Phlebotomist - Allergy & Dermatology at The University of Utah

Murray, UT


Description

This position provides assistive care to patients, primarily in our allergy clinical area. This includes collection and preparation of specimens for the laboratory, and maintaining accurate medical records.

Responsibilities

  • Essential Functions:
  • • Obtains blood specimens by established venipuncture and capillary techniques.
  • • Labels samples, sends specimens to the laboratory for analysis, and completes essential records.
  • • Maintains record of tests performed.
  • • Performs additional skills such as injections (Subq and intra-dermal)
  • • Enters and retrieves computer data.
  • • May perform Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments ( CLIA ) Waved Lab tests as identified by department and reports results to the appropriate personnel.
  • • Attends and completes mandatory education including infection prevention and control, safety, CPR , equipment usage and procedures according to hospital and department policies.
  • • May perform other duties based on department assigned.
  • Problem Solving:
  • • Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.
  • • Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit.
  • • Knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development and the ability to assess data regarding the patient’s status and provide care as described in the department’s policies and procedures manual.

Experience Requirements

  • Allergy clinical experience preferred.

Qualifications

  • Phlebotomy Technician certification or equivalency (six months of phlebotomy experience).

Education Requirements

professional certificate

Benefits

  • Read more about benefits at https://benefits.utah.edu/

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