Phlebotomist - Part Time - Rancho Bernardo

Scripps Health•San Diego, CA

About The Position

This is a part-time, benefitted Phlebotomist position with day shifts. Scripps Clinic Rancho Bernardo is the primary location, with floating to Hillcrest, Eastlake, and other neighboring sites as needed. Primary scheduled hours are 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and/or 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon; full-day shifts may be available based on departmental needs. Start and end times may vary, ranging from as early as 6:15 a.m. to as late as 9:00 p.m. Rotating weekends and holidays are required. The role supports the laboratory manager in providing excellent patient care and serves as an ambassador for the laboratory when interacting with patients, physicians, nurses, and visitors. The Phlebotomist follows safe patient-handling standards, pre-analytical safety procedures, and infection-control protocols, and participates in laboratory performance improvement activities. Duties include responding to life-critical situations, collecting samples according to time-sensitive priorities, performing venipuncture and capillary puncture using age-specific techniques, and ensuring accurate patient identification and sample labeling. The role also involves preserving sample integrity, processing and transporting specimens according to handling requirements, following HAZMAT regulations, and performing designated pre-analytic and analytic test-procedure steps under the supervision of licensed laboratory personnel. The Phlebotomist uses standard office equipment, computers, laboratory systems, and hospital electronic medical records.

Requirements

Good critical-thinking and analytical skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proficiency with medical terminology and computer systems.
Certified Phlebotomy Technician I or II.
Valid certificate issued by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
American Heart Association Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Professional (BLS) certificate.

Nice To Haves

One year of phlebotomy experience.
Customer service experience.

Responsibilities

Support the laboratory manager in providing excellent patient care.
Represent the laboratory in interactions with patients, physicians, nurses, and visitors.
Follow safe patient-handling standards, pre-analytical safety procedures, and infection-control protocols.
Participate in laboratory performance improvement, including identifying errors and completing appropriate follow-up, investigation, correction, documentation, and notification.
Respond to life-critical situations such as Trauma, Stroke Codes, Code Sepsis, and Code Blues.
Collect samples according to STAT, timed, and routine priorities.
Observe aseptic technique and isolation procedures when indicated.
Clarify unclear orders and resolve order or patient-identification discrepancies before sample collection; document ABN necessity when indicated.
Identify patients according to policy and accurately label samples.
Perform phlebotomy by venipuncture or capillary puncture, using age-specific techniques for all patient age groups.
Deliver samples to the laboratory within required timeframes to preserve sample integrity.
Process specimens and follow test-specific instructions for centrifugation, aliquoting, transport, and storage, including specimens sent to reference laboratories.
Follow HAZMAT regulations when packing samples for transport to the Core Lab or other laboratories.
Perform required pre-analytic and analytic steps of test procedures under the supervision of licensed laboratory personnel.
Use standard office equipment, computers, laboratory systems, and hospital electronic medical records.