Phlebotomist - Per Diem- St Francis Hospital

About the position

Saint Francis Hospital is seeking experienced Phlebotomists to join their team on a per diem basis. The role involves providing coverage during the week and weekends as needed, ensuring accurate patient identification, specimen collection, and processing while adhering to safety and procedural standards.

Responsibilities

• Approaches patients in a professional, caring, friendly manner.
• Accurately identifies patients according to policy.
• Ensures that physician orders are correctly, accurately, and completely entered into the computer system.
• Ensures that all specimens are collected, transported, and processed using proper procedures and techniques.
• Ensures that all specimens are correctly and accurately labeled with appropriate information.
• Processes specimens and add-on requests for laboratory analysis.
• Distributes specimens to analytical areas in a timely manner.
• Follows Universal Precautions, safety precautions and all appropriate policies and procedures when obtaining specimens.
• Performs laboratory information system (LIS) support services as required.
• Demonstrates knowledge of contingency plans when the LIS is down.
• Performs clerical functions, files laboratory reports and prescriptions and mails client and send out reports.
• Demonstrates professional, pleasant, helpful, telephone skills.
• Demonstrates professional, friendly, courteous, interpersonal skills in response to patient needs.
• Demonstrates professional, friendly, courteous, interpersonal skill in interactions with hospital staff, supervisory staff, co-workers, customers, and patients/family members.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent and previous phlebotomy experience, or completion of a Phlebotomy course of study with externship.
• Phlebotomy Certification preferred.
• Phlebotomy experience with infants and young children.
• Clerical experience.
• Previous laboratory information system experience desirable.

Nice-to-haves

• Participates in quality assurance and quality improvement functions.

Benefits

• Retirement Savings Program
• Free Parking
• And more!