Acute Phlebotomist - Flower Hospital
About The Position
As a ProMedica Phlebotomist, you will be responsible for collecting products and/or specimens for various procedures and performing necessary testing, while providing patient care throughout the collection process. Your duties will include pre-analytic tasks such as centrifugation, decanting, specimen distribution, and packaging. You are expected to utilize quality assurance data to improve services, suggest procedural changes to address quality concerns, and ensure customer satisfaction. Familiarity with test names, abbreviations, and cross-referencing tests to specimen types is required. You must adhere to strict principles of asepsis and antisepsis and will also be expected to leverage your leadership skills to assist in training new associates or students. This summary outlines the general nature and scope of the role and is not exhaustive.
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent
- A diploma from an accredited phlebotomy training institute OR one year phlebotomy experience
- Successful completion of an academic program which included substantial practical clinical phlebotomy experience (i.e.: 3+ week clinical student rotation program in a hospital setting)
Nice To Haves
- Professional registration preferred [i.e., PBT(ASCP)]
- 1 year experience in a high-volume phlebotomy environment
Responsibilities
- Collect products and/or specimens for procedures and perform testing while caring for the patient before, during and after collection
- Perform pre-analytic tasks for sample preparation including centrifugation, decanting, specimen distribution and specimen packaging
- Use quality assurance data to enhance services and recommend changes in procedures to address quality issues and provide customer satisfaction
- Be familiar with test names and abbreviations and cross-referencing tests to specimen types
- Follow strict principles of asepsis and antisepsis
- Use leadership skills to help train new associates or students
Benefits
- Flexible benefits that include compensation and programs to help you take care of your family, your finances and your personal well-being
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
