Nights

UHS•Amarillo, TX

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Northwest Texas Healthcare System is a 495-bed system serving Amarillo and the surrounding region. We offer the ideal combination of traditional values and advanced healthcare technologies, along with the conveniences of big-city living in a friendly, smaller-town atmosphere. Amarillo offers a great place to live and work, with attractions like Palo Duro Canyon, quality recreational facilities, and a good educational system. We are looking for dedicated and passionate professionals who can contribute to our culture of exemplary patient care and personal excellence, sharing our vision and values. The Senior Phlebotomist, under the general supervision of the Phlebotomy Coordinator, is responsible for performing venipunctures, capillary blood specimen collections, point of care testing (POCT), and related procedures according to established hospital and Department of Laboratory Services policies. This role also involves assisting in the training and guidance of phlebotomy students and new employees, supporting the internal functioning of the Department and its integration into the overall healthcare system. The Senior Phlebotomist champions an organizational culture of Service Excellence and upholds these standards with all customer groups.

Requirements

High school education with phlebotomy training is preferred; Two years of college education preferred.
One year of full-time experience preferred.
Sr. Phlebotomist - graduation and certificate of completion from accredited phlebotomy program; certification from ASCP, NCA preferred.
Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association upon hire or within 30 days of start date and maintain certification throughout employment. This must be obtained prior to providing patient care.
Valid Texas Drivers License with no more then 3 moving violations in the past 3 years.
Ability to read, write, and converse in English.
Ability to follow instructions, reason, and make appropriate judgments.
Ability to perform computer functions accurately and quickly.
Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects in pictorial or graphic material.
Ability to perceive pertinent details from verbal and tabular material.
Ability to coordinate eyes, hands, and fingers in order to make skillful, accurate, and precise movements.
Ability to communicate with patients, family, staff, physicians, and others.
Ability to accurately evaluate and interpret information and make independent decisions.
Ability to cope with and remain calm under stress.
Ability to speak and hear, to allow discussions with customers, employees, and peers.
Ability to perceive similarities and differences in color.
Ability to understand the overall technology, operation, and troubleshooting of moderate and complex instrumentation (example: hospital and laboratory information systems, highly automated specimen processing and testing instrumentation).
Ability to perform mathematical operations quickly and accurately.
Ability to understand and explain the theories of laboratory specimen processing.
Ability to multi-task productively and accurately.
Ability to remain focused on job responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

Phlebotomy training preferred
Two years of college education preferred
One year of full-time experience preferred
Certification from ASCP, NCA preferred

Responsibilities

Practices the profession of phlebotomy in the area(s) of assigned responsibility according to accepted standards of practice as outlined by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), CLIA ’88, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, and other regulatory agencies as appropriate, and according to the approved policies and procedures of the organization, department, and/or the laboratory Medical Director.
Participates in and supports a process to measure, assess, and performance improvement in areas of assign responsibility.
Performs phlebotomy and waived testing procedures in assign areas of the laboratory, clinics, outreach facilities, health fairs, and home-bound patient locations optimizing the efficiency and quality of pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical laboratory procedures.