Phlebotomist I

Position Title: Phlebotomist I

Work Location: 3912 Georgia Avenue, Washington, DC

Work Arrangement: Onsite (IOP - Clinic Setting)

Assignment Duration: 3 months (Contract to Possible Hire)

Work Schedule: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Monday-Friday) & 1 Saturday a month

The main function of a phlebotomist is to assist in performing various assigned duties, troubleshooting, training, and making workflow recommendations.

This role involves drawing blood, processing specimens, and supporting patient care in a clinical environment while working with a team and interacting with patients.

• Experience doing blood draws, labeling specimens, centrifuging specimens, recording maintenance data and decontamination, updating patient information, etc.
• Collects and stores specimens according to established procedures.
• Properly explains in a clear but courteous manner the process of the venipuncture (blood drawing) and or other specimen collection (ex. urine or fecal) as required.
• Demonstrate technique/s using straight needles and/or butterfly needles.
• Fully understand all of the physicians' orders.
• Matches laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes.
• Label, centrifuge, split, and freeze specimens as required by test order.
• Check all test requisitions or computer label against script to ensure 100% correct.
• Package specimens for transport.
• Stores specimen sample according to required temperature, places samples in appropriate collection container/tube, accurately labels, follows different procedures as outlined by specific protocol deemed necessary for transport to maintain integrity of the specimen.
• Understand and comply with OSHA and DEP regulations.
• Attend annual department trainings.
• Answer telephone calls, read laboratory results to satisfy inquiries.

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Minimum 1 year of phlebotomy experience required
• Experience working with pediatric to geriatric patients
• Ability to perform blood draws and specimen processing
• Ability to work in a clinical environment with a team
• Bilingual in Spanish required
• Ability to handle approximately 30-35 draws per day

• Phlebotomy
• Customer Service
• Flexibility
• Phlebotomy Skills
• Comfortably drawing alone and performing hard sticks
• Bilingual in Spanish

• IOP - Clinic setting (not PSC)
• Medium-sized site
• Team of approximately 4 staff members
• Patients range from pediatrics to geriatrics
• Standing for most of the shift (1-hour break)

• First week: Orientation (Silver Spring, MD)
• Second week: Hands-on training

• Varicella
• MMR
• Hepatitis B (can be declined)
• TB
• Color vision required