Phlebotomist | Lab - Phlebotomy

Shift

• Shift Night Shift (7:00 PM - 7:30 AM)
• 36 hours per week with rotating weekends and holidays

About the role

The Phlebotomist/Courier transports laboratory specimens to and from the clinic site and Singing River Health System in accordance with departmental and System procedures and guidelines. He/She verifies all orders, procedures, and specimens according to current procedures. The Phlebotomist/Courier practices safe driving habits and follows all safety guidelines. He/She contributes to the department’s standard of excellence in providing quality services to patients and clients.

Responsibilities

• Performs venipunctures, heel and finger sticks, and other specimen collections for the clinical laboratory testing.
• Ensures that appropriate specimens are collected from the proper patients, as well as work and communicate effectively with a variety of patients, including but not limited to, critically ill, trauma, newborn, geriatric, and outpatients in numerous outpatient settings.
• Provides accurate patient identification, specimen labeling, preservation, transportation and pre-test processing.
• Performs clerical duties; processes orders; performs computer functions; files reports; records/sends messages; gives reports to the nurse/doctor; and, transcribes doctors’ orders on outpatients.

Requirements

• High School graduate or equivalent required; some college with courses in a health or science-related field preferred.
• Training in computer, basic office equipment and medical terminology preferred.
• License: Must have a valid driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record; must maintain a satisfactory driving record.
• If certified, a current Phlebotomy certification from an approved agency is preferred. Certification must be from one of the following: ASCP, APA, AMT, NHA, NCCT, NIHP, MedCA, AAH, NPC.
• Must have de-escalation training completed by the end of position orientation (90 days); must have appropriate level of de-escalation training.
• One (1) year Phlebotomy experience preferred.
• Must have equivalent combination of education and/or experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Qualifications

• Education: High School graduate or equivalent required; some college with courses in a health or science-related field preferred.
• Training: Training in computer, basic office equipment and medical terminology preferred.
• Licenses: Must have a valid driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record; must maintain a satisfactory driving record.
• Certifications: If certified, a current Phlebotomy certification from an approved agency is preferred. Certification must be from one of the following: ASCP, APA, AMT, NHA, NCCT, NIHP, MedCA, AAH, NPC.
• Experience: One (1) year Phlebotomy experience preferred.

Skills

• Proficient knowledge and ability to use a computer (must be keyboard proficient) and other office technology (i.e., telephone, fax, etc.).
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to function independently and as a team; must have the ability to adapt to workload demands.

Benefits

Work involves being able to perceive the nature of sound at normal speaking levels with or without correction; the ability to make fine discriminations in sound. Work involves using many physical motions in performing daily work activities; subject to exposure of body fluids, sputum and tissues, which may carry the hazard of infectious disease.

Pay

Negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Shift Night Shift (7:00 PM - 7:30 AM) 36 hours per week with rotating weekends and holidays.