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- Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Phlebotomist PRN? At Reston Hospital Center, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.
Job Summary and Qualifications
PURPOSE
Responsible for obtaining blood specimens from patients by a variety of techniques and performs a variety of clerical and minor technical functions. Greets and directs all outpatients to the appropriate department for testing. Performs clerical functions such as filing, answering telephones, assuring smooth departmental operations.
Job Functions
- Completes routine blood samples within 5 minutes and difficult cases in 15 minutes.
- Completes procedures scheduled during shift without interfering with the quality of work.
- Responds to changes in work schedule as necessary; continually uses time to departmental advantage; performs well in emergency situations.
- Prioritizes work to achieve maximum efficiency; can adjust schedule in view of STAT orders, admissions, etc., and can obtain timed specimens within 10 minutes of time of order.
- Maintains test tray in a sanitary and properly supplied conditions at all times.
- Greets patients in a courteous manner by introducing self and asking the patient to give their name.
- Verifies correct patient by checking the name on request with the name on the patient's wristband before the procedure is begun. Follows Laboratory policy on patient identification.
- Labels test tube immediately after procedure is completed and initials the tube.
- Maintains a professional appearance at all times.
- Limits personal phone calls.
- Attends to personal affairs to avoid interfering with work schedule.
- Washes hands before and after each patient contact.
- Uses proper technique in obtaining blood samples.
- Labels test tube immediately after procedure is completed and initials the tube.
- Disposes of used needles after use in sharps containers and does not recap needles.
- Uses time between tests to departmental advantage by filing in with office work, putting away supplies, general household duties or performing other duties as necessary.
- Seeks information or asks for assistance from appropriate personnel regarding patients who present difficulties.
- Demonstrates competence in all procedures required by a phlebotomist in accordance with institutional policies, particular emphasis on bleeding time tests blood cultures, and blood samples.
- Obeys institutional policies and procedures regarding patient care, with special attention to biohazard procedures.
- Knows various needles, anticoagulants, special handling and preparation of tests that are to be performed.
- Assists in orientation and training of new staff/students as necessary.
- Recognizes how phlebotomist's position and duties relate to the overall function of the laboratory and the hospital in view of patient care.
- Demonstrates competence in drawing and processing specimens for: Neonate Pediatric Adult Geriatric
- Follows through on tests or procedures left from a previous shift, and reports any incomplete assignments to assure continuity of procedures.
- Coordinates tests to achieve maximum productivity and efficiency during assigned shifts.
- Demonstrates an ability to assess the situation, consider alternatives, and choose the appropriate action.
- Performs duties in an independent manner.
- Recognizes and performs duties that need to be performed although not directly assigned; regularly help others.
- Seeks guidance and direction as necessary for the performance of duties.
- Maintains supplies and orders as necessary.
- Increases knowledge of overall operation of the department in areas such as office procedures, ordering of supplies and availability of reports.
- Performs as a self-starter who needs no reminders of duties and tasks that need to be completed.
- Answers telephones and retrieves as much information as possible from files, rather than forwarding calls.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: Science courses preferred.
- Certification: BLS required.
- Experience: Phlebotomy skills required. Computer skills required
Benefits
Reston Hospital Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
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Reston Hospital Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1986. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 230+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities in Reston and the growing Northern Virginia region. We offer a full range of medical services, including 24-hour emergency care. Our hospital specializes in maternal/child health, surgical services on both an inpatient and extensive outpatient basis. We offer urological services including lithotripsy. Our cancer care offers state-of-the-art radiation therapy, rehabilitation therapy programs and a wide array of diagnostic imaging capabilities. Reston Hospital Center is a certified Stroke Center, certified Total Joint Center and the only accredited Chest Pain Center in Northern Virginia. We are the only Hospital in Northern Virginia to receive Joint Commission designation as a Top Performer on Key Quality measures for multiple consecutive years.
At Reston Hospital Center, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Phlebotomist PRN opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
