Job Description

Job Location: Fort Jackson, SC - Columbia, SC 29207
Position Type: Full Time
Job Category: Health CareCertified Phlebotomy Technicians
Department of Soldier Care, Moncrief Army Health Clinic, Fort Jackson, SC
Maxmed Healthcare is seeking a Certified Phlebotomy Technician to help provide services to the Department of Soldier Care, Moncrief Army Health Clinic at Fort Jackson, SC. In this position our Certified Phlebotomy Technician will:
- Collect blood samples from patients
- Practice proper patient identification, especially when working on hospital floors
- Label vials with patient names and dates
- Decipher the best method for drawing blood depending on the specific patient
- Transport all specimen samples to a nearby laboratory
- Centrifuge blood samples, depending on if this is allowed in the state you are working in
- Expect to work with a large number of patients varying in age and health status
- Practice infection control standards at all times when working with patients and equipment
- Enters, manipulates, and/or retrieves information and data from automated systems, such as, Genesis and MEDPROS (training provided for site programs)
Hours of Work: Normal hours will be established by the work center and will generally be an 8-hour day scheduled between the hours of 0300 to 1630 (typically 0730-1630) Monday through Friday including federal holidays with a one-hour unpaid lunch period. All staff will be required to complete a sign in sheet.

Qualifications
- Education/Certificate: Graduate from an academic course of phlebotomy that includes 120 didactic hours (or required by state law)
- Certifications:
- - Basic Life Support
- - Certification/registration as determined by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or AMT
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Experience: Completed 1040 hours as a Phlebotomy Technician within past 3 years. Must have performed 50 successful venipuncture and 10 successful skin punctures.