Phlebotomist, Inpatient Lab, 40hr, Night

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Hiring Range: $20.32 - $38.17. Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule

• Holidays: Every Other Holiday
• Days: Sunday through Saturday
• Weekends: Every Other Weekend
• Scheduled Hours: 40 hours per week, 10:30 PM - 6:30 AM
• Shift: 3 - Night Shift, 8 Hours

About the Role

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where you can build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other.

Responsibilities

• Performs venipuncture and capillary phlebotomy procedures on patients using appropriate specimen collection equipment and techniques.
• Reviews requisition and orders from physicians to ensure appropriate tests are drawn and tests meet guidelines for Medical Necessity.
• Prepares Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) for tests that do not meet Medical Necessity guidelines and obtains appropriate signatures from patient and self.
• Performs EKG, pulse oximetry, and point-of-care testing procedures as requested, including associated quality control and maintenance of instrumentation.
• Processes specimens including centrifugation, pour-off, aliquoting, labeling, and packaging.
• Provides essential patient data and insurance information for registration of specimens. May create registration for outreach specimens in Hospital Admission/Discharge/Transfer (ADT) system.
• Searches master patient index (MPI) for appropriate patient demographic information using Metricom or other Laboratory Information System as provided.
• Logs specimens onto log sheets and assigns accession numbers to specimens and requisitions received.
• Labels blood and other specimens for testing according to hospital and laboratory requirements.
• Labels and packages specimens for transport to laboratory.
• Performs assigned duties to ensure an adequate inventory of supplies for assigned area. Monitors inventory levels and stores equipment and supplies in a neat and orderly manner. Submits orders to replenish inventory.
• Maintains accurate records of processes performed, using manual and computer-based systems.
• Monitors and records refrigeration temperatures for refrigerators used to store supplies and/or specimens.
• Flexibility to work and travel to other campuses and locations as needed by the department.

Qualifications

• High School graduate with successful completion from a recognized program for training in phlebotomy.
• Basic life support certification required within 3 months of employment, and maintenance of annual competencies in BLS.
• Prior documented experience performing phlebotomy.

This position may have a signing bonus available; a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.