Phlebotomist - Casual - Evenings

Best Care•Council Bluffs, IA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for collecting and preserving blood samples and certain other body fluids for analysis. The role involves performing basic dermal and venipuncture collections, maintaining compliance with established processes, and accommodating patient and laboratory needs. Effective communication, problem identification, and participation in continuing education are key aspects of this role. The schedule is casual, involving afternoon/evening hours, weekends, holiday rotation, and on-call duties.

Requirements

High School diploma, GED or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred. (High School diploma or equivalent required for CAP surveyors only).
Participates in mandatory in-services and continuing education programs as mandated by policies and procedures, accrediting agencies and as directed by Leadership.
6 months of phlebotomy experience that qualifies for American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) certification, or approved equivalent certification, preferred.
Completion of a structured, American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) approved phlebotomy training course, or approved equivalent course, or equivalent preferred such as Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Registered Nurse (RN), or MA AND experience in the following areas.
Routine venipuncture experience preferred.
Routine dermal puncture experience preferred.
Requires strong attention to detail.
Willing to adjust schedule/shift and pick up open shifts to meet patient needs.

Responsibilities

Performs duties of a Phlebotomist to assist in the daily workload by performing assigned tasks.
Assists in daily workload.
Compliant per PPE guidelines.
Performs basic dermal and venipuncture collection.
Maintains compliance with established processes: turn-around time expectations, collecting and handling specimens, proper documentation of sample collection.
Accommodates patient and laboratory needs by professionally responding to requests for flexibility in duties, schedules, and staffing.
Document orientation, training, and education to ensure employee competence, provide excellent services, and meet accreditation requirements by effective verbal or written communication.
Organizational and department competencies are completed 100% of the time.
Evidence that new procedures and procedure revisions are read and understood.
Communicates efficiently by answering telephones, taking messages, and forwarding information or calls to appropriate staff.
Identifies problems and initiate immediate follow-up as necessary with the Phlebotomy Leadership or designee to ensure accurate, timely laboratory services by using critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
Appropriate communication skill as directly observed by the Leadership or designee.
Phone calls are acted upon promptly and handled in a professional manner per the customer service protocol as directly observed.
Participates in Continuing Education.
Required annual Continuing Education hours met.