Acute Phlebotomist - Toledo Hospital

ProMedica; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

ProMedica is seeking a Phlebotomist at Toledo Hospital in the Phlebotomy department. The role involves collecting specimens for procedures and performing testing, with patient care before, during, and after collection.

Pre-analytic tasks such as centrifugation, decanting, and packaging are also performed. The phlebotomist will use QA data to improve services, address quality issues, and ensure customer satisfaction, while following asepsis guidelines and mentoring students or new associates.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• A diploma from an accredited phlebotomy training institute OR one year phlebotomy experience.
• Successful completion of an academic program which included substantial practical clinical phlebotomy experience (i.e.: 3+ week clinical student rotation program in a hospital setting).

Responsibilities

• Collect products and/or specimens for procedures and perform testing while caring for the patient before, during and after collection.
• Perform pre-analytic tasks for sample preparation including centrifugation, decanting, specimen distribution and specimen packaging.
• Use quality assurance data to enhance services and recommend changes in procedures to address quality issues and provide customer satisfaction.
• Familiar with test names and abbreviations and cross-referencing tests to specimen types; follow strict principles of asepsis and antisepsis and use leadership skills to help train new associates or students.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Education

Phlebotomy training diploma

Job description

Location:

Toledo Hospital

Department:

Phlebotomy

Weekly Hours:

36

Status:

Full time

Shift:

Variable (United States of America)

Job Summary:

As a ProMedica Phlebotomist, you will collect products and/or specimens for procedures and perform testing while caring for the patient before, during and after collection. You will perform pre-analytic tasks for sample preparation including centrifugation, decanting, specimen distribution and specimen packaging.

In this role, you will use quality assurance data to enhance services and recommend changes in procedures to address quality issues and provide customer satisfaction.

You are required to be familiar with test names and abbreviations and cross-referencing tests to specimen types. You will also be required to follow strict principles of asepsis and antisepsis and use your leadership skills to help train new associates or students.

The above summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It should not be considered exhaustive.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent
• A diploma from an accredited phlebotomy training institute OR one year phlebotomy experience.
• Successful completion of an academic program which included substantial practical clinical phlebotomy experience (i.e.: 3+ week clinical student rotation program in a hospital setting).

Preferred Requirements

• Professional registration preferred [i.e., PBT(ASCP)]
• 1 year experience in a high-volume phlebotomy environment

ProMedica is a mission-driven, not-for-profit health care organization headquartered in Toledo, Ohio. It serves communities across nine states and provides a range of services, including acute and ambulatory care, a dental plan, and academic business lines. ProMedica owns and operates 10 hospitals and has an affiliated interest in one additional hospital. The organization employs over 1,300 health care providers through ProMedica Physicians and has more than 2,300 physicians and advanced practice providers with privileges. Committed to its mission of improving health and well-being, ProMedica has received national recognition for its clinical excellence and its initiatives to address social determinants of health. For more information about ProMedica, please visit promedica.org/aboutus.

Benefits:

We provide flexible benefits that include compensation and programs to help you take care of your family, your finances and your personal well-being. It’s what makes us one of the best places to work, and helps our employees live and work to their fullest potential.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, physical or mental disability, military or protected veteran status, citizenship, familial or marital status, genetics, or any other legally protected category. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a job with ProMedica, please contact [e-mail]

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