Overview

Join our team as a full-time, night shift Phlebotomist in Harker Heights, TX.

Fulfilling your purpose begins here: 

People First, Always. Here’s how we take care of our people: 

• Medical, vision, dental health insurance, health savings account / flexible spending, competitive pay, paid time off, 401k retirement plan with company match, employee assistance program and more. 

Your team is bigger than your department: 

• Seton Medical Center Harker Heights is an 83-bed acute care hospital offering services such as Cardiology, Emergency Services and a Level IV Trauma Designated ER, General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Total Joint Replacement, Gastroenterology, Diagnostic Services and more.
• We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect. 

Responsibilities

• Promote professionalism and interact with colleagues in a way that promotes a cooperative working environment.
• Ensure specimens are obtained in accordance with laboratory guidelines.
• Demonstrate proper communication skills to relate pertinent data or information about the patient or laboratory sample to appropriate care provider.
• Support organizational priorities to maintain compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Attain required competency and demonstrates the ability to follow procedural directions and protocols.
• Able to prioritize and organize workload and assist other coworkers to maintain productivity.
• Follow proper protocols for specimen packaging and specimen transport.
• Responsible for specimen accessioning as assigned.
• Demonstrate proper infection control practices, proper patient identification, performs proper prompt specimen transport.
• Perform proper drug screen collection and processing as assigned.
• Answer laboratory department phone calls.
• Demonstrate ability to recognize emergent conditions and reacts appropriately.
• Provide phlebotomy services in a professional and patient centered manner.
• Engage in self-evaluation of practice and takes action to improve knowledge and skills.
• Retain accountability for quality of care given to the patient.
• Promote service excellence and growth of the laboratory.
• May work with multiple departments within the laboratory or across the hospital/health system.
• Demonstrate proper infection control practices, proper patient identification, performs proper prompt specimen transport.
• Responsible for other duties as assigned and shows evidence of exceling above colleagues (Phlebotomist I) who are on staff.
• Perform arterial puncture as assigned.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Completion of an accredited phlebotomy/medical assistant program with clinicals or previous phlebotomy experience

Preferred Job Requirements:

• Certification from nationally recognized agency. Accepted agencies and certifications include:
  • National Heathcareer Association – Certified Phlebotomy Technician: CPT (NHA)
  • American Society for Clinical Pathology – Phlebotomy Technician: PBT (ASCP)
  • American Medical Technologists – Registered Phlebotomy Technician: RPT (AMT)
  • National Center for Competency Testing – National Certified Phlebotomy Technician: NCPT (NCCT)
  • American Certification Agency – Certified Phlebotomy Technician: CPT (ACA)
• Experience working in the clinical setting