What are the responsibilities and job description for the Phlebotomist position at St Elizabeth Community Hospital?
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Phlebotomist, you will play a vital role in determining patient diagnoses and treatment by expertly performing blood collection and specimen processing, ensuring the highest level of patient care.
Every day you will expertly obtain and process blood specimens via capillary or venipuncture, ensuring integrity, proper disposal, and timely distribution to testing areas with special instructions, all while performing clerical duties and prioritizing patient comfort.
To be successful in this role, you will possess the precise clinical skills for blood collection and specimen handling, coupled with a genuine passion for helping others. You will demonstrate exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational abilities, and a special talent for making patients feel comfortable during blood work, while adhering to lab collection turnaround times.
- Performs venipuncture and capillary puncture procedures on all age groups as appropriate according to departmental standards in a timely manner
- Performs proper patient identification and labeling of all draws according to departmental standards
- Obtains correct specimens for tests according to departmental standards
- Responds to STAT, ASAP, Timed and special lab requests (Rapid Response, Trauma, etc...) per departmental standards
- Performs clerical duties including answering the phones, assisting hospital staff within the lab and greeting customers in a polite and professional manner at all times
- Receives and processes samples according to departmental standards
Job Requirements
Required
- One year recent work experience as a Phlebotomist
- may consider candidates with less experience if no qualified applicants apply
- Phlebotomist: CA
- Basic Life Support (BLS) through an American Heart Association provider
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital provides state-of-the-art health care to the North State communities. This award-winning facility is a member of the Dignity Health system of health care providers and is a not-for-profit medical center. Located in picturesque Tehama County, St. Elizabeth offers 76 licensed beds, a trauma level III emergency department, comprehensive surgical services and a progressive Family Birth Center. St. Elizabeth Community Hospital has earned a Grade 'A' from The Leapfrog Group for quality and safety for six consecutive award periods, and has built a reputation for excellence in orthopedics, family-centered maternity care and emergency services. St. Elizabeth is a sister facility to Mercy Medical Center Redding and Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta, and is committed to providing the highest quality, compassionate care available.
One Community. One Mission. One California
Salary : $33 - $38