Phlebotomist - Vancouver, Canada - Greenstaff Medical

Greenstaff Medical

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Job Purpose:
Serves patients by preparing specimens for laboratory testing; performing screening procedures.

Duties:

Verifies patient by reading patient identification.
Obtains blood specimens by performing venipunctures and fingersticks.
Maintains specimen integrity by using aseptic technique, following department procedures; observing isolation procedures.
Tracks collected specimens by initialling, dating, and noting times of collection; maintaining daily tallies of collections performed.
Maintains quality results by following department procedures and testing schedule; recording results in the qualitycontrol log; identifying and reporting needed changes.
Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
Resolves unusual test orders by contacting the physician, pathologist, nursing station, or reference laboratory; referring unresolved orders back to the originator for further clarification; notifying supervisor of unresolved orders.