Phlebotomist/Drug Screening Technician (Part-Time)

Keystone Laboratory Inc. – Central North Carolina

About Keystone Laboratory Inc.

Keystone Laboratory Inc. has been in the business of drug detection and workplace protection for nearly 30 years. We provide a comprehensive array of instant drug testing products and accessories, lab services, background screening, program management and training services for organizations of every size and type. In all we do, our number-one objective is to help all of our customers achieve a safe, drug-free workplace—and to do so better and more cost-effectively than anyone else.

Position Summary

The Phlebotomist /Drug Screening Technician Position is responsible for identifying the best methods for retrieving blood, nasal swabs and urine specimens. This position will also travel to on-site locations within a specified area in and around Central North Carolina and beyond, if needed.

Essential Responsibilities

• Obtain blood specimens by performing venipunctures and finger sticks

• Safely perform nasal and throat swabs

• Perform urine drug screen specimen collections

• Maintain specimen integrity by using aseptic technique, following department procedures; observing isolation procedures

• Track collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection maintaining daily tallies of collections performed

• Maintain quality results by following department procedures and testing schedule; recording results in the quality-control log; identifying and reporting needed changes.

• Verify test requisitions by reading test orders

• Verify patient by reading patient identification

• Maintain professional boundaries with clients

• Maintain safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations

• Resolve unusual test orders by contacting the laboratory; referring unresolved orders back to the originator for further clarification; notifying supervisor of unresolved orders

• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations

• Enhance laboratory department by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments

• Maintain the highest levels of customer care while demonstrating a friendly and cooperative attitude

• Demonstrate flexibility in satisfying customer demands in a high volume, fast paced environment

• Consistently adhere to business procedure guidelines

• Must have reliable transportation

• Desire to be part of a fast-paced, rapidly growing company

  Position Qualifications

• Certification in Phlebotomy required

• Experience collecting blood sticks/draws required

• Experience collecting Nasal Swabs

• Urine collection experience is a plus

• High school diploma

• Ability to handle large, fluctuating volumes of work

• Ability to travel to offsite locations

• Strong PC, keyboarding and typing skills

• Strong customer focus

  Competencies

• Teamwork Collaboration: The ability to work well with others for the purpose of accomplishing organizational goal.

• Adaptability and Flexibility: Ability to adapt to changes and deals with uncertainty and vagueness.

• Communication: Articulates the key points of an issue through written and oral communication.

• Ownership of Results: Take responsibility for producing measurable functional results.

• Interpersonal Skills: Builds and maintains effective working relationships.

  Favorable Background Check and Passing Drug Test required for employment.

  Keystone Laboratory Inc. participates in E-Verify.