Inpatient Phlebotomist

Advocate Health•Skaneateles, NY

4d•$20 - $30

About The Position

The Inpatient Phlebotomist collects and processes specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients according to established protocols, ensuring positive patient identification, appropriate labeling, and specimen suitability for testing. The role includes venipuncture, specimen procurement, limited testing under CLIA guidelines, quality-control and proficiency-testing activities, and laboratory result entry. The phlebotomist also supports specimen receipt and transport, inventory and equipment, billing and other business functions, and may instruct employees and students in phlebotomy, data entry, and specimen processing. The position requires age-appropriate patient care and effective interaction with patients, physicians, visitors, and healthcare employees. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week day-shift position. Shifts are 8.5 hours, starting between 4:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.; rotating weekends and holidays are required. The listed pay range is $19.80–$29.70 per hour.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Knowledge and experience in phlebotomy or a related laboratory function.
Basic computer skills, including experience using computer software applications.
Keyboarding and typing skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication and good listening skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Demonstrated customer-service skills to interact effectively with physicians, patients, visitors, and other healthcare employees.
Ability to operate all equipment necessary to perform the job.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, and bend for the majority of the workday; frequently lift up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to handle stressful situations calmly and professionally.
Ability to wear appropriate lab coat, gloves, gowns, and eye and face protection as needed.

Nice To Haves

One year of phlebotomy experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

Verify positive patient identification and assess patient reactions to specimen procurement.
Perform venipuncture and collect other specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients according to established protocols; obtain medical assistance when necessary.
Collect specimens according to priority and scheduled draw times, ensuring completion of collection functions and proper specimen labeling and suitability for testing.
Resolve specimen identification or requisition problems and clarify requests.
Perform limited testing under CLIA 1988 guidelines and established policies and procedures.
Answer and screen telephone calls; assist with inventory and maintain supplies and equipment.
Provide assistance in support of billing and other business functions.
Accept, receive, and sort specimens from internal and external customers; package and track specimens for transport.
Process specimens for testing, including aliquoting, pre-analytical steps, and loading instruments while maintaining proper specimen identification.
Respond to additional specimen procurement requests via pager or other means.
Order and verify test requests and document quality assurance or improvement information according to protocol.
Run quality-control checks and notify providers of stat, critical, and other abnormal results as required by policy and procedure.
Enter laboratory results into the computer system.
Perform internal and external proficiency testing in the same manner as patient samples.
Review pending and management reports and generate and distribute reports.
Instruct employees and students in phlebotomy, data entry, and specimen processing functions.
Provide care appropriate to the ages of the patients served.

Benefits

Paid time off programs.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
Flexible spending accounts for eligible healthcare and dependent-care expenses.
Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
Defined-contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
Educational Assistance Program.
Premium pay, such as shift or on-call pay, based on the teammate's job.
Incentive pay for select positions.
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
Programs supporting well-being and career development.