Schedule: Rotating On-Call position to include holidays, weekends, and nights. Must be available for Woodbridge, Manassas, and Fredericksburg for various shifts between 8:30AM and 12 midnight.

Purpose of Job
Collects laboratory specimens from members and prepares specimens for shipment to laboratories following established laboratory procedures, disposes of waste materials, prepares and maintains records, and performs related clinical and administrative services.

This position consistently supports compliance and Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct by adhering to federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licenser requirements and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.

In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors and principles defined by the Kaiser Permanente Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives. Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to purchasers, contracted providers and vendors."

Duties and Responsibilities
1. Greets patients, reviews lab request form, schedules appointments, and prepares specimen labels.
2. Confirms that patient has met dietary requirements for prescribed test and that the correct test has been ordered.
3. Collects blood samples from adults and children using venipuncture or capillary puncture.
4. Processes blood specimen using preservative or anti-coagulant as required by test procedures.
5. Instructs patients regarding the collection and packaging of other specimens such as urine, semen, and feces.
6. May perform waived testing (urine dips) as part of patient preparation for specimen collection.
7. Affixes labels on specimens and prepares specimens for shipment to appropriate laboratory for testing.
8. Arranges for special specimen transport when necessary.
9. Disposes of biological waste, needles, and related hazardous materials.
10. Communicates with medical, clinical, and technical staff to resolve problems regarding specimens.
11. Follows defined laboratory procedures and maintains awareness of changes to procedures.
12. Performs administrative duties such as preparation of reports and the storage of laboratory and office supplies.
13. Performs other related duties as directed.

Minimum Qualifications
Experience
. One year of laboratory experience that includes six months of full-time (or equivalent) working in a medical environment involving phlebotomy, patient reception, and related clerical duties OR eight weeks of Phlebotomy Clinical Rotation at any Kaiser Permanente Laboratory.

Education and Training
. High school diploma or equivalent.
. Graduation from a phlebotomy program or medical assistant program that includes phlebotomy training.

License, Certifications, Other Credentials
. Phlebotomy certification by ASCP or other nationally recognized agency preferred.

Other Qualifications
. Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software.