<ul><li>Identifying patients and their personal information by reviewing their identity documents.</li><li>Assessing patient needs, reviewing patient history, and determining the reason(s) for drawing blood.</li><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></ul>

Phlebotomists