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Location: Albany, NY | Schedule: Full-time, on-site, varied Monday-Friday 630am-530pm, alternating sats 7am-1pm | Compensation: Not specified

Overview

A healthcare services organization is seeking a skilled Phlebotomist to join its laboratory team in Albany, NY. This is a contract opportunity, projected for approximately 3 months with potential for permanent placement, ideal for a detail-oriented professional experienced in specimen collection and patient care.

What you'll do

• Perform blood draws, label specimens, centrifuge samples, and record maintenance data and decontamination activities
• Update patient information and maintain accurate records
• Collect and store specimens according to established procedures
• Clearly and courteously explain the venipuncture process and other specimen collection methods (e.g., urine or fecal) to patients as required
• Demonstrate technique using straight needles and/or butterfly needles
• Fully understand and follow physicians' orders
• Match laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes
• Label, centrifuge, split, and freeze specimens as required by test order
• Check all test requisitions or computer labels against scripts to ensure 100% accuracy
• Package specimens for transport and store samples according to required temperature and protocol to maintain specimen integrity
• Understand and comply with OSHA and DEP regulations
• Attend annual department trainings
• Answer telephone calls and read laboratory results to satisfy inquiries

Required qualifications

• Valid Phlebotomy certification for the state of employment, as required in some states
• Minimum of 6 months' work experience performing venipunctures in a fast-paced lab or hospital setting
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• High School Diploma or GED

Why this role

This position offers the opportunity to apply hands-on phlebotomy skills in a fast-paced lab setting, with potential to transition from a contract role into permanent employment.