Travel Phlebotomist - New York, NY (Temporary, Full-Time)
About The Position
Sprinter Health is seeking dynamic full-time Travel Phlebotomists and Travel Medical Assistants to join their team. As a Travel Sprinter, you will commute to different US cities and use your medical expertise to provide a diverse array of preventative care and diagnostic services to patients in their homes. The role involves capturing diabetic retina images, performing ECGs, recording using digital stethoscopes, and more. Successful candidates will have previous experience in venipuncture, be dependable, professional, possess problem-solving skills, and have a strong commitment to customer service. The role requires the ability to travel away from home for extended periods, work autonomously, and maintain high-quality standards. Travel Sprinters will have opportunities for advanced learning and skill expansion. Key attributes include being friendly, compassionate, empathetic, and genuinely caring about patients. A typical day involves ensuring proper supplies and PPE, using technology to access schedules and commute to patient homes, building rapport with patients, performing various services such as phlebotomy, specimen collection, diabetic foot screenings, retina exams, and ECGs, and ensuring proper labeling and coordination of collected samples.
Requirements
- Previous experience in venipuncture.
- Dependability, professionalism, problem-solving skills, and commitment to customer service excellence.
- Ability to commute away from home for days, weeks, and/or months at a time.
- Ability to operate autonomously with an emphasis on exceptional quality.
- Eagerness to broaden skills and integrate the latest evidence-based practices.
- Friendly, compassionate, empathetic, and genuinely caring about patients.
- Technologically savvy and comfortable using tools such as mobile devices for charting and HIPAA secure messaging apps for care coordination.
- Strong communication skills; both written and verbal.
- Ability to work independently or in a team environment.
- Comfortable working with minimal supervision.
- Interest in learning and advancing skill set.
- Reliable transportation as you will be using your own vehicle to travel to patient homes.
- Ability to physically access and navigate patient homes including but not limited to climbing stairs and carrying up to 20 pounds while walking.
- Pass national background check, DMV check, valid clinical license search.
- State required licensure and/or proof of training.
- National certification for applicants in all states that do not have state level licensure requirements.
- Basic Life Support certification.
- Proof of completion of course/program or certification based on licensure level.
- Valid Driver’s License.
- Current Vehicle Insurance.
- Proof of vaccination or immunity for COVID + booster (Primary Series + 1 Booster), Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR), Hepatitis B series, Varicella, TB test (within the past year), Influenza (annual or signed exemption), Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis (TDaP - within past 10 years).
Responsibilities
- Commute to different US cities to provide care in patients' homes.
- Perform a diverse array of preventative care and diagnostic services.
- Capture diabetic retina images.
- Perform ECGs.
- Record using digital stethoscopes.
- Ensure proper supplies and PPE are available for patient care.
- Access schedule and commute to patient homes using technology.
- Make a warm and welcoming connection with diverse patients.
- Collect relevant information and perform various services.
- Provide phlebotomy and specimen collection.
- Conduct diabetic foot screenings.
- Perform retina exams.
- Ensure collected samples are properly labeled.
- Coordinate drop-off or shipment of collected samples to the appropriate lab or facility.
- Consistently exhibit professionalism, integrity, accountability, confidentiality, care, and compassion.
- Work in a revolutionary environment that sometimes necessitates last-minute problem-solving and out-of-the-box thinking.
- Utilize mobile devices for charting and HIPAA secure messaging apps for care coordination.
- Work independently or in a team environment.
- Work with minimal supervision.
- Learn and advance skill sets.
- Travel to patient homes using personal vehicle.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
