Donor Center Phlebotomist - Bloomington, IL

VetJobs; Bloomington (IL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

American Red Cross in Bloomington, IL is seeking an on-site Phlebotomy support role. You will interact with donors, provide a welcoming environment, and ensure safe blood collection following procedures.

Paid phlebotomy training is provided to grow your healthcare skills within the organization's humanitarian mission. Minimum education is High School/GED, with a preference for associates or related experience; strong customer service and computer skills are required.

Qualifications

• Associates degree OR a combination of education and work experience is required.
• Minimum of one year customer service experience in public setting is required.
• A current, valid driver''s license with a good driving record is required.
• Physical requirements may include the ability to lift, push or pull heavy weights and stand for long periods.
• Basic computer skills are required. Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Take time to personally connect with donors and explain the impact of donations.
• Collaborate with teammates to create a welcoming environment for donors.
• Be detail oriented to ensure collected blood meets regulatory requirements and safety standards.

Skills

Customer service

Microsoft Office

Education

Associates degree

High School/GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.

Job Description

We provide Paid-Training – no prior medical experience required! Phlebotomy experience preferred.

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Job Overview):

When you join our team you will be utilizing your healthcare and/or customer service skills to assist with every step of the blood collection process at our fixed site locations. This includes collaborating with your team to create a welcoming and comfortable environment for volunteer donors, and following all safety procedures while collecting lifesaving blood donations that are delivered to hospitals.

The Red Cross offers paid phlebotomy training with the ability to grow your healthcare skills and career within the nation’s top humanitarian organization. To learn more about being a phlebotomist and the impact you can make in this position, watch this short video: rdcrss.org/lifesavingrole

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key Responsibilities):

• Take the time to personally connect with donors – listen to their stories and help them understand how impactful their donation is.
• Collaborate with your teammates to create a welcoming and friendly environment so our volunteer donors feel comfortable coming back again and again.
• Be detailed oriented all day, every day. This ensures that the blood you collect meets goals, regulatory requirements and can be safely transfused

Standard Schedule:

• 4 X 10 hour shifts
• Rotating Weekends
• To best meet the needs of our donors and community, staff work a variable schedule which may include early mornings, late nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Schedule is provided two to three weeks in advance

Pay Information:

Starting rate $22.70/hour.

Minimum Education Required

High School/GED

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (Minimum Qualifications):

• Associates degree OR a combination of education and work experience is required.
• Minimum of one year customer service experience in public setting is required.
• A current, valid driver's license with a good driving record is required.
• Physical requirements may include the ability to lift, push or pull heavy weights up and down ramps and stairs, good manual dexterity, the ability to sit or stand for long periods of time and adapt to long, irregular hours and frequent schedule changes are required.
• Basic computer skills are required. Must be proficient with Microsoft office applications.

WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE (Preferred Qualifications):

• Prior healthcare or phlebotomy experience (CNA, MA, EMT, etc.)
• Prior leadership experience

City*

Bloomington

State*

Illinois

Job_Category

Health/Medical other

Job Code

Health_Safety Health_Safety

Affiliate Sponsor

American Red Cross