What are the responsibilities and job description for the Phlebotomist I - Days,Evenings,Nights (FT) position at Citizens Medical Center?
JOB SUMMARY
A Phlebotomist is responsible for specimen collections in outpatient and inpatient locations. The Phlebotomist is expected to manage a high volume of collection requests for routine, timed and emergent needs. Specimen collections will span all ages and competency in age-specific requirements is expected. May be assigned duties including specimen processing, specimen registration and test ordering, inventory stocking, and pathology support.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Job Specific:
- Demonstrates successful phlebotomy or clerical responsibilities (EF).
- Effectively prioritizes specimen collection test priorities (STAT, Timed, Urgent, Routine) (EF).
- Responds to appropriate patient care alerts (Code Blue, Code Fast, Rapid Response, ER Alerts) in a timely manner (EF).
- Adheres to infection control standards by consistently using personal protective equipment (PPE) and follows patient isolation PPE requirements (EF).
- Meets expected turnaround times for specimen collection and transport to the lab (EF).
- Communicates effectively with other lab personnel to ensure collection demands are met (EF).
- Routes telephone calls and question to appropriate section (EF).
- Monitors the tube system in a timely manner (EF).
- Assists with clerical needs of the Laboratory (EF).
- Assists with supply orders and stocks inventory (EF).
- Accepts special assignments and tasks as guided by Laboratory leadership.
Hospital:
- Adheres to organization-wide and other applicable policies and procedures.
- Day-to-day performance complies with the hospital’s service excellence behavioral expectations and iCARE values.
- Performs within the prescribed limits of the hospital’s Ethics, Compliance and Confidentiality Program guidelines.
- Performs within professional Scope of Practice at all times
Other Duties As Assigned:
- Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Required: High School diploma or equivalent education.
Preferred: Some college or continuing education hours.
EXPERIENCE:
Required: Phlebotomist I - 6 months to one (1) year experience in phlebotomy.
Preferred: Experience with hospital inpatient collections, outpatient collections & services, testing ordering in computer systems, Chain-of-custody drug screen collections.
SPECIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Required: Effective communication; customer service skills; Must be able to adapt to a flexible work schedule with frequent interruptions in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred: Effective clerical skills
COMPANY PROFILE
Citizens Medical Center is a not-for-profit, community hospital known for compassionate patient care, clinical expertise, and bringing advanced medical services to the South Texas region since 1956. Today, Citizens is a 317-bed acute care hospital with over 1,200 employees. Voted “Best of the Best” hospital in Victoria for 14 consecutive years, Citizens Medical Center is a level III Trauma Center, with a newly renovated 24/7 Emergency Department that includes an onsite medical helicopter. Citizens has a comprehensive Community Cancer Program that includes two linear accelerators and HDR brachytherapy. Citizens is recognized for its outstanding cardiology program which includes a nationally accredited Chest Pain Center and is a Primary Stroke Center. Citizens also includes a comprehensive, accredited Bariatric Surgery program, Birth Center with labor and delivery, an imaging and surgery center, sleep study center, state-of-the-art rehabilitation and fitness center, urology center and daVinci robotics minimally invasive surgery options, a home health agency, and has a long history of providing continuing education for healthcare providers and the community.
Citizens Medical Center is looking for employees who actively demonstrate service excellence by exemplifying our iCare values. If you are someone who displays respect and enthusiasm for patients, visitors, and coworkers while consistently upholding the hospital’s commitment to providing outstanding outcomes, service excellence, and fiscal responsibility, then you could be a good fit for the CMC team!
BENEFIT OFFERINGS
Health
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- STD, LTD Disability
- Supplemental Life, AD&D
- Flexible Spending (FSA)
- Employer paid life insurance and short term disability
Retirement/Investment
- Defined Benefit Pension Plan
- 457(b) Deferred Compensation
Well-Being Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Sick leave, Bereavement leave, Jury Duty/Witness Service
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Hospital-paid & administered annual immunizations
- HealthPlex (gym) membership discount
- YMCA partnership discount for childcare
- Employee Assistance Programs
