Phlebotomist - Full Time 24 Hours/Week - Afternoons/Evenings

About the role

At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. Our culture, known as The Meaning of Care, sets us apart by helping families grow through special deliveries, offering compassionate care, exceeding patient needs, and celebrating victories.

Responsibilities

• Collect and preserve blood samples and certain other body fluids for analysis.
• Performs duties of a Phlebotomist to assist in the daily workload by performing assigned tasks.
• Compliant per PPE guidelines.
• Performs basic dermal and venipuncture collection.
• Maintains compliance with established processes: turn-around time expectations, collecting and handling specimens, proper documentation of sample collection.
• Accommodates patient and laboratory needs by professionally responding to requests for flexibility in duties, schedules, and staffing.
• Document orientation, training, and education to ensure employee competence, provide excellent services, and meet accreditation requirements by effective verbal or written communication.
• Organizes and department competencies are completed 100% of the time. Evidence that new procedures and procedure revisions are read and understood.
• Communicates efficiently by answering telephones, taking messages, and forwarding information or calls to appropriate staff.
• Identifies problems and initiates immediate follow-up as necessary with the Phlebotomy Leadership or designee to ensure accurate, timely laboratory services by using critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
• Appropriate communication skill as directly observed by the Leadership or designee. Phone calls are acted upon promptly and handled in a professional manner per the customer service protocol as directly observed.
• Participates in Continuing Education. Required annual Continuing Education hours met.

Requirements

• Education: High School diploma, GED or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred. (High School diploma or equivalent required for CAP surveyors only).
• Experience: 6 months of phlebotomy experience that qualifies for American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) certification, or approved equivalent certification, preferred. OR Completion of a structured, American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) approved phlebotomy training course, or approved equivalent course, or equivalent preferred such as Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Registered Nurse (RN), or MA AND experience in the following areas. Routine venipuncture experience preferred. Routine dermal puncture experience preferred.
• Licenses/Certifications: Requires strong attention to detail. Willing to adjust schedule/shift and pick up open shifts to meet patient needs.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Strong attention to detail.
• Willing to adjust schedule/shift and pick up open shifts to meet patient needs.

Physical Requirements

• Weight Demands: Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
• Physical Activity: Not necessary for the position (0%).
• Climbing: Occasionally
• Kneeling: Frequently
• Sitting: Frequently
• Lifting: Frequently
• Pulling/Pushing: Constantly
• Carrying: Frequently
• Keyboarding/typing: Occasionally
• Fingering/Touching: Occasionally
• Grasping: Occasionally
• Hearing: Occasionally
• Reaching: Frequently
• Repetitive Motions: Occasionally
• Seeing/Visual: Occasionally
• Speaking/Talking: Occasionally
• Standing: Frequently
• Sitting: Frequently
• Walking: Occasionally

About the company

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Company Information

• Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.