baton Rouge General Medical Center • Baton Rouge, LA

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About The Position

The Phlebotomist position at Mary Bird Perkins involves collecting blood and specimens from patients, ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards, and maintaining accurate patient records. The role requires effective communication and teamwork, as well as adherence to ethical practices in patient care. This part-time position operates during the day with no weekend or holiday shifts.

Requirements

• Two years phlebotomy experience required and specimen processing preferred.
• Demonstrated human relation and effective communication skills.
• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Able to handle numerous tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Able to perform assigned duties in a timely manner with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Collects blood and specimens from patients according to departmental protocol and policy.
• Accessions patient samples into the laboratory computer system and provides to the Courier for transporting.
• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the principles of phlebotomy and accessioning.
• Practices appropriate safety, environmental, and infection control procedures.
• Follows established safety policies regarding biohazard and sharp exposure.
• Maintains accurate patient identification in phlebotomy, accessioning and pre-analytic areas of laboratory.
• Maintains good performance in blood culture collection.
• Maintains recollections at or below 2% benchmark.
• Performs journeyman level tasks in the pre-analytical phase of testing by preparing the samples for testing and delivering to the laboratory department.
• Follows hospital and departmental policies and protocols.
• Performs waived testing and maintains competency in order to perform waived testing annually.
• Courteously and professionally greets patients upon arrival, answers phone calls, and handles appropriately according to protocols.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: High school or GED