Phlebotomist - Inpatient, Full-Time, Nights

About the role

The Phlebotomist reflects the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Medicine, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulatory and accreditation standards. This role provides technically expert phlebotomy service by accurately collecting blood specimens via venipuncture or micro techniques for laboratory analysis. The Phlebotomist promotes patient comfort and well-being while obtaining specimens, performs point-of-care testing, collects various non-blood specimens, and handles check-in responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Greets patients, maintains patient flow, completes accurate voucher information, prepares labels, and verifies patient demographic data.
• Assesses patient condition to determine the most effective way to obtain samples.
• Verifies test requests and investigates ambiguous information before proceeding.
• Prepares appropriate supplies and obtains samples.
• Instructs patients in the collection of various non-blood specimens (urine culture, 24-hour urines, ova/parasites, and stools).
• Ensures accurate voucher information, prepares completed samples for courier, and processes drop-offs.
• Investigates lost, broken, mislabeled, incorrectly identified, or otherwise unsatisfactory specimens and follows through to resolution.
• Verifies that supplies and stock are adequate and disseminated upon delivery.
• Answers phone and responds appropriately to requests for information.
• Maintains and performs quality assurance on equipment (centrifuge, refrigerator, incubator).
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Phlebotomy certification through a nationally recognized organization, or training from a phlebotomy school or medical institution, or one or more years of phlebotomy experience in a healthcare setting, or CMA certification.

Preferred:

• Experience performing phlebotomy on a broad range of patient types.
• Experience with processing lab specimens, transferring specimens, and handling a centrifuge.
• Familiarity with medical EMR systems.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.

Benefits

Northwestern Medicine offers a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Benefits include:

• Tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness.
• 401(k) matching.
• Lifecycle benefits.

For more details, visit the Benefits section.