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PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN, CERT
Job Title: PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN, CERT
Job Code: 0645
FLSA: N
Job Level: 82
Revised Date: 03/11/2024
Job Family: JF 15
Occupational Summary
Perform a variety of venipuncture techniques involved in the collection of blood specimens from patients for laboratory procedures used in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Work Performed
Perform a variety of routine blood drawing procedures to include venipuncture, techniques using standard equipment to include vaccutainer tubes and sleeves, tourniquets, syringes and butterfly needles.
Provide technical training to Medical Technology students and other students assigned to work area.
Confer with patient to obtain information for laboratory records, explain procedures, allay fears and elicit cooperation. Utilize standard procedures for the maintenance of positive patient identification; record appropriate collection information on proper requisitions.
Perform various quality control procedures to maintain compliance with internal and external regulations.
Centrifuge, label and store blood samples for subsequent analysis by ClinicalLaboratory staff. Maintain inventory of supplies; reorder as required; stock supplies on carts and hand trays.
Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein. The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education/Training
Work requires an educational background generally equivalent to a high school education. Certification as a Phlebotomist by a nationally *recognized board/agency and eligibility or completion of the Duke University Phlebotomy certification program is also required.
Experience
None required above education/training requirements.
OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
Skills
N/A
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
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