Phlebotomist/Collector

Job Description

Title:                                       Phlebotomist/Collector

Department:                         Office

Report To:                             Director/Office Manager       

Full/Part-Time:                   Full-Time

Job Summary:

Perform clerical and clinical duties to include specimen collections, scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, taking, and recording vital signs, drawing blood, and clerical duties to include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing and word processing, office machine operation, and filing. Onsite collections will occasionally be required. Dependable transportation for onsite collection is required.

Job Functions:

40%     Perform drug screen collections from Urine, Hair Nails, Saliva, and DNA Collections

20%     Greet and log in clients arriving at the office. Perform general office duties such as answering telephones and data entry.

30%     Collect blood, finger sticks, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens and prepare them for testing.

10%     Perform routine laboratory exams, clean, and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies. Perform additional duties as needed.

General Job Responsibilities:

• Perform mobile specimen collections for clients.
• Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.
• Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
• Interview patients to obtain medical information, and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
• Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
• Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the provider.
• Collect blood, tissue, or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.
• Act as a professional and knowledgeable representative of Universal Screen
• Maintain client’s records.
• Inventory medical supplies or instruments.
• Assure literature and samples are kept stocked and organized.
• Make suggestions to improve productivity and sales.

·         Provide written/verbal reports on contacts made.

·         Perform collections as needed.

·         Perform other office duties as needed.

·         Must be able to travel.

·         Must be able to work on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

 Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities  

·         Must be very organized.

·         Excellent teamwork skills.

·         Knowledge of all collection procedures.

·         Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

·         Ability to influence without authority.

·         Ability to establish priorities, work independently, and proceed with objectives without supervision.

·         Ability to handle and resolve recurring problems.

·         Get certified to perform Urine and other specimen collections with knowledge of all the rules that apply.

Credentials and Experience: 

·         Good communication skills.

·         Ability to handle stressful situations.

·         Knowledge of Microsoft Word, and Excel.

·         Demonstration of adequate math skills and the ability to read, understand, and follow oral and written communication from supervisor and coworkers.

·         Knowledge of medical terminology.

Requirements for the Job

• Must be able to pass the Hair Follicle Test
• Must be able to travel.
• Must be able to work on Saturday from 9:00 am – 11:00 am
• 2+ years of active work history as a Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist.

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