Phlebotomist - Rancho Bernardo

Scripps Health•San Diego, CA

About The Position

This is a full-time, benefitted Phlebotomist position primarily based at Scripps Clinic Rancho Bernardo. The role also requires floating to Hillcrest, Eastlake, and other neighboring sites as needed. Main scheduled hours are 10:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. or 12:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; shifts may vary with departmental needs and range from 6:15 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Rotating weekends and holidays are required. The Phlebotomist 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 role follows safe patient handling, pre-analytical safety, and infection-control procedures and participates in laboratory performance improvement, including identifying, investigating, correcting, documenting, and reporting errors. Duties include responding to life-critical situations; collecting samples according to STAT, timed, and routine priorities; using aseptic technique and isolation procedures; confirming orders and patient identity; performing venipuncture and capillary puncture across patient age groups; preserving and processing specimen integrity; complying with hazardous-material transport requirements; performing specified pre-analytic and analytic testing steps under licensed laboratory personnel supervision; and using office equipment, computers, and laboratory 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

Respond to life-critical situations, including Trauma, Stroke Codes, Code Sepsis, and Code Blues.
Collect samples according to time-sensitive STAT, timed, and routine priorities.
Use aseptic technique and follow isolation procedures when indicated.
Clarify unclear orders and resolve order or patient-identification discrepancies before collecting samples; document ABN necessity when indicated.
Identify patients according to policy and accurately label samples.
Perform phlebotomy through venipuncture or capillary puncture using age-specific techniques for all patient age groups.
Deliver samples to the laboratory within the required time to preserve sample integrity.
Process specimens and follow test-specific requirements for centrifugation, aliquoting, transport, and storage, including samples 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 under the supervision of licensed laboratory personnel.
Demonstrate knowledge of standard office equipment, computers, and laboratory and hospital electronic medical record software.
Support the laboratory manager in providing excellent patient care and represent the laboratory in interactions with patients, physicians, nurses, and visitors.
Follow safe patient handling, pre-analytical safety, and infection-control procedures.
Participate in laboratory performance improvement by identifying, investigating, correcting, documenting, and reporting errors to appropriate caregivers and lab leadership.