Phlebotomist

Description:

• Exhibit proficiency in all of the following: blood collection by venipuncture and capillary technique from patients of all age groups, pediatric blood collections, difficult draws (patients in medical office buildings)
• Has comprehensive understanding of compliance and safety, and is able to effectively communicate the importance of compliance and safety to other employees
• Possess the ability and skills necessary to provide orientation and training for patient service technicians
• Will be working with pediatric patients under supervision of the lab supervisor and team lead

Schedule:

• MUST be available for an 8 hour shift between 6am to 11pm every day of the week; Can be scheduled anywhere from 25 - 40 hours a week
• Must be open to floating to Irwindale, San Dimas, Montebello, West Covina, and Diamond Bar MOB locations

Skills:

• Neonatal experience REQUIRED
• Pediatrics
• Geriatrics

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• HS Diploma
• BLS from AHA
• CPT 1 License
• Must be computer savvy - must have experience with a lab system (ie Cerner)
• Customer Service
• At least six months but prefers one year of experience in an acute or sub-acute setting and infant draw/neonatal experience. Hospital experience is a PLUS
• Experience with pediatrics
• Outpatient (LabCorp, Quest, etc.) setting experience -must be able to draw 45-55 patients within an 8-hour shift
• Inpatient (Hospital) setting experience- must be able to draw 20-30 patients within an 8-hour shift
• Excellent attendance and behavior record. Flexible on shifts and hours
• Able to travel on all of our Medical Office Building labs (there are 9 of them throughout South OC)
• The client is adamant they are not here to train candidates on how to do phlebotomy
• Applicant venipuncture skills and knowledge must already be a given
• Should have at least minimal experience with neonate and pediatric draws on actual patients. Heel sticks done only during their phlebotomy class training is unacceptable
• The client tends NOT to consider phlebotomists that ONLY have Physician Office experience- (Phlebotomist/MA) for their draw volumes in this setting is not high enough to keep up with our expectations
• They will not consider previous employees that have been terminated

Experience Level:

• 1 year +