Phlebotomist

Job Summary

Draws blood from patients for analysis or other medical purposes.

Assembles equipment, such as tourniquet, needles, disposable containers for needles, blood collection tubes, gauze, cotton, and alcohol on work tray according to requirements for specified tests.

Verifies and records patient identity and converses with patient to explain procedures and allay fear of procedure.

Qualifications

• Promote consistent and positive patient interactions that advance the agenda of unparalleled patient service.
• Perform specimen collection while following the established policies and procedures of the Clinical Laboratory.
• Instruct patients on proper specimen collection procedures.
• Work efficiently and communicate effectively under stressful conditions and time constraints.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of work-related information.
• Practice good infection control by hand washing, wearing personal protective equipment, for the protection of patient and self while maintaining a neat, well-kept work area.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• Phlebotomy certificate preferred.

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Experience

• One-year hospital experience (including venipuncture experience) preferred.
• Familiarity with a hospital laboratory is desired.
• Medical terminology preferred.

About the Role

Doctors Hospital of Augusta has provided quality healthcare services since 1973. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. With nearly 50 years of pioneering healthcare, our 350+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities. We offer a wide range of services for our patients. Our services include our nationally recognized Burn Center and Cancer Center, accredited by the American College of Surgeons. We are Chest Pain Accredited. We have earned the Joint Commission's certificate of distinction for total hip and total knee replacement and spinal fusion surgery and are the only CARF accredited facility in the area.

At Doctors Hospital, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our Augusta community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

Benefits

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."

- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Phlebotomist opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.