Phlebotomist

About the Role

Join our team as a rotating shift, PRN, Phlebotomist in Pryor, OK. Hillcrest Hospital Pryor is a 48-bed acute care hospital that provides a range of health care services to the community, including emergency services, urology, ENT, gastroenterology, cardiology, orthopedics, general surgery and wound care.

Why Join Us

• Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better
• Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
• People-First: We prioritize your well-being with a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
• Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.

Responsibilities

• Functions as a laboratory professional who performs specimen collection techniques or specimen collection instructions that include venipuncture, capillary draws, urine collection instruction and specimen culture collection instruction
• Promotes professionalism and interacts with colleagues in a way that promotes a cooperative working environment
• Ensure specimens are obtained in accordance with laboratory guidelines
• Demonstrate proper communication skills to relate pertinent data or information about the patient or laboratory sample to appropriate care provider
• Supports organizational priorities to maintain compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards
• Attains required competency and demonstrates the ability to follow procedural directions and protocols
• Able to prioritize and organize workload and assist other coworkers to maintain productivity
• Follows proper protocols for specimen packaging and specimen transport
• Responsible for specimen accessioning as assigned
• Demonstrates proper infection control practices, proper patient identification, performs proper prompt specimen transport
• Performs proper drug screen collection and processing as assigned
• Answers laboratory department phone calls
• Demonstrates ability to recognize emergent conditions and reacts appropriately
• Provides phlebotomy services in a professional and patient centered manner
• Engages in self-evaluation of practice and takes action to improve knowledge and skills
• Retains accountability for quality of care given to the patient

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited phlebotomy/medical assistant program with clinicals or previous phlebotomy experience
• Certification from a nationally recognized agency. Accepted agencies and certifications include, but are not limited to:
  • National Healthcareer Association – Certified Phlebotomy Technician: CPT (NHA)
  • American Society for Clinical Pathology – Phlebotomy Technician: PBT (ASCP)
  • American Medical Technologists – Registered Phlebotomy Technician: RPT (AMT)
  • National Center for Competency Testing – National Certified Phlebotomy Technician: NCPT (NCCT)
  • American Certification Agency – Certified Phlebotomy Technician: CPT (ACA)
• Experience working in the clinical setting