Phlebotomist

About the role

The Phlebotomist is responsible for accurately collecting patient specimens for diagnostic testing while working in a professional medical environment. This position functions as part of a dynamic and engaging team with a workload that ranges from fast-paced hospital settings and high/low volume clinics.

Responsibilities

• Accurately collect patient specimens for diagnostic testing
• Perform specimen collection using various techniques such as venipuncture, capillary puncture, PIVO, and throat swab collections
• Collect specimens from patients in various acuities including Outpatient, Emergency Department, and Inpatient – including newborns, patients in intensive care, and all other areas of the hospital
• Communicate procedures and instructions with patients and family members and demonstrate empathy during every interaction
• Manage on-call shifts and participate in holiday rotations
• Take on-call shifts and participate in holiday rotations
• Perform advanced collection and troubleshooting techniques such as bilateral nares or non-standard kit collection

Requirements

• High School Diploma, Preferred
• Twelve months of phlebotomy experience, phlebotomy training or national certification as approved by manager/supervisor, Preferred
• 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. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and 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

Qualifications

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

Skills

• Communication
• Phlebotomy
• Laboratory Operations
• Regulatory Requirements
• Computer Literacy
• Teamwork
• Working Independently
• Complex Problem Solving
• Training and Mentoring
• Clinical Staffing
• Ability to work under pressure

Benefits

Intermountain Health provides 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.