QCHC
Full-Time Phlebotomist Day Shift -Hamilton County
QCHC, Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States, 37450
Full-Time Phlebotomist Day Shift -Hamilton County
EOE StatementWe are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Description
Phlebotomist Job Duties:Verifies test requisitions by comparing information with nursing station log; bringing discrepancies to the attention of unit personnel.Verifies patient by reading patient identification.Obtains blood specimens by performing venipunctures and fingersticks.Maintains specimen integrity by using aseptic technique, following department procedures; observing isolation procedures.Collects therapeutic drug-monitoring assays by collaborating with nursing personnel to ensure appropriate drug dose to collection time.Tracks collected specimens by initialling, dating, and noting times of collection; maintaining daily tallies of collections performed.Monitors glucose levels by performing bedside glucose tests; recording results; reporting results to unit nurse-manager.Performs bleeding-times tests by entering results to the computer; notifying pathologist of results falling outside normal ranges.Maintains quality results by following department procedures and testing schedule; recording results in the quality-control log; identifying and reporting needed changes.Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.Resolves unusual test orders by contacting the physician, pathologist, nursing station, or reference laboratory; referring unresolved orders back to the originator for further clarification; notifying supervisor of unresolved orders.Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
Requirements
Phlebotomist Skills and Qualifications:
Analyzing Information , Infection Control, Bedside Manner, Attention to Detail, Lab Environment, Procedural Skills, Quality Focus, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment, Performing Diagnostic Procedures, Informing Others
Position Requirements
Phlebotomist Skills and Qualifications:
Analyzing Information , Infection Control, Bedside Manner, Attention to Detail, Lab Environment, Procedural Skills, Quality Focus, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment, Performing Diagnostic Procedures, Informing Others
Full-Time/Part-TimeFull-Time
ShiftDays
Hourly Rate$20
PositionPhlebotomist
Exempt/Non-ExemptNon-Exempt
LocationHamilton Co
About the OrganizationWelcome to Quality Correctional Health Care. We are a physician-owned company exclusively devoted to providing inmate healthcare services in the correctional environment. We have a proven track record devoted exclusively to providing inmate healthcare services in corrections environments. We currently provide healthcare to approximately 12,000 inmates in over sixty jails in six states. We serve facilities that range in size from small 20-bed municipal jails to large, multi-site detention facilities with 1,000 inmates. Our mission is simple yet critical: 'To seamlessly integrate cost effective affordable and quality correctional health care into the corrections environment.' -Johnny Bates, MD, CEO and Founder.
This position is currently accepting applications.
EOE StatementWe are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Description
Phlebotomist Job Duties:Verifies test requisitions by comparing information with nursing station log; bringing discrepancies to the attention of unit personnel.Verifies patient by reading patient identification.Obtains blood specimens by performing venipunctures and fingersticks.Maintains specimen integrity by using aseptic technique, following department procedures; observing isolation procedures.Collects therapeutic drug-monitoring assays by collaborating with nursing personnel to ensure appropriate drug dose to collection time.Tracks collected specimens by initialling, dating, and noting times of collection; maintaining daily tallies of collections performed.Monitors glucose levels by performing bedside glucose tests; recording results; reporting results to unit nurse-manager.Performs bleeding-times tests by entering results to the computer; notifying pathologist of results falling outside normal ranges.Maintains quality results by following department procedures and testing schedule; recording results in the quality-control log; identifying and reporting needed changes.Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.Resolves unusual test orders by contacting the physician, pathologist, nursing station, or reference laboratory; referring unresolved orders back to the originator for further clarification; notifying supervisor of unresolved orders.Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
Requirements
Phlebotomist Skills and Qualifications:
Analyzing Information , Infection Control, Bedside Manner, Attention to Detail, Lab Environment, Procedural Skills, Quality Focus, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment, Performing Diagnostic Procedures, Informing Others
Position Requirements
Phlebotomist Skills and Qualifications:
Analyzing Information , Infection Control, Bedside Manner, Attention to Detail, Lab Environment, Procedural Skills, Quality Focus, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment, Performing Diagnostic Procedures, Informing Others
Full-Time/Part-TimeFull-Time
ShiftDays
Hourly Rate$20
PositionPhlebotomist
Exempt/Non-ExemptNon-Exempt
LocationHamilton Co
About the OrganizationWelcome to Quality Correctional Health Care. We are a physician-owned company exclusively devoted to providing inmate healthcare services in the correctional environment. We have a proven track record devoted exclusively to providing inmate healthcare services in corrections environments. We currently provide healthcare to approximately 12,000 inmates in over sixty jails in six states. We serve facilities that range in size from small 20-bed municipal jails to large, multi-site detention facilities with 1,000 inmates. Our mission is simple yet critical: 'To seamlessly integrate cost effective affordable and quality correctional health care into the corrections environment.' -Johnny Bates, MD, CEO and Founder.
This position is currently accepting applications.