Job Description

Description
IT'S SIMPLE. You want to work in a hospital setting where you are valued and appreciated - where you receive respect from your superiors and co-workers as well as the patients you treat.

You want to be challenged by your job without being overwhelmed by it. You want to play an instrumental role in helping a patient recover, sometimes against strong odds, and go home. What you want is Kindred Healthcare.

Our mission is to promote healing, provide hope, preserve dignity and produce value for each patient, resident, family member, customer, employee and shareholder we serve. Join us!

Opportunities available for dedicated, highly motivated and skilled professionals who can help Kindred Healthcare grow while providing excellence in patient care.

You will perform phlebotomy on all patients using established laboratory procedures. Process laboratory requisitions and specimens for in-house and reference laboratory tests. Perform record audits. You will be reporting to the Laboratory Manager.

Responsibilities:

* Collect timed specimens on schedule, being aware of the importance of timing in instances such as therapeutic drug levels, etc.; follow established guidelines for laboratory specimens
* Initial, date and record time blood was collected on all laboratory requisition forms and specimen tubes; properly complete laboratory accession record
* Follow all laboratory safety rules and report possible hazards to the Laboratory Supervisor
* Properly process incoming supplies
* Maintain phlebotomy area in a neat, clean manner, well-stocked with supplies; stock Nursing Units with laboratory supplies
* Keep blood drawing trays neat, clean, and available
* Perform other duties such as data collecting, filing, charging, aiding technologists, etc.

Phlebotomy

Qualifications
Requires a High School diploma with six months of relevant experience or completion of the CLA training program.

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