Certified Phlebotomy Technician - Sharp Chula Vista - Variable Shift - Per Diem

Sharp HealthCare; California, Chula Vista (MO, CA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Phlebotomy Technician to join their dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you'll provide essential support to laboratory services, ensuring high-quality specimen collection and equipment management. Your expertise will help maintain rigorous quality assurance standards and contribute to continuous improvement efforts. This position offers an opportunity to grow in a collaborative environment, where your contributions directly impact patient care and operational excellence. If you're passionate about healthcare and ready to make a difference, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Required certifications include AHA BLS Healthcare and CPT I.
• Experience in clinical lab phlebotomy is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage equipment and maintain quality assurance for laboratory services.
• Perform specimen collection and ensure compliance with procedures.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Quality Assurance

Equipment Management

Education

California Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPT I)

AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional

Job description

Hours:

Shift Start Time:

Variable

Shift End Time:

Variable

AWS Hours Requirement:

8/40 - 8 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information:

Weekend Requirements:

Every Other

On-Call Required:

No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$30.010 - $37.510 - $45.010

This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with SEIU-UHW. As part of the terms of employment, employees in this role are required to join the union within 31 days of hire and remain a member (e.g. dues paying, fee paying, religious exception contributor) for the duration of the collective bargaining agreement.

What You Will Do
Provides the technical knowledge, expertise and judgment required to support the Sharp HealthCare (SHC) mission and scope of laboratory services.

Required Qualifications

• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
• California Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPT I) Certificate - CA Department of Public Health -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• Phlebotomy experience in a clinical lab preferred

Essential Functions

• Equipment management
  Utilizes all equipment (including phone, copier, fax, etc.), instruments, products, and other tools per manufacturer's and training instructions and according to established procedures; facilitates issue resolution.
  Demonstrates competency and efficient use of all tool applications (IT, PC, other system/software) and equipment to produce the end product.
  Performs and validates required preventive and corrective maintenance on equipment/tools.
  Reports and documents equipment/tool/reagent issues and failures.
  Actively manages inventory expiration dates and demonstrates ability to evaluate consumables (reagent/supply) inventory to prevent shortages; alerts ordering personnel.
  Removes defective equipment from use, documents problem, and notifies appropriate personnel for repair; verifies equipment inspections are up-to-date. Follows through on problem resolution.
  Verifies equipment safety inspections are up-to-date.
• Quality assurance
  Coordinates and completes processes to meet standards established to maintain quality testing, including collaboration and engagement in continuous improvement of processes.
  Completes and validates daily position tasks within expected timeframes to meet QA indicator goal expectations.
  Identifies errors and follows-through with investigation, correction, documentation, and notification to appropriate caregiver and lab leadership.
  Demonstrates process of self-discovery, including knowledge of strengths and weaknesses and views deficiencies as opportunities for growth; sets goals for self-improvement.
  Communicates clearly using tools Closed Loop and SBAR.
  Receives feedback well and provides thoughtful feedback to others.
  Proactively and appropriately notifies caregiver when delays may result in not meeting expected turn-around-times for specimen collection, processing and testing processes.
• Specimen collection process
  Completes specimen collection processes without error using written policies, procedures and other appropriate resources; identifies issues in policies or procedures.
  Performs new procedures and policies within acceptable training time intervals; meets department turnaround time goals.
  Documents activities and results consistently, thoroughly and legibly; proof reads and double checks own work to minimize errors to achieve zero defects and zero harm.
  Performs patient reception, sample collection, processing and may assist with analytical procedures and demonstrates assessment of testing factors with regard to patient age and population specific groups.
  Evaluates work performed for accuracy and verifies any questionable findings with thorough investigation and appropriate follow through and seeks supervisory assistance and guidance as appropriate.
  Performs additional duties as assigned.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class

California Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPT I) Certificate - CA Department of Public Health; AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association