Phlebotomy Technician
About The Position
The Phlebotomy Technician is responsible for accurately performing and processing, Point of Care Testing (POC), venous and capillary blood collection from adults, infants, and children and all related functions. This role involves collecting blood, performing POC tests, cleaning and re-stocking supplies, assisting coworkers, and ensuring timely collection and delivery of blood work. The technician will also perform clerical functions, report incidents and supply needs, log refrigerator temperatures, and travel to health fairs and PSA testing sites as needed. A key aspect of the role is identifying and adapting care to the specific needs of diverse patient populations, including considerations for age, culture, language, and sensory impairments, while communicating effectively with patients and their caregivers.
Requirements
- 1 year phlebotomy experience required, inclusive of pediatric, geriatric, and capillary collections.
- Keyboard/data entry experience.
- Flexible and available based on staffing needs, which includes weekends, holidays, on-call and overtime.
- Must have reliable transportation, valid driver's license, and clean driving record, if applicable.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
Nice To Haves
- Medical assistant or paramedic training preferred.
- Phlebotomy certification preferred. Required in California, Nevada, and Washington.
Responsibilities
- Collects blood and/or perform POC as assigned.
- Cleans and re-stocks POC supplies and prepares phlebotomy carts/trays.
- Assists coworkers with draws and POC testing.
- Draws venous or capillary blood from newborn through geriatric aged patients using proper aseptic collection techniques.
- Draws and delivers (where applicable) all blood work (stat, timed, routine) within established departmental policy time frames.
- Draws venous and capillary blood into proper tubes and culture vials according to the purpose for which the blood is to be tested.
- Performs and processes all POC tests on patients ranging from newborn to geriatrics.
- Completes clerical functions associated with POC testing documents.
- Reports incidents/issues regarding patients or employees timely to group leader or supervisor.
- Reports supply needs and equipment defects in a timely fashion.
- Logs refrigerator temperatures daily and reports if falls out range to group leader or supervisor.
- Travels and performs phlebotomy duties and POC testing, as needed, at Health fair sand PSA testing sites and delivers specimens to laboratory.
- Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc). This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).
- Adheres to the standards identified in the clinics Organizational Competencies.
Benefits
- Day 1 Medical, supplemental health, dental & vision for FT employees who work 30+ hours.
- Best-in-class well-being programs.
- Annual, no-cost health assessment program Blueprint for Wellness®.
- healthyMINDS mental health program.
- Vacation and Health/Flex Time.
- 6 Holidays plus 1 "MyDay" off.
- FinFit financial coaching and services.
- 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth IRA with company match up to 5% after 12 months of service.
- Employee stock purchase plan.
- Life and disability insurance, plus buy-up option.
- Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Annual incentive plans.
- Matching gifts program.
- Education assistance through MyQuest for Education.
- Career advancement opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
