Phlebotomy represents the procedure of extracting blood from a person's vein in order to perform some blood tests. While the procedure is fairly easy to a professional specialized in extracting blood, it may not be that easy to a person whose blood is being drawn into a vacutainer. That is why, those looking for phlebotomy jobs need to possess, besides the right medical training that entitles them to apply for a phlebotomist job, the ability to deal with difficult patients.

A person who holds a medical degree and that can handle virtually any patient, from a newborn to a senior, can look for phlebotomist jobs online or in newspapers. The advantage of the online ads over those posted in newspapers is represented by a much longer description. Usually, online, there is no word limit when describing a certain job, while the cost of posting your ad in a newspaper is directly proportional to the number of words the ad features.

People who practice phlebotomist jobs need to be very well organized, calm and present the ability to calm others, as well. Phlebotomists invite their patients to sit down; meanwhile, they take a tourniquet that they will use to tighten a patient’s vein, and, thus, ease their job of finding the right vein to extract blood from. In general, when it comes to adults, blood is extracted from a vein near the elbow. In the case of newborns however, blood is extracted from a vein near the toes.

Online and newspaper ads that refer to phlebotomy jobs need to present information on the potential patients of a future phlebotomist, meaning adults or children, to allow the candidates to make the selection based on their preferences and also ability to deal with adults or children. This also works for medical job listings featured at clinics or hospitals. Candidates need to know the exact description of a job before applying for it.

Another way of finding a job as a phlebotomist is by asking your colleagues, friends, neighbors or acquaintances. They might know about a vacancy at a medical facility and even recommend you for a job there. In this case, do not expect to learn about all the responsibilities of such a potential job, because these are not listed on a website or in a newspaper, but transmitted through word of mouth. If you apply for a phlebotomist job, it is considered that you already know the responsibilities involved by such a position.

And if you do not know the exact responsibilities, do not worry; if you are called for an interview, you will most certainly find out everything about the job during the interview, and make a decision based on the discussions had with the human resources manager or directly with the clinic or hospital manager. If the responsibilities are exactly what you want, you can decide on accepting the position, if you, in your turn are also accepted by the interviewer. If you want to have other responsibilities, you can always ask for them, or start looking for another vacancy.


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