<ul><li>Selecting gauge needles and preparing veins or fingers for blood drawing.</li><li>Extracting blood from patients through venipuncture or fingersticks.</li><li>Analyzing blood specimens using the correct testing equipment, when necessary.</li><li>Preparing specimens for transportation, including labeling vials accurately and matching blood specimens to patients.</li><li>Supplying diagnostic notes to physicians, other healthcare professionals, and hospitals.</li><li>Keeping and maintaining records of patient names, volume of blood drawn, and diagnostic findings.</li></ul>

Phlebotomist