Sr Phlebotomist - New Orleans, LA

About the role

This position is located on site in New Orleans, LA.

Primary Responsibilities

• Verifies requisitions by comparing information with nursing station log; bringing discrepancies to the attention of unit personnel.
• Verifies patient by reading patient identification.
• Obtains blood specimens by performing venipunctures and finger sticks.
• Maintains specimen integrity by using aseptic technique, following department procedures; observing isolation procedures.
• Tracks collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection; maintaining daily tallies of collections performed.
• Maintains quality results by following department procedures and sing schedule; recording results in the quality-control log; identifying and reporting needed changes.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
• Solves unusual s orders by contacting the physician, pathologist, nursing station, or reference laboratory; referring unresolved orders back to the originator for further clarification; notifying supervisor of unresolved orders.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of phlebotomy experience
• BS/BA degree (preferred)
• High School Diploma (or equivalent)
• Phlebotomy Certificate (if required by State)

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to serve and protect the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and JCAHO standards.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Work in an office setting with scrubs required
• The position requires tracking of each draw

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents
• Pregnancy and baby bonding leave
• 401k benefits
• Commuter benefits

Our Opportunity

• Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) sing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health.
• We aim to make personalized genetic sing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted interventions that lead to longer, healthier lives.

What We Offer

• Competitive Benefits
• Free sing and fertility care benefits
• Employee referral program

Equal Opportunity Employer

• Natera is committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace environment, and welcomes people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.

Contact Information

• Email communications from all other domain names are not from Natera or its employees and are fraudulent.
• Natera does not request interviews via text messages and does not ask for personal information until a candidate has engaged with the company and has spoken to a recruiter and the hiring team.
• Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes.