According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Dispose of contaminated sharps, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, and policies. | 100% |
| Organize or clean blood-drawing trays, ensuring that all instruments are sterile and all needles, syringes, or related items are of first-time use. | 97% |
| Draw blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods. | 96% |
| Match laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes. | 96% |
| Perform saline flushes or dispense anticoagulant drugs, such as Heparin, through intravenous (IV) lines, in accordance with licensing restrictions and under the direction of a medical doctor. | 95% |
| Conduct standards tests, such as blood alcohol, blood culture, oral glucose tolerance, glucose screening, blood smears, or peak and trough drug levels tests. | 94% |
| Dispose of blood or other biohazard fluids or tissue, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, or policies. | 94% |
| Collect specimens at specific time intervals for tests, such as those assessing therapeutic drug levels. | 93% |
| Process blood or other fluid samples for further analysis by other medical professionals. | 93% |
| Provide sample analysis results to physicians to assist diagnosis. | 90% |
| Administer subcutaneous or intramuscular injects, in accordance with licensing restrictions. | 90% |
| Enter patient, specimen, insurance, or billing information into computer. | 88% |
| Document route of specimens from collection to laboratory analysis and diagnosis. | 88% |
| Draw blood from capillaries by dermal puncture, such as heel or finger stick methods. | 87% |
| Monitor blood or plasma donors during and after procedures to ensure health, safety, and comfort. | 87% |
| Draw blood from arteries, using arterial collection techniques. | 87% |
| Conduct hemoglobin tests to ensure donor iron levels are normal. | 86% |
| Transport specimens or fluid samples from collection sites to laboratories. | 86% |
| Collect fluid or tissue samples, using appropriate collection procedures. | 83% |
| Determine donor suitability, according to interview results, vital signs, and medical history. | 83% |
| Calibrate or maintain machines, such as those used for plasma collection. | 83% |
| Explain fluid or tissue collection procedures to patients. | 82% |
| Train other medical personnel in phlebotomy or laboratory techniques. | 81% |
| Serve refreshments to donors to ensure absorption of sugar into their systems. | 74% |
