PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN
Company: Quest Diagnostics
Location: Wayne
Posted on: October 30, 2024
Job Description:
Overview
This role is a hospital-based position
Phlebotomy Technician - Wayne, NJ - Monday - Friday
8:00AM-4:00PM
The Patient Service Tech is responsible for accurately performing
and processing electrocardiograms, draws intravenous and capillary
blood from adults, infants, and children and all related
functions.
Pay Range: $19.61+ per hour
Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including
relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where
applicable, certifications obtained. Market and organizational
factors are also considered. Successful candidates may be eligible
to receive annual performance bonus compensation.
Benefits Information:
We are proud to offer best-in-class benefits and programs to
support employees and their families in living healthy, happy
lives. Our pay and benefit plans have been designed to promote
employee health in all respects - physical, financial, and
developmental. Depending on whether it is a part-time or full-time
position, some of the benefits offered may include:
- Day 1 Medical/Dental/Vision for FT employees who work 30+
hours
- 15 PTO days first year
- Paid Holidays
- Annual Bonus Opportunity
- 401(k) with matching contributions
- Variable compensation plan (AIP) bonus
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Blueprint for Wellness
- Tuition Reimbursement for undergraduate and graduate programs
for FT employees who work 30+ hours
- Opportunities for career advancement
- Training provided! Responsibilities
- Makes rounds on nursing care units to draw blood and/or perform
ECGs as assigned
- Cleans and re-stocks ECG carts and prepares phlebotomy
carts/tray after shift and as needed and returns all carts to 5
Main Room 5645.
- Assists coworkers with draws and EKGs when complete with
rounds.
- Draws intravenous or capillary blood from newborn through
geriatric aged patients using proper aseptic collection
techniques.
- Draws and delivers (where applicable) all blood work (stat,
timed, routine) within established departmental policy time
frames.
- Draws intravenous and capillary blood into proper tubes and
culture vials according to the purpose for which the blood is to be
tested.
- Performs and processes all electrocardiograms on patients
ranging from newborn to geriatrics.
- Demonstrates correct placement of electrodes and all the
elements of a 12 lead ECG including but not limited to the
recognition of artifacts (electrical, muscle, etc.)
- Completes clerical functions associated with ECG reports (to
include transmission and charging only).
- Signs out and returns all equipment in good repair.
- Performs Collection Rending report after rounds and follows up
on patients not collected. Submits signed off report to
coordinator.
- Reports incidents/issues regarding patients, nursing staff, or
employees timely to Coordinator and or Section Head.
- Reports supply needs and equipment defects in a timely
fashion.
- Logs refrigerator temperatures daily and reports if falls out
range to Coordinator or Section Head.
- Travels and performs phlebotomy duties, as needed, at Health
fairs, Skilled Nursing Facilities, and PSA testing sites and
delivers specimens to laboratory.
- Lifts a minimum of 20 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 50
lbs., and stands a minimum of 4 hours a day.
- Identifies the needs of the patient population served and
modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e.,
age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc).
This process includes communicating with the patient, parent,
and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age,
educational, literacy, etc.).
- Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's
Organizational Competencies. Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
Required Work Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent with basic knowledge of
arrhythmias and completion of a blood drawing educational program.
1 year of prior experience in ECG or graduate of ECG
technical/Medical Assistant training program. Preferred Work
Experience:
- N/A Physical and Mental Requirements:
- N/A Knowledge/Skills:
- Regular contact with Medical Center personnel, patients and
visitors.
- The position requires the ability to effectively communicate in
English.
EDUCATION
High School Diploma or Equivalent
LICENSECERTIFICATIONS
Quest Diagnostics honors our service members and encourages
veterans to apply.
While we appreciate and value our staffing partners, we do not
accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Quest will not be
responsible for paying agency fees for any individual as to whom an
agency has sent an unsolicited resume.
2024-73165
EEO
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual
Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National
Origin/Disability/Vets
Keywords: Quest Diagnostics, Bristol , PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN, Healthcare , Wayne, Connecticut
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