PHLEBOTOMIST - FT

Cary Medical Center•Caribou, ME

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Cary Medical Center has an exciting opportunity for a Phlebotomist in their Laboratory. The successful candidate will be responsible but not limited to, the collection of biological specimens for the purpose of performing laboratory procedures and assisting laboratory technologists in sample processing. Join our team — our culture has earned us recognition as one of the 2025 Best Places to Work in Maine! We take pride in our workplace culture — so much so that our employees have voted us one of the 2025 Best Places to Work in Maine for the fifth year in a row. At Cary, you’ll be part of a supportive, collaborative team where your contributions truly matter.

Requirements

No license required
Obtainment of Phlebotomy Certification required within the first 6 months of employment.
CPR and basic first aid recommended
High school graduate or equivalent GED preferred
Completion of in-house Phlebotomy training program
Must be able to work Sunday through Saturday with occasional weekend and holiday coverage required.
Employee will work on various shifts as assigned.

Responsibilities

Consistently obtains optimal quality specimens from inpatients and outpatients.
Responds promptly to computer orders and telephone requests.
Explains the procedure to the patient and answers questions appropriately.
Orders the correct tests as indicated on the Medical Provider’s requisition.
Responds promptly to STAT and URGENT requests.
Completes draw with one needle stick to obtain sufficient quantity of specimen greater than 95% of the time.
Collects specimens other than blood samples, such as nasal and nasopharyngeal swabs, for testing.
Demonstrates competency in non-waved testing such as Rapid Strep testing and BHCG testing on urines.
Demonstrates competency in urine dipstick testing and setting up urine cultures.
Labels all tubes correctly and completely.
Demonstrates competency in specimen processing for samples dropped off by satellite facilities.
Follows Universal Precautions.
Maintains appropriate inventory of phlebotomy supplies.
Notifies Primary Charge of the need to address patient questions or concerns related to Billing/Financial Services while to patient is still present in the lab.
Demonstrates competency in utilizing CPSI for patient registration, order entry, medical necessity verification, result entry and result retrieval.
Performs other tasks such as preparing collection kits, agar plate kits, disposing of outdated samples and scanning as necessary.
Performs daily temperature readings and logging of temperatures on temperature sheets.