Outreach Float Phlebotomist – Toledo Hospital

ProMedica•Toledo, OH

About The Position

As a ProMedica Phlebotomist, you will collect products and/or specimens for procedures and perform testing while caring for patients before, during, and after collection. You will perform pre-analytic sample-preparation tasks, including centrifugation, decanting, specimen distribution, and specimen packaging. You will use quality-assurance data to enhance services and recommend procedural changes to address quality issues and support customer satisfaction. The role requires familiarity with test names and abbreviations and the ability to cross-reference tests with specimen types. You will follow strict principles of asepsis and antisepsis and use leadership skills to help train new associates or students. The summary describes the general nature and level of work and is not exhaustive.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
A diploma from an accredited phlebotomy training institute or six months of phlebotomy experience.
Six months of experience in a high-volume phlebotomy environment (approximately 30 draws per day), or successful completion of an academic program with substantial practical clinical phlebotomy experience, such as a hospital clinical rotation of at least three weeks or a clinical rotation with 100 successful venipunctures.

Nice To Haves

Professional registration, such as PBT(ASCP), is preferred.

Responsibilities

Collect products and/or specimens for procedures and perform testing.
Care for patients before, during, and after collection.
Prepare samples through pre-analytic tasks, including centrifugation, decanting, specimen distribution, and specimen packaging.
Use quality-assurance data to enhance services and recommend procedural changes to address quality issues and customer satisfaction.
Apply knowledge of test names, abbreviations, and the relationship between tests and specimen types.
Follow principles of asepsis and antisepsis.
Help train new associates or students.