Phlebotomy PCT 104.03

• Verifying test requisitions by comparing information with nursing station log; bringing discrepancies to the attention of unit personnel.

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• Verifying patient by reading patient identification.

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•Obtaining blood specimens by performing venipunctures and finger sticks.

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• Maintaining specimen integrity by using aseptic technique, following department procedures; observing isolation procedures.

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• Collecting therapeutic drug-monitoring assays by collaborating with nursing personnel to ensure appropriate drug dose to collection time.

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• Tracking collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection; maintaining daily tallies of collections performed.

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• Monitoring glucose levels by performing bedside glucose tests; recording results; reporting results to unit nurse-manager.

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• Performing bleeding-times tests by entering results to the computer; notifying pathologist of results falling outside normal ranges.

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• Maintaining quality results by following department procedures and testing schedule; recording results in the quality-control log; identifying and reporting needed changes.

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• Maintaining safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.

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• Resolving 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.

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• Updating job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

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• Serving and protecting the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and Joint Commission standards.

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• Enhancing phlebotomy department and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments (Monster.com, 2017).