Phlebotomy Assistant Temporary

Mayo Clinic•Rochester, MN

16d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a 4-month full-time temporary position designed to provide on-the-job training to develop the necessary phlebotomy skills for the Inpatient Phlebotomist - Vascular Access Technician position. The role involves various tasks in hospital patient care areas, including specimen receipt, identification verification, tracking, packaging, and transport, as well as supply stocking and answering phones. The phlebotomy assistant will learn basic phlebotomy knowledge and collection skills to perform supervised blood collections on adult patients, ensuring proper patient identification, adherence to collection procedures, bedside labeling, and specimen transport for analysis. Compliance with regulatory and safety requirements, and maintaining patient confidentiality are essential. The position requires the ability to work both independently and as part of a team, utilizing strong customer service and communication skills with patients and healthcare professionals to ensure high customer satisfaction. A positive and professional demeanor is expected, along with flexibility in scheduling, including off-shifts, holidays, and weekends. Visa sponsorship is not available, and this position does not participate in the F-1 STEM OPT extension program.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Ability to organize, prioritize, follow written and verbal instruction and problem solve.
Experience working with computers.

Nice To Haves

Customer service experience
A passion to help others
Willingness to learn and advance into a phlebotomy position
Foreign trained lab personnel provide a detailed equivalency High School evaluation to include US equivalent degree at the applicant's expense.

Responsibilities

Performs a variety of tasks in hospital general patient care areas.
Handles specimen receipt, identification verification, tracking, packaging, and transport.
Stocks supplies and answers phones.
Trains on the job to learn basic phlebotomy knowledge and collection skills.
Performs supervised blood collections on adult patients.
Ensures proper patient identification, collects blood according to procedure, labels at the bedside, and transports specimens to the proper testing lab.
Complies with regulatory and safety requirements.
Upholds patient confidentiality.
Utilizes good customer relations and communication skills with patients, nurses, providers, and other healthcare professionals.
Demonstrates a positive and professional demeanor.
Accommodates scheduling adjustments, off-shifts, holiday, and weekend work assignments.