Job Description – Junior Phlebotomist

Position: Junior Phlebotomist
Department: Laboratory / Diagnostics
Reports To: Senior Phlebotomist / Lab In-charge / Laboratory Manager
Location: Hospital / Diagnostic Centre

Job Purpose

To perform safe and accurate collection, identification, handling and transportation of patient specimens while maintaining proper patient care, infection-control practices and compliance with laboratory protocols.

Key Responsibilities

1. Patient & Specimen Collection

• Perform venipuncture and collection of blood and other clinical specimens as per laboratory protocols.

• Verify patient identity using approved identification procedures before specimen collection.

• Explain the specimen collection procedure to patients and address basic queries professionally.

• Ensure correct selection of collection tubes, containers and required specimens.

• Label specimens accurately at the time of collection.

• Handle specimens carefully to prevent contamination, leakage, hemolysis or improper storage.

2. Patient Safety & Infection Control

• Follow standard precautions, hand hygiene and infection-control practices during all procedures.

• Use appropriate PPE and dispose of needles, sharps and biomedical waste as per hospital policy.

• Maintain a clean, safe and hygienic phlebotomy area.

• Follow procedures for managing adverse reactions such as dizziness, fainting or bleeding during collection.

• Immediately report any patient incident, needle-stick injury or specimen-related issue to the supervisor.

3. Specimen Handling & Transportation

• Ensure collected samples are stored and transported within the prescribed time and temperature requirements.

• Maintain proper specimen integrity from collection to laboratory processing.

• Coordinate with laboratory staff for timely transfer of collected specimens.

• Identify and report rejected, insufficient, mislabeled or unsuitable specimens.

4. Documentation & Records

• Maintain accurate records of specimen collection and dispatch.

• Update required information in the Laboratory Information System (LIS) / Hospital Information System (HIS).

• Ensure proper documentation of difficult collections, incidents and rejected specimens.

• Maintain confidentiality of patient information and laboratory records.

5. Equipment & Supplies

• Ensure availability of blood collection tubes, needles, syringes, swabs, PPE and other required supplies.

• Check collection equipment before us