About this role
Performs specimen procurement and/or processing of laboratory specimens. Provides laboratory support functions.
What You Will Do- Organizes and performs tasks efficiently to meet departmental turnaround time standards.
- Performs computer data entry, laboratory processes including sterile technique, aliquoting and/or phlebotomy
- Processes specimens for laboratory testing
- Competent in the collection or processing of specialized samples.
- Performs with minimal error rate.
- Acts as a trainer and is a resource to other Specimen Processor Phlebotomists.
- Needs minimal supervision and problems solves with little or no supervision.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Complies with all policies and standards.
- For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
- Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.
Education
- High School Equivalent / GED (Required) and
- Other Accredited Program: Formal Training from an accredited phlebotomy school or medical assistant program (preferred) (Preferred)
- 1+ years phlebotomy experience (Required) or
- 1+ years specimen processing experience (Required) or
- less than 1 year Funding Healthcare Futures Program Participant (entry level) (Required)
- Initiaties and maintains positive relationships with patients, customers, co-workers.
- Takes responsibility for self-development.
- Working knowledge of pre-analytic laboratory and safety policies and procedures.
- Displays initiative to perform job duties.
- Ability to work in fast paced environment.
- Ability to multi-task
- Ability to work effectively within role independently and with other team members.
- Competent on venipuncture, heel stick, and fingerstick for all ages.
- Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Phlebotomy Certification (preferred) (Preferred Upon Hire)
- Standing Frequently
- Walking Frequently
- Sitting Rarely
- Lifting Frequently up to 50 lbs
- Carrying Frequently up to 50 lbs
- Pushing Frequently up to 50 lbs
- Pulling Frequently up to 50 lbs
- Climbing Occasionally up to 50 lbs
- Balancing Occasionally
- Stooping Frequently
- Kneeling Frequently
- Crouching Frequently
- Crawling Occasionally
- Reaching Frequently
- Handling Frequently
- Grasping Frequently
- Feeling Constantly
- Talking Constantly
- Hearing Constantly
- Repetitive Motions Constantly
- Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination Constantly
- 10%25
Other facts
About University Hospitals
Founded in 1866, University Hospitals serves the needs of patients through an integrated network of 23 hospitals (including 5 joint ventures), more than 50 health centers and outpatient facilities, and over 200 physician offices in 16 counties throughout northern Ohio. The system’s flagship quaternary care, academic medical center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Oxford University and the Technion Israel Institute of Technology. The main campus also includes the UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the nation; UH MacDonald Women's Hospital, Ohio's only hospital for women; and UH Seidman Cancer Center, part of the NCI-designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. UH is home to some of the most prestigious clinical and research programs in the nation, with more than 3,000 active clinical trials and research studies underway. UH Cleveland Medical Center is perennially among the highest performers in national ranking surveys, including “America’s Best Hospitals” from U.S. News & World Report. UH is also home to 19 Clinical Care Delivery and Research Institutes. UH is one of the largest employers in Northeast Ohio with more than 30,000 employees.
What you'll do
- The Phlebotomist organizes and performs tasks efficiently to meet departmental turnaround time standards and processes specimens for laboratory testing. They also act as a trainer and resource for other phlebotomists.
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