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Phlebotomist

Employer
Stony Brook University
Location
Stony Brook, NY

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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Description


PositionSummary


Phlebotomists collect blood specimens from inpatients and outpatients while adhering to established protocols to ensure proper sample collection and patient safety. They transport blood specimens to laboratory departments, in accordance with proper procedures for such transport and handling. In addition, they conduct in-service education programs relating to theories and techniques of phlebotomy, and perform related clerical work.



Duties of a Phlebotomists may include the following butare not limited to:

  • Collects blood specimens from patients through the performance of venipuncture, capillary puncture techniques and/or making an incision on the patient’s arm.
  • Provides phlebotomy services to patients in various inpatient, outpatient and offsite areas, following the orders of the patient’s physician.
  • Enters data concerning blood specimens into a computer database; maintains appointment schedules and logs patients seen and tests obtained; records results of patients’ tests and files them appropriately; keeps work-related statistics and performs related clerical duties.
  • Supervises, teaches and provides support to medical technology students in both theories and techniques of phlebotomy by designing and implementing formal and informal programs of instruction ensuring that all established protocols and procedures for proper sample collection and patient safety are adhered to.
  • Attends and/or presents related hospital in-service programs.
  • Maintains proper inventory of supplies and materials needed for the daily collection of blood specimens.
  • Participates in the overall function of the laboratory by assuming occasional substitution to other shifts or working prolonged shifts.
  • Performs other related duties as required or directed.

Qualifications


Required Qualifications: High School Diploma or equivalent and one year of experience as a Phlebotomist or a certificate in Phlebotomy from a recognized college, school, training program, hospital, health care facility, or the Armed Services.


Preferred Qualifications: Prior hospital/lab experience preferred. One year of related phlebotomy experience preferred; and basic understanding of medical laboratory technology preferred.


Special Notes: Stony BrookMedicine is a smoke free environment. Smokingis strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoorareas on the premises.


All Hospital positions are subject to changes in pass daysand shifts as necessary.  This position may require the wearing ofrespiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.


Theselected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation. Priorto start date, the selectedcandidate must meet the following requirements: Successfully completepre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from StonyBrook Medicine's Employee Health Services (The hiring department will beresponsible for any fee incurred for examination), submit (3) writtenreferences, and provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).Please be advised that failure to comply with any of the above requirementscould result in a delayed start date and/or revocation of the employment offer.


The best ideas in medicine start with the bestpeople. At Stony Brook Medicine, our highest calling is to put the power ofideas to work in our patients’ lives. Stony Brook Medicine integrates andelevates all of our health-related initiatives: education, research and patientcare. Stony Brook Medicine is Long Island’s premier academicmedical center. With 603 beds, we serve as the region’s only tertiary carecenter and Level 1 Trauma Center, and are home to the Stony Brook HeartInstitute, Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, StonyBrook Neurosciences Institute, and Stony Brook Digestive Disorders Institute.We also encompass Suffolk County’s only Level 4 Regional Perinatal Center,state-designated AIDS Center, state-designated Comprehensive PsychiatricEmergency Program, state-designated Burn Center, the Christopher Pendergast ALSCenter of Excellence, and Kidney Transplant Center. It is home of the nation’sfirst Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Center.


Stony Brook University is an AffirmativeAction/Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to the creation of adiverse and inclusive campus climate. We encourage protected veterans,individuals with disabilities, women and minorities to apply. 


This function/position has been designated as “essential.” This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital and related facilities.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.


IF YOU NEED ADISABILITY-RELATED ACCOMMODATION, PLEASE CALL THE UNIVERSITY HUMAN RESOURCESERVICES DEPARTMENT AT (631) 632-6161 OR THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HUMANRESOURCES DEPARTMENT AT (631) 444-4700. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TITLE II CRIME AWARENESS AND SECURITY ACT, A COPY OF OURCRIME STATISTICS IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CALLING (631) 632-6350. IT CANALSO BE VIEWED ON-LINE AT THE UNIVERSITY POLICE WEBSITE AThttp://www.stonybrook.edu/police




Job Field: Laboratory
Primary Location: US-NY-Stony Brook
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Shift
Posting Start Date: Nov 12, 2019
Posting End Date: Nov 27, 2019, 4:59:00 AM

Organization

In a little more than 50 years, Stony Brook has established itself as one of America’s most dynamic public universities, an essential part of the region’s economy, and a center of cultural excellence.

Nobel laureates, Guggenheim fellows, and MacArthur grant winners teach on our campus, making it a magnet for outstanding students. Stony Brook has been ranked in the top 1 percent of all universities worldwide by the stonyLondon Times Higher Education—QS World University Rankings. U.S. News & World Report ranks Stony Brook among the top 100 best national universities. A member of the elite Association of American Universities, Stony Brook is among the 62 best research institutions in North America. Stony Brook faculty are leaders in significant national and worldwide projects, including the reconstruction of Iraq’s public health systems and museums, the management of the national parks of Madagascar,

 

and uncovering the causes of lobster mortality in Long Island Sound.

The entrepreneurial energy and economic strength of the University bring a combined benefit of $4.7 billion to the economy of Long Island. Stony Brook has a remarkable record of fruitful collaboration with private enterprise. The only university in New York State to have two Centers of Excellence, in biotechnology and wireless technology, Stony Brook has promoted the launch of 44 companies through its high-technology incubators.

Stony Brook University Medical Center is home to Suffolk County's only tertiary care hospital, with nearly half a million patient visits each year. Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center comprises the Schools of Dental Medicine, Health Technology and Management, Medicine, Nursing, and Social Welfare, and the Graduate Program in Public Health. The Long Island State Veterans Home is operated by Stony Brook University’s Health Sciences Center, and serves as a site for the education and training of long-term care and geriatric health care professionals.

Stony Brook’s Staller Center is Suffolk County’s leading arts venue. A richStony Brook 1 program of theater, dance, classical music, and popular entertainment make Staller a vibrant attraction throughout the year. The Center hosts masterclasses and concerts by the world-renowned Emerson String Quartet, resident faculty at the University, and the spring Chamber Music Festival.

Each summer, the Stony Brook Film Festival brings leading and emerging filmmakers and fans to the campus.
One of America’s most diverse universities, Stony Brook celebrates the rich heritage of immigrant New York at the Charles B. Wang Center celebrating Asian and Asian American cultures. A second site, in the heart of Manhattan, connects the University to the world’s greatest city.

Stony Brook is an engine of invention, creativity, and opportunity that has become a national model and a resource for the world.

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