Phlebotomist

Medical Essential Diagnostics Woodbridge Clinic

Medical Essential Diagnostics is a team of medical professionals committed to providing preventative healthcare testing and physicals to all NJ essential workers. Through our Save My Life Program, we provide comprehensive, cardiopulmonary physical exams via our five clinic locations within the state. This program was designed exclusively for first responders, township/county/state employees, educators, and their families. These everyday heroes who keep our communities running rely on us to keep them in the best shape possible!

Our goal? To make sure essential workers and their families have peace of mind, better health outcomes, and reduced occupational risk. Through yearly testing, we are able to diagnose non-symptomatic health issues before they become serious. And now, we're opening a BRAND NEW clinic in Woodbridge, New Jersey!

We are hiring immediately for a part-time position (3 days per week to start) with the opportunity to transition to full-time (40 hours/week) within approximately 6 months into employment as the clinic grows. Schedules are made monthly, with any 3 days between MondaySaturday, and we are closed on Sundays. We're looking for motivated, compassionate team members who want to grow with us and help shape a new clinic from day one.

Benefits:

• Reimbursement, incentives and bonus opportunity for traveling to different locations, coverage, working at our mobile clinics, etc.
• Time and a Half for working a second and third Saturday.
• Paid on the job training.

Responsibilities:

• Serves patients by identifying the optimal method for retrieving blood samples and other specimens, preparing them for laboratory testing, and performing allergy testing as needed.
• Verifies test requisitions by cross-referencing information with the clinic log, promptly notifying discrepancies to the manager.
• Ensures accurate patient identification, explains blood draw procedures, and addresses patient queries to alleviate concerns.
• Performs venipunctures to obtain blood specimens.
• Maintains specimen integrity using aseptic techniques, adhering to clinic procedures, and observing isolation protocols.
• Tracks collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting collection times, maintaining daily collection records.
• Upholds a safe, secure, and healthy work environment by complying with standards, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Handles unusual test orders by contacting physicians, managers, or reference laboratories, referring unresolved orders for further clarification, and informing supervisors of outstanding issues.
• Comforts nervous patients during sampling procedures and applies wound dressings post-blood draws.
• Updates patient records accurately.
• Maintains an organized and clean workspace.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Active CCMA or Phlebotomy Certification is required
• Good interpersonal skills to interact with patients, explain procedures, and provide emotional support.
• Precision in labeling and documenting samples to ensure accuracy and prevent errors.
• Understanding and adherence to infection control and safety procedures to minimize risks of contamination or injury.