Phlebotomist at Healthtracka

Healthtracka is a digital health platform that makes lab testing easy and convenient with at-home sample collection and digital results in 1-3 days. Founded in Feb 2021, Healthtracka allows consumers direct access to a wide range of testing options and clinical services from home. The company empowers people to take an active role in their health to live longer, happier lives. Healthtracka provides rich health insights to enable better healthcare decision making through health data and diagnostic results. Healthtracka tests cover men's health, women's health, and sexual health in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Phlebotomist

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• As a phlebotomist, you will be responsible for efficiently and accurately drawing blood from patients/customers for diagnostic, donation or transfusion purposes.

Job Responsibilities

• Assessing patient needs, reviewing patient history, and determining the reason(s) for drawing blood.
• Selecting gauge needles and preparing veins or fingers for blood drawing.
• Extracting blood from patients through venipuncture or fingersticks.
• Preparing specimens for transportation, including labeling vials accurately and matching blood specimens to patients.
• Supplying diagnostic notes to diagnostics centers, physicians, other healthcare professionals, and hospitals.
• Keeping and maintaining records of patient names, volume of blood drawn
• Cleaning, maintaining, and calibrating laboratory equipment used in the drawing and testing of blood specimens.
• Ordering laboratory supplies, as needed.

Job Requirements

• Professional certification in phlebotomy from a recognized program
• Ability to successfully draw blood from patients with minimal or no complications
• Empathy and interpersonal skills for working with patients
• Detail-oriented and committed to ensuring patient confidentiality
• Excellent motor skills and the ability to stand for long periods of time
• Proven experience working as a phlebotomist.
• Understanding of proper patient identification methods.
• Knowledge of legal requirements pertaining to drawing blood, handling specimen samples, and the use of relevant medical equipment.
• Experience using effective puncture techniques.
• Knowledge of testing protocols and the use of testing equipment.
• Superb dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Keen attention to detail.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: hr@healthtracka.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.