Certified Phlebotomy Technician - SRN Float - Variable Shifts - Per Diem

Sharp; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp HealthCare in San Diego seeks a Phlebotomy Technician to support specimen collection and processing. Responsibilities include equipment handling, QA, inventory management, and adherence to safety and procedure standards. AHA BLS Healthcare Professional and CPT I certificates are required.

The role involves patient reception, timely processing and collaboration with care teams to ensure accurate test results and high-quality service delivery.

Qualifications

• AHA BLS Healthcare Professional certification is required.
• California CPT I certificate is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage equipment and supplies per procedures and training.
• Operate and maintain tool applications and equipment, ensuring end products.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on equipment/tools.
• Document equipment issues and notify repairs personnel.
• Monitor inventory expiry and prevent shortages; alert ordering staff.
• Ensure timely QA processes and comply with safety inspections.
• Document activities clearly and minimize errors to zero defects.
• Assist with specimen collection, processing, and analytical procedures as needed.

Skills

Phlebotomy

BLS Certification

Education

AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (BLS Healthcare) - Certification

California CPT I Certificate

Job description

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.

$30.010 - $37.510 - $45.010

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

Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit health care system based in San Diego, California, with four acute care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, three medical groups and a health plan. We provide medical services in virtually all fields of medicine, including primary care, heart care, cancer, orthopedics, women’s health, rehabilitation, robotic surgery and bariatric surgery. Sharp sets the community standard for exceptional care. Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp Memorial Hospital have received prestigious Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in nursing practices and quality patient care. At the heart of our organization are more than 18,000 affiliated physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers who are on a journey to make health care better for our patients and their families. It’s what we call The Sharp Experience – treating each person with dignity, compassion and respect, and using our clinical excellence and advanced technology to deliver the highest-quality patient care. We are dedicated to transforming the health care experience by making Sharp the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine and the best place to receive care in San Diego.