Lead Mobile Phlebotomist

Full Time Shift: 4am-12:30pm - Monday-Friday with Alternating weekends and holidays
Pay Range: $20.00-$24.00 Based on experience with Mileage reimbursement

ROLE:
The Lead Mobile Phlebotomist works with the Phlebotomy Supervisor to ensure efficient and accurate workflow of the Mobile Phlebotomy staff. He/she is responsible for monitoring the phlebotomy area and the Mobile Phlebotomists to ensure that all applicable policies and procedures are followed.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
 Drives vehicle to client facilities, typically nursing homes, as directed
 Unloads phlebotomy tray and takes to patient’s bedside to collectsamples.
 Accurately identifies patient before collecting specimen(s).
 Check in with dispatch per department policy on scheduled workdays to verify if amendments to the routes are needed due to phlebotomist call offs, on‐calls, etc.
 Completes assigned route.
 Accurately collects, labels, processes, and delivers specimens obtained frompatients.
 Strict adherence to universal precautionsin controlling blood‐borne pathogens and infectious disease exposures.
 Regularly communicates with dispatcher to report status and location.
 Trains new phlebotomists as assigned.
 Attend facility start up in‐service with supervisor as assigned.
 Conduct quarterly trunk checks for phlebotomist in area as assigned.
 Account for all route sheets daily.
 Communicate cooperatively with all other departments.
 Maintain required certifications, health requirements, and operational requirements

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, handle or feel, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may lift and or move up to 35 pounds on occasion.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

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