Locations throughout Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, & Montgomery Counties
Starting at $23.00 per hour + mileage
Full Time - 40 hours/week
Monday-Friday (7:30am-4:30pm)
Position Summary:
Phlebotomist travels to Long-Term Care Facilities (LTC) and other offsite collection facilities to collect and process specimens for testing.
The LTC phlebotomist is expected to “float” between long-term care facilities and patient homes to provide quality phlebotomy skills and specimen processing at each facility depending on need.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
- Perform all phlebotomy (venipunctures and capillary punctures)/processing duties as outlined in the departmental procedure manual.
- Follow proper procedures for patient identification and labeling of laboratory specimens.
- Process specimens to maintain specimen integrity for specimen transport to testing facility.
- Perform training responsibilities if needed.
- Operate and maintain departmental equipment, including but not limited to, computers and printers.
- Correctly read, collect, and receive all laboratory tests ordered.
- Complete training when new procedures are introduced, or current procedures are changed.
- Comply with all LTC and other facility, departmental, company, safety and regulatory policies and procedures.
- Work as a team and perform all duties according to CompuNet’s behavioral standards.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Must be high school graduate or equivalent
- Phlebotomy experience of minimum 6 months (as phlebotomist or role with at least 75% phlebotomy)
- Experience working in long-term care setting is a plus
- Must have reliable transportation for driving to each facility
- Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license
- Must maintain and show proof of liability automotive insurance
- Must be insurable on corporate auto insurance policy determined by motor vehicle record report
Safety & Physical Demands:
- Must be able to stand for the entirety of the shift
- Exposure to biohazard substances and hazardous chemicals
- Adherence to safety, ergonomic, and health policies
- Compliance with PPE requirements in lab or biohazard areas
- Completion of required safety training and health evaluations promptly
- Proactive approach to identifying and addressing safety hazards, promoting safety awareness