Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) I

Sutter Health•Modesto, CA

About The Position

The Certified Phlebotomy Technician collects blood specimens for a variety of laboratory tests using age-appropriate techniques and interacts compassionately and effectively with patients of diverse ages, backgrounds, values, beliefs, and behaviors. The role completes quality-related tasks, including documenting work, maintaining a clean, stocked, and safe work area, monitoring pending work, and escalating priority work. The technician operates or uses basic pre-analytic laboratory equipment and follows applicable local, state, and federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures to protect privacy and safety and support optimal patient care. This is a regular, full-time, non-exempt position at MMC-Memorial Medical Center. The schedule is varied, with 8-hour shifts, variable days, and every other weekend required. The position is listed at 40 hours per week. The pay range is $27.86 to $39.00 per hour; actual starting pay may depend on factors including experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, training, departmental equity, and organizational needs. Eligible positions include a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent education/experience.
California Licensed Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) I.
Knowledge and practice of standard principles, processes, procedures, and equipment related to blood specimen collection, patient interaction, and handling biological specimens submitted to the laboratory for analysis.
Ability to organize and prioritize job duties and assigned tasks for completion within expected timeframes.
Ability to perform job duties and assigned tasks accurately, precisely, and reliably.
Ability to respond appropriately to workflow fluctuations, unexpected situations, hand-offs, STAT orders, specimen integrity issues, and pending work.
Ability to follow standard practices, processes, and procedures in sequence.
Critical-thinking and decision-making skills.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work collaboratively and communicate current, factual, and relevant work information.
Knowledge of applicable local, state, and federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures aimed at ensuring patient privacy and safety.

Responsibilities

Collect blood specimens for a variety of laboratory tests using age-appropriate techniques.
Interact compassionately and effectively with patients of diverse ages, backgrounds, values, beliefs, and behaviors.
Document work and complete other quality-related tasks.
Maintain a clean, stocked, and safe work area.
Monitor pending work and escalate priority work.
Operate and/or use basic pre-analytic laboratory equipment.
Follow applicable local, state, and federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures to ensure patient privacy and safety.
Organize and prioritize job duties and assigned tasks for completion within expected timeframes.
Respond appropriately to fluctuations in volume, unexpected situations or problems, shift-to-shift hand-offs, STAT orders, specimen integrity issues, and pending logs or priority assignments.
Follow standard practices, processes, and procedures in sequence.
Recognize and appropriately escalate basic and common deviations, problems, unusual occurrences, and unexpected outcomes.
Communicate current, factual, and relevant work information in a collaborative setting.