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Phlebotomist

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Under the direction of the Laboratory Manager performs all venipunctures and capillary collection on patients and transports all specimens to the Laboratory. Settings include physician's offices, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and home draws.

I. Major Responsibilities:

• Draws blood specimens following proper procedure.
• Labels all specimens according to policy.
• Transports or prepares for transport all specimens to the laboratory.
• Follow all laboratory and hospital safety rules and universal precautions.
• Monitors patient for negative reactions and takes appropriate measures to allay patient anxiety.
• Greets patient using customer care concepts.
• Verify patient information and in draw station enter information into the computer.
• Responds to inquiries from physician' office, nursing home or patient.
• Verifies or confirms patients' orders as needed.
• Maintains appropriate logs or records.
• Participates in the training of new employees.
• Assures that written physician orders accompany requested tests and ensures diagnosis is present.
• Informs supervisor of any patient or physician concerns for PI trending.
• Maintains an inventory of supplies consistent with usage.
• Covers in all areas of phlebotomy as needed.

II. Position Qualifications:

• License/Certification/Education:
• Required: High School Diploma or equivalent. Graduate of a Certificate program in Phlebotomy or Medical Assistant.
• Experience/Skills:
• Required: Must have reliable transportation and ability to work independently.
• Preferred: Previous phlebotomy experience preferred Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

Work is considered mostly sedentary with frequent standing and bending. Regular exposure to blood and body fluids. May be required to move/lift objects up to 50 lbs. Position requires work indoors in a lab environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

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