Lead Phlebotomist

OSF HealthCare • Evergreen Park, IL

5h • Onsite

About The Position

OSF HealthCare is dedicated to provide Mission Partners with a comprehensive and market-competitive total rewards package that includes benefits, compensation, recognition and well-being offerings that focus on the whole person and engage with their current stage of life and career. The Lead Phlebotomist monitors the productivity of the department and makes recommendations to the leader as to appropriate modifications and workflow for staffing levels. Directs staff's work assignments. May work directly with patient care units and/or physician’s offices to clarify laboratory requisition or to inform as to the need to obtain a correctly collected specimen. Performs advanced phlebotomist activities including but not limited to: recollection of specimens due to difficult draws, assist with difficult draws in the ICU and other units as needed, blood alcohol specimen collections, education and demonstration of retrieval of difficult draws, assisting the department educator in demonstrating techniques for advanced blood specimen retrieval, and may require travel to nursing homes to perform phlebotomy duties. May also assist with standard phlebotomy duties as needed. In doing so, obtains needed supplies, verifies patient identification, prepares skin sites, and performs venipuncture and skin punctures according to established aseptic techniques. Labels specimens and transports same to laboratory for analysis. Performs clerical and/or computer duties associated with the laboratory.

Requirements

• High School/GED
• 1 year phlebotomist experience in a hospital or large clinic.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Solid computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft software.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to be detail oriented.

Nice To Haves

• Phlebotomy Technician Certification (PBT)
• Associate or bachelor's degree in a science related area

Responsibilities

• Monitors the productivity of the department and makes recommendations to the leader as to appropriate modifications and workflow for staffing levels.
• Directs staff's work assignments.
• Works directly with patient care units and/or physician’s offices to clarify laboratory requisition or to inform as to the need to obtain a correctly collected specimen.
• Performs advanced phlebotomist activities including but not limited to: recollection of specimens due to difficult draws, assist with difficult draws in the ICU and other units as needed, blood alcohol specimen collections, education and demonstration of retrieval of difficult draws, assisting the department educator in demonstrating techniques for advanced blood specimen retrieval, and may require travel to nursing homes to perform phlebotomy duties.
• Assists with standard phlebotomy duties as needed.
• Obtains needed supplies, verifies patient identification, prepares skin sites, and performs venipuncture and skin punctures according to established aseptic techniques.
• Labels specimens and transports same to laboratory for analysis.
• Performs clerical and/or computer duties associated with the laboratory.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and market-competitive total rewards package
• Benefits, compensation, recognition and well-being offerings that focus on the whole person and engage with their current stage of life and career.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees