Phlebotomist

**Core responsibilities**
1. Specimen Procurement/Accessioning/Pre-Analytical Specimen Handling
- Prepares patient for specimen procurement (e.G., identification, consent, medical condition, instruction of procedure).
- Perform micro-collection on newborns.
- Enters requisition data and prints bar code labels.
- Collects, labels, and prepares samples according to priority.
- Collecting diagnostic specimens for legal alcohols and ensuring legal documentation is complete.
- Completes requisitions for testing, enters patient data and tests requests for daily routine specimen collections.
- Transports samples within facility or packaging for external transport.
- Assesses specimen integrity and or adequacy.
- Performs various protocols and procedures for research.
2. Quality Assurance
- Participate in Quality Assurance/Quality Control programs are required by Saskatchewan Health Authority
- Ensures proper disposal of specimens, reagents, and biohazardous waste, as per department policies and procedures.
- Ensures all work complies with CSA Infection Control (e.G., disinfects benches, countertops, sinks, cupboards, and equipment).
**Job Type**:
Casual
**Salary**:
$19.52-$20.90 per hour