Phlebotomist - Iowa City, Ia

The Mobile Examiner is responsible for completing work including a variety of insurance and healthcare products, which could include but is not limited to: blood draws, urine collections, manual vital signs, medical history questionnaires, EKGs, specimen processing, and delivery of specimens to a lab or shipping facility.

The Examiner will be required to travel up to a 40 mile radius from their home to complete these exams, and may be asked to travel further for outlying areas. In addition to the above, the Examiner is required to have a minimum of 100 in field successful venipunctures within the past 12 months.  

Essential Functions:

• Position requires face-to-face interaction with applicants/patients to gather information including physical measurements, blood draws, urine collections, EKGs and completing medical history questionnaires.

• Travel to confirmed sites to include personal homes or place of business to complete requested services.

• Collect, process and ship specimens via FedEx/UPS courier or delivery to labs

• Secure storage of specimens, paperwork, and other PII and PHI items for required time periods

• Requires the use of EMSI provided IPad to complete all electronic workflows

   

  Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Detail Oriented

• Excellent customer service skills

• Excellent communication skills to include email and text communications with clients and EMSI personnel

• Functional computing skills using mobile devices including internet and web based applications

• Excellent verbal and nonverbal communication

• Ability to work independently

• Legible penmanship

• Ability to perform manual vital signs

• Ability to understand and articulate medical terminology to clients, branch office and insurance customers

   

  Minimum Requirements:

• Phlebotomy experience

• Requires medical training to include phlebotomy skills with a minimum of 100 blood draws within the last 12 months (blood draws will be verified)

• May require state specific license: CA and LA require license

• Medical terminology

• Ability to perform manual vital signs (blood pressure and radial pulse)

• Professional attitude and appearance

• EKG Experience

• Experience operating a Centrifuge

   

  Preferred Requirements:

• Medical Assisting experience

   

  Education Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent