• Collect blood and other body fluid samples from patients
• Practice proper patient identification, especially when working on hospital floors
• Label vials with patient name and date of birth
• Evaluate patients' ability to withstand the procedure
• Explain blood-drawing procedure to patients and answer questions
• Perform basic point of care testing, such as blood glucose levels
• Prepare blood, urine and other specimens for testing
• Verify patient/donor identity. Following chain of custody.
• Maintain medical equipment such as needles, test tubes, and blood vials
• Perform Drug and Alcohol testing
Everyone has some type of anxiety when it comes to having their blood drawn.
It is your responsibility to make sure the patient has the best possible experience when you are drawing their blood.
