CAH - PHLEBOTOMIST

North Star Health Alliance • Carthage, NY

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Phlebotomist receives outpatient specimens for laboratory analysis and accurately transcribes physician-prescription orders to laboratory requisitions. The role obtains blood from outpatients as required and assists with testing and other laboratory work within the employee’s scope of practice. The hospital lab manager sorts and distributes completed laboratory test requisitions to the appropriate locations, and the Phlebotomist assists technicians and technologists with running and processing specimen tests.

The position also answers telephone calls, gives reports, schedules tests, and directs calls to the appropriate location. It maintains safety regulations and cleanliness standards within the section and follows hospital and laboratory policies. The employee may fill in and assist with registration and other administrative duties.

This is a full-time evening-shift position, generally 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., with various shifts as needed. The listed base pay is $20.96–$25.17 without certification and $23.94–$27.30 with certification; these rates do not include the $5 evening-shift differential. Pay may vary based on experience, qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.

Requirements

• Knowledge of age-specific needs and growth and development requirements for the infant-through-geriatric population served, as relevant to laboratory procedures.

Nice To Haves

• Preferably one year of office or phlebotomy experience in the medical field.
• Certification; a higher listed base-pay range is provided for employees with certification.

Responsibilities

• Receive outpatient specimens for laboratory analysis.
• Accurately transcribe orders from physician prescriptions to laboratory requisitions.
• Obtain blood from outpatients as required.
• Assist with testing and other laboratory tests within the scope of practice.
• Assist technicians and technologists in running and processing specimen testing.
• Answer telephone calls, give reports, schedule tests, and direct calls to the proper location as needed.
• Maintain safety regulations and cleanliness standards within the section.
• Follow hospital and laboratory policies.
• Fill in and assist with registration and other administrative duties as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed