Spectrum Healthcare Resources has an opportunity for a Phlebotomist at 325th Medical Group at Tyndall AFB in Panama City Beach, Florida.
Job Description - This contract position offers:
- Full time civilian employment
- No weekends, nights or holidays
- 11 Federal Holidays Off
- Competitive income
- Benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k)
Job Requirements - The Phlebotomist will have the following requirements:
- Certificate/Graduate from an academic course of phlebotomy that includes 120 didactic hours (or required by state law).
- Basic Life Support certification
- Certification/registration as determined by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASC5) or AMT
- Completed 1040 hours as a Phlebotomy Technician within past 3 years. Must have performed 50 successful venipuncture and 10 successful skin punctures.
Duties include but are not limited to the following:
- Verifies proper patient preparation for tests requested by the provider
collection procedure and sample transport requirements. - Collects blood samples from outpatients using aseptic techniques
- Recognizes and notes unusual patient conditions that may cause erroneous test
results. - Takes capillary blood samples from patients’ fingers and heels. Uses preventative
techniques to alleviate the risk of hematoma and nerve injury. - Observes the patient for any signs or symptoms of physiological reactions after
blood collection and takes appropriate emergency response measures to prevent
injury and stabilize the patient and alerts supervisor when serious reaction or
emergency conditions exist.
Company Overview: Spectrum Healthcare Resources (SHR) was established in 1988 to deliver systems and processes designed to meet the unique needs of Military and VA Health Systems. SHR is a leading organization that provides physician and clinical staffing and management services to United States Military Treatment Facilities, VA clinics and other Federal Agencies through various contracting vehicles. A Joint Commission Health Care Staffing Services firm, SHR is the military staffing division of TeamHealth, a Nationwide organization that serves 850 civilian and military hospitals with a team of 9,600 affiliated health care professionals.
