Certified Phlebotomy Tech Mobile

Cottage Health; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Cottage Health seeks a Certified Phlebotomy Tech (CPT) for the Santa Barbara skilled nursing department. The CPT will perform phlebotomy, specimen processing, and data entry, while maintaining professionalism across diverse patient ages and handling special specimen requests.

Under supervision, you will support lab operations, liaise with clients, and ensure accurate data in Laboratory Information Systems. Personal vehicle use may be required to travel between sites.

Qualifications

• Current California phlebotomy certification.
• GVCH: Valid Class C California Driver License and acceptable driving record.
• Preferred: Associate’s degree or two-year college equivalency.
• Must achieve 90%+ on Data Entry Skills Assessment within 9 months of hire.
• Knowledge of laboratory instrumentation (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Perform phlebotomy or skin puncture collections for patients from newborn to geriatric.
• Process specimens and manage data entry in LIS/HIS.
• Handle receiving, batching, retrieval, and unreceived specimen list.
• Provide client services and respond to unusual requests.
• Operate automated instrumentation within scope of role.

Skills

Customer service

Data entry

Phlebotomy procedures

Patient care (neonates/pediatrics)

Education

Associate’s degree or equivalent (preferred)

Tools

Laboratory information systems

Job description

Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories seeks a Certified Phlebotomy Tech (CPT) for their Skilled Nursing- Santa Barbara department responsible for being the front-line public relations member of the laboratory team and needs to maintain appropriate professionalism in the work environment. Under appropriate level of supervision, as required by regulatory agencies, the CPT assignments include: Phlebotomy, or other skin puncture technique, collection in patients of ages newborn to geriatric (including difficult to draw patients), processing of all types of specimens, operating Laboratory and Hospital Information Systems for data entry, receiving, batching and retrieval, managing the unreceived specimen list and unusual requests, providing client services, and limited operation of automated instrumentation. Due to various work environments within PDL, use of a personal vehicle to travel between work locations may be required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.

Education:

• Preferred:Associate’s degree or two-year college equivalency.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

• Minimum: Current California phlebotomy certification.
• GVCH: Valid class "C" California Driver License and verification of acceptable driving record from the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

Technical Requirements:

• Minimum:Computer keyboard skills. Must be able to achieve 90% or higher on Data Entry Skills Assessment within 9 months of hire and meet workflow productivity standards.
• Preferred: Knowledge of laboratory instrumentation and equipment.

Years of Related Work Experience:

• Preferred:Experience in obtaining blood specimens from neonates and pediatric patients.

Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, CA, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.

*Pay for non-physician positions is determined based on related years of experience and internal equity. Eligible employees may also receive additional forms of compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, incentive pay, and bonus opportunities, where applicable. Manager and above positions may participate in Cottage Health’s annual management incentive program. Physician compensation is determined based upon specialty and may include bonus potential. For more information on our comprehensive Total Rewards offerings, please visit https://cottagehealth.org/careers/total-rewards .

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