Job Responsibilities
Ordering of and maintaining usable levels of supplies for 5 sites.
Entering data on patients coming into the facilty and interpreting
doctors's hand writing and orders for their patients. Instructing
a staff of 5-8 on entering proper data and ordering of tests.
Translation of diagnostic codes. Collection of blood samples
from patients. Collection of paternity samples from alledge
fathers and their alleged children.
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Job Requirements
Education of the typical phlebotomist comes from various sources
including OJT through doctor's offices. Many enter the field by
a short 6 month or less course from a technical school. Another
route would be through a Medical Technican or Medical Technology
course usually pursued through a college or university. This
course would include a year's work in a hospital as well. The
military also offers credentials and training for this field.
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Uppers
The best part of the job is also the most taxing on most individuals which is
direct public contact. You get to meet
and converse with many people of different backgrounds.
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Downers
Downers mainly include the hours and unappreciativeness of the
public for this job. Viewed as a nonprofessional part of the
medical field, often customers view you as a puppet to be used
by themselves. Unless you have a very loving concern for the
patient, you will develope burnout and snap back at patients often
resulting in your loss of a position.
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Lifestyle
Work hours are long and like most production type jobs you are
expected to perform perfectly to exacting standards. Job satisfaction can be
high also when you feel as if you have
accomplished what few or no others can do.
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Compensation
Compensation depends upon experience and willingness to work,
level of attention to detail, and how well you can tolerate
the public.
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Advice to Jobseekers
Higher paying positions in the medical field exist but job
satisfaction can be high with persistence nnd gained skill.
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