Phlebotomist I
Spectraforce
Washington, District of Columbia
an hour ago
Job Description
Position Title: Phlebotomist I
Work Location: 3912 Georgia Avenue, Washington, DC
Work Arrangement: Onsite (IOP – Clinic Setting)
Assignment Duration: 3 months (Contract to Possible Hire)
Work Schedule: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Monday–Friday) & 1 Saturday a month
Position Summary
The main function of a phlebotomist is to assist in performing various assigned duties, troubleshooting, training, and making workflow recommendations.
This role involves drawing blood, processing specimens, and supporting patient care in a clinical environment while working with a team and interacting with patients.
Key Responsibilities
- Experience doing blood draws, labeling specimens, centrifuging specimens, recording maintenance data and decontamination, updating patient information, etc.
- Collects and stores specimens according to established procedures.
- Properly explains in a clear but courteous manner the process of the venipuncture (blood drawing) and or other specimen collection (ex. urine or fecal) as required.
- Demonstrate technique/s using straight needles and/or butterfly needles.
- Fully understand all of the physicians' orders.
- Matches laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes.
- Label, centrifuge, split, and freeze specimens as required by test order.
- Check all test requisitions or computer label against script to ensure 100% correct.
- Package specimens for transport.
- Stores specimen sample according to required temperature, places samples in appropriate collection container/tube, accurately labels, follows different procedures as outlined by specific protocol deemed necessary for transport to maintain integrity of the specimen.
- Understand and comply with OSHA and DEP regulations.
- Attend annual department trainings.
- Answer telephone calls, read laboratory results to satisfy inquiries.
Qualifications & Experience
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Minimum 1 year of phlebotomy experience required
- Experience working with pediatric to geriatric patients
- Ability to perform blood draws and specimen processing
- Ability to work in a clinical environment with a team
- Bilingual in Spanish required
- Ability to handle approximately 30–35 draws per day
Required Skills (Top Focus Areas)
- Phlebotomy
- Customer Service
- Flexibility
- Phlebotomy Skills
- Comfortably drawing alone and performing hard sticks
- Bilingual in Spanish
Work Environment
- IOP – Clinic setting (not PSC)
- Medium-sized site
- Team of approximately 4 staff members
- Patients range from pediatrics to geriatrics
- Standing for most of the shift (1-hour break)
Training
- First week: Orientation (Silver Spring, MD)
- Second week: Hands-on training
Vaccination & Compliance Requirements
- Varicella
- MMR
- Hepatitis B (can be declined)
- TB
- Color vision required
Applicant Notices & Disclaimers
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 21.00/daily.