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Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Phlebotomy Educator is essential in providing standards for phlebotomy services within and throughout the Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health organization. This position will serve as a resource to the organization by establishing basic guidelines and provide support to inpatient and outpatient phlebotomy services, and coordinate with nursing and/or patient care assistants who provide phlebotomy services.

HOURS: Full Time (40 hours/week) Day Shift. No weekends. No holidays.

LOCATION: Lancaster General Hospital- Lancaster, PA

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties:

• Teach the phlebotomy standards in a classroom setting.
• Post and maintain schedules, plan, record, and credit attendance.
• Stay up to date with current phlebotomy standards such as CLSI , CAP, and other accrediting bodies, and disseminate updated information to appropriate departments when needed.
• Participate in operations requiring compliance, licensure, and safety standards.
• Responsible for quality assurance and process improvement programs pertaining to phlebotomy procedures and processes.
• Identify problems and training gaps, and propose corrective action implementation in a timely manner.
• Provide supplemental training and continuing education regarding phlebotomy best practices.
• Collaborate regarding new policies, equipment, technological implementation, or procedural modification.
• Assist the department supervisor/manager in monitoring employee performance and competence.
• Perform duties as a Phlebotomy Technician.

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS: The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above:

• Serve on committees and task forces as requested within the department and throughout the organization to ensure standardization, consistency, and competency.
• Train, educate, and facilitate other safety training alongside the Safety Officer within the Phlebotomy Department.
• Perform projects and duties assigned within the department.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school/GED graduate.
• Phlebotomy certification and/or clinical certification.
• Combined three (3) years phlebotomy experience in an inpatient or outpatient setting.
• One (1) year phlebotomy teaching or training.
• One (1) year experience with basic keyboarding, and office setting equipment.
• Strong communication skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Support or technical leadership experience in a clinical setting.
• Phlebotomy Instructor certificate.
• Associate or Bachelor Degree.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

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