Phlebotomist

NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue is America's oldest public hospital, established in 1736. Affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine, the 844-bed hospital is a major referral center for highly complex cases, with its 6,000 employees including highly skilled, interdisciplinary clinical staff. It sees more than 110,000 emergency room visits and 500,000 outpatient visits annually. Bellevue is an academic medical institution of international renown. We have served as an incubator for major innovations in public health, medical science, and medical education. Bellevue is a Level I Trauma Center delivering around-the-clock care in adult, pediatric, psychiatric and pediatric psychiatric emergencies as well as in the nationally-designated categories of cardiology, neurology, toxicology, and neonatology. In addition to providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient state-of-the-art care Bellevue is a city-wide medical specialty referral source. Bellevue's clinical centers of excellence include: Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care; Cardiovascular Services; Designated Regional Perinatal Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU); Comprehensive Children's Psychiatric Emergency Program; and Cancer Services.
At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.
Job Description
PURPOSE OF POSITION: The Phlebotomist is an integral part of the patient care team, providing prompt, courteous, and customer-focused service to patients, visitors, and interdisciplinary departments. The Phlebotomist is primarily responsible for performing phlebotomy procedures for testing and diagnostic purposes, while demonstrating knowledge of the organization's service standards and incorporating them into their duties.
FUNCTIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Identifies patients using 2 patient identifiers and confirms information on specimen labels before performing venipuncture procedures; notifies nursing staff and supervisor of identification discrepancies immediately.
2. Introduces self, explains the nature of the procedure, and provides instructions to patients.
3. Assesses patients' limitations and observes restrictions in place.
4. Obtains venipuncture specimens following the order of draw, labels all tubes at the patient's bedside, and delivers samples to the appropriate lab promptly.
5. Monitors patient status and ensures patient safety throughout procedures; reports any changes in patient's condition to the Staff Nurse (e.g., signs of vertigo/imminent syncope such as pallor, perspiration, lightheadedness, hyperventilation, nausea, facial droop, slurred speech, clutching of the chest).
6. Ensures patient confidentiality and privacy at all times; uses discretion when discussing confidential matters.
7. Documents completed and unable specimens efficiently and in real-time within the EMR (Rover).
8. Effectively communicates with nursing staff and providers through EPIC secure chat in real-time.
9. Collaborates with staff members to perform patient refusals or instances where specimen collection is not possible.
10. Performs clerical tasks supporting the Phlebotomy Department, including promptly answering and responding to calls; escalates issues to the supervisor as needed.
11. Maintains the blood culture pager throughout the shift and responds to it appropriately.
12. Follows operational SOPs for Specimen Collection, Handling of Blood Cultures, and Phlebotomy Procedures.
13. Performs pediatric labs in a timely manner and adheres to operational SOPs for pediatric skin puncture and specimen collection.
14. Performs other duties as delegated by the ADON/ADN/CM.

Minimum Qualifications
1. Graduation from a senior high school or evidence of having passed an examination for a High School Equivalency Diploma; or,
2. Satisfactory combination and education, training and experience; and,
3. Successful completion of the prescribed training program for Phlebotomist.
NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• Multiple employee discounts programs