Phlebotomist, Part-time Regular, Evening Shift

About Us

Adventist Health Tillamook, located off the beautiful Oregon Coast, has been one of the area's leading healthcare providers since 1950. We comprise a 25-bed critical access medical center, rural health and urgent care medical offices, home care services, and a vast scope of services throughout Tillamook County and surrounding areas. Tillamook is known for its small-town charm, lively art scene, and delicious Tillamook Cheese, complemented by access to outdoor adventures and the scenic Oregon Coast.

Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities. Our team of more than 38,000 employees, physicians, and volunteers is driven by the mission of living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness, and hope.

About the Role

Performs specimen collection and accession receiving. Distributes specimens to designated departments. Collects and processes appropriate patient specimens and samples for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease to conduct medical laboratory testing. Focuses on phlebotomy and specimen collection; may perform other, less complex technical and clerical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Obtains blood specimens by performing venipunctures and finger sticks.
• Verifies specimen identification and appropriateness of sample type/volume for the indicated testing.
• Processes samples using aseptic technique and prepares required paperwork for appropriate testing and reference lab testing.
• Confers with patients to obtain information for laboratory records and to explain procedures.
• Communicates effectively with other departments and staff, including physicians and their offices, to facilitate the flow and quality of lab work.
• Monitors and maintains equipment as needed per regulations, interfacing with clinical engineering and technical consultant when appropriate.
• Follows established guidelines for missed collections, recollects, and difficult phlebotomies.
• Assists in ordering supplies, noting expiration dates, usage, and delivery times for stock and non-stock items; upon delivery checks received items against items ordered, puts away stock, rotates items for expiration dates, and discards expired items.
• Coordinates with Lead Phlebotomist to run quality controls daily as needed as well as other required testing.
• Performs proficiency testing per regulatory agency procedures and documents according to established guidelines.
• Participates in departmental performance improvement and quality assurance activities.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Education/GED or equivalent: Required in CA; Preferred in OR and HI.
• Associate’s/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Preferred.

Qualifications

• Certified Phlebotomy Technician CPT I or CPT II or National Healthcareer Association phlebotomy certification (CPT-NHA) or National Center for Competency phlebotomy certification (CPT-NCCT) or Medical Laboratory Technician license (MLT): Required in CA; Preferred in OR and HI.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Required.

Schedule

Full time, evening shift, 8-hour shifts.

Pay

The estimated base pay for this position is $21.48 to $28.02 per hour. Additional individual compensation may be available through differentials, extra shift incentives, bonuses, etc. A comprehensive benefits program is available for qualifying positions.