When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

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Primary Responsibilities

• Collects blood specimens from adult and pediatric patients using venipuncture and capillary techniques, and following standard or prescribed methods and procedures.
• Interfaces with the Laboratory sections in the timely expedition of specimen procurement and assures proper labeling and transport of the specimens.
• Performs associated clerical duties such as data entry on both the hospital and Laboratory computers.
• Maintains blood-drawing area(s) in a clean and safe condition according to hospital and department policies and procedures.
• Rotates weekends and holidays as needed or assigned.
• Rotates in off-site (including some draws), drawing stations as needed or assigned.
• Registers outpatients into the Epic, with the correct insurance, demographic, and physician office data included.
• Requests correct tests ordered by physician and outreach offices and appropriately labels specimens. Properly matches computer labels to correct handwritten labels.
• Delivers all specimens to their appropriate Laboratory areas, with emphasis on the timely delivery of Stat specimens and tests requiring specialized attention.

Required Qualifications:

• High school graduate or equivalent with the ability to read, write, and comprehend instructions and have a basic knowledge of human anatomy. Successful completion of a Phlebotomy training program required.
• Ability to develop technical skills and become familiar with policies and procedures. Need for general analytical skills to resolve minor conflicts and problems.
• High level of interpersonal skills to interface with section staff, patients, physicians, and nurses in a professional manner.

FLSA Status:

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled