Phlebotomist
Role Overview
Collect specimens safely, accurately, and promptly while supporting laboratory workflow, minimizing pre-analytical errors, and contributing to patient care.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Collect specimens safely, accurately, and promptly while supporting laboratory workflow, minimizing pre-analytical errors, and contributing to patient care.
Phlebotomy and patient care
- Collect blood by venipuncture, capillary, or fingerstick methods; verify patient identity and label specimens correctly.
- Prepare and maintain sterile, organized equipment; keep work areas clean and follow hygiene protocols.
- Support patient comfort, monitor for adverse reactions, document procedures, and transport specimens to laboratories.
- Coordinate with medical staff and protect patient confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA guidelines.
Safety and quality
- Follow infection-control, occupational safety, patient safety, and biohazard procedures, including safe sharps and hazardous-material disposal.
- Use appropriate PPE, follow equipment safety instructions, report hazards, and assist with risk assessments and emergency procedures.
- Support quality assurance and continuous improvement, attend scheduled training, and work shifts assigned by the Laboratory Director.
Qualifications
- Certificate from an approved phlebotomy program, a one-year Medical Laboratory Technology diploma, or a degree in a health-related field.
- At least one year of practical phlebotomist experience in a reputable medical laboratory; the description also states not less than two years of medical laboratory experience.
- Current home-country license and DOH, DHA, or MOH license to practice in the UAE.
- Fluent spoken and written English; Arabic is desirable but not essential.
- Ability to learn and handle automation and IT programs is desirable but not essential.
Standards and workplace safety
Work must meet applicable ISO 15189:2022, EIAC, JCI, and regulatory standards.
Follow relevant OSH and infection-control policies, hand hygiene practices, waste-management procedures, and hospital policies.
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