Phlebotomist

Essential Functions

• Accurately collect patient specimens for diagnostic testing.
• Work in a professional medical environment as part of a dynamic team.
• Perform specimen collection using techniques such as venipuncture, capillary puncture, PIVO, and throat swab collections.
• Collect specimens from various acuities including Outpatient, Emergency Department, and Inpatient settings.
• Adhere to and enforce laboratory compliance and safety regulations.
• Navigate multiple computer systems and work well as a member of a team.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Communicate procedures and instructions with patients and family members.
• Manage stressful situations professionally.
• Take on-call shifts and participate in holiday rotations.

Skills

• Communication
• Phlebotomy
• Laboratory Operations
• Regulatory Requirements
• Computer Literacy
• Teamwork
• Working Independently

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Six months of phlebotomy experience, phlebotomy training, or national certification as approved by manager/supervisor

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients.
• Walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment.
• Push/pull gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items.
• Stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
• Drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Benefits

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn More About Our Comprehensive Benefits Package Here.

Intermountain Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.