Phlebotomist

Job Summary

As our Phlebotomist, you will help patients and co-workers perform blood collection and specimen processing, assisting with clerical duties as requested to maintain laboratory collection turnaround time and ensure accurate specimen processing.

Responsibilities

• Practice positive patient identification and follow blood collection procedures.
• Perform venous and capillary punctures on all age groups, utilizing appropriate collection techniques to obtain quality samples.
• Prioritize work activities to assure efficiency and turnaround time requirements are met.
• Execute precise blood collections with a patient-first approach, ensuring comfort and accuracy.
• Accelerate critical laboratory turnaround times through expert specimen processing.
• Efficiently handle essential clerical duties in a fast-paced environment.
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment where your precision and efficiency directly contribute to saving lives and advancing medical understanding.
• Practice positive patient identification at all times, in all job functions.
• Practice HumanKindness and courtesy with all patient and co-worker interactions.
• Establish and maintain good communication within the department and with other hospital departments.
• Comply with isolation and hand sanitization procedures.
• Follow blood collection procedures, perform venous and capillary punctures on all age groups of inpatient and outpatient populations.
• Utilize appropriate collection techniques to obtain quality samples and adhere to appropriate volume requirements.
• Perform Blood Bank collections.
• Follow written collection and Blood Bank banding procedures.
• Demonstrate accuracy and good penmanship.
• Adhere to specimen requirements.
• Maintain order and cleanliness of phlebotomy trays, stations and storage rooms.

Requirements

• Required: High School diploma or GED
• Excellent customer service and time management skills
• American Heart Association BLS Provider certification within 90 days
• PREFERRED: Phlebotomy certificate
• Three (3) months of phlebotomy in an acute care facility

Where You'll Work

Join a healthcare family where your values align with ours at Dignity Health – Yavapai Regional Medical Center (DH-YRMC), now a proud part of CommonSpirit Health. Discover rewarding career opportunities across a comprehensive network of inpatient and outpatient services, including two state-of-the-art acute care hospitals, a robust network of primary and specialty care clinics, modern outpatient health and wellness services, and acclaimed cardiac diagnostic centers. Elevate your career without sacrificing your quality of life. Experience the exceptional quality of life that YRMC and Prescott offer, and come experience the heart of #hellohumankindness.

Pay Range

$19.01 - $24.24 /hour