Entry Level Phlebotomist

BioLife Plasma Services; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 19,320 - 27,517; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan and match

Paid vacation time

Paid volunteer time off

Job summary

BioLife Plasma Services in Milwaukee is seeking a part-time employee to work flexible shifts, primarily 4 to 6 hours long. Your responsibilities include answering phones, greeting donors, and ensuring their safety while screening new and repeat donors.

The role requires a high school diploma and abilities like lifting up to 32 lbs. Benefits include competitive hourly wages, health insurance options, and paid time off. A commitment to working evenings and weekends is essential.

Qualifications

• One or more years of customer or patient-facing experience is helpful.
• Must be willing to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to work in a role with potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens.

Responsibilities

• Answer phones and greet donors to ensure donor safety.
• Screen donors, take and record vital signs along with finger stick results.
• Prepare donor charts and maintain accurate records using the Donor Information System.
• Identify operational opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Work a variety of shifts, including weekends and holidays.

Skills

Customer service experience

Ability to lift up to 32 lbs

Fine motor coordination

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

This is a part‑time role at BioLife. The position is designed to fit a busy life, with most shifts lasting 4 to 6 hours per day, 3 or more days per week. Availability will be confirmed early in the interview process, and schedule changes will be communicated in advance. Reliability during scheduled hours is important.

Responsibilities

• Answer phones, greet donors, and ensure donor safety.
• Screen new and repeat donors, taking and recording vital signs and finger stick results.
• Use the Donor Information System to prepare donor charts, maintain accurate records, and coordinate donor compensation.
• Identify operational opportunities for continuous improvement and initiate changes to center processes using approved procedures.
• Work a variety of shifts, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to walk, stand, lean, bend, stoop, crouch, and reach above shoulders and below knees for the entire shift.
• Ability to lift up to 5 lbs routinely, and materials up to 32 lbs occasionally, rarely 50 lbs.
• Fine motor coordination, depth perception, and ability to hear equipment from a distance.
• Willingness to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• One or more years of minimum experience in a customer or patient‑facing role is helpful.
• Ability to work in a role with potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens (risk level 1); 90 % of tasks require prolonged glove wear.

Benefits and Compensation

Location: USA - WI - Milwaukee.
Worker Type: Employee, Regular, Part time.
Starting Hourly Wage: $17.00 (subject to local minimum wage requirements). U.S. based employees may be eligible for short‑term incentives, medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan and match, disability coverage, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well‑being benefits. Employees are eligible for up to 80 hours of sick time per year and, for new hires, up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

EEO Statement

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