Evening Phlebotomist - Per Diem Lab

RWJBarnabas Health; Hamilton Township (NJ); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

RWJBarnabas Health’s Phlebotomy team in Hamilton, NJ seeks a Phlebotomist to procure specimens, ensure patient safety, and support fast, accurate testing in a busy laboratory setting.

The role requires phlebotomy certification and a high school diploma, with 6 months of blood collection experience preferred. Per Diem, Evening shift; weekend and rotating holiday availability is required.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Completion of a nationally recognized Phlebotomy certificate is preferred.
• Six (6) months of experience performing blood or specimen collection procedures is preferred.
• Ability to correctly comply with all national patient safety goals, risk reduction procedures, and associated policies applicable to this scope of practice.
• Successful completion of the clinical training orientation and hospital compliance competencies upon hire.
• Scheduling Requirements: Per Diem, Evening Shift (1:00 PM - 9:30 PM).
• Requires availability to work every other weekend, and 2-3 assigned rotating holidays per year.

Responsibilities

• Procures venous and capillary blood specimens on all patients regardless of age on a routine, timed, and stat basis within departmental timelines.
• Maintains 100 percent compliance with positive patient identification protocols, from bedside verification and order matching to specimen label printing, bedside labeling, transport, and LIS receipt.
• Achieves departmental performance standards, maintaining a phlebotomy success rate greater than 90 percent and an expected collection rate of 8 to 10 patients per hour.
• Ensures high responsiveness by meeting collection windows: stat draws within 30 minutes, timed draws within 30 minutes of the target, and routine draws within 60 minutes.
• Verifies orders from scripts and accurately inputs patient, test order, and physician data into the HIS and LIS to expedite testing and minimize order entry errors.
• Prepares and transports specimens securely, ensuring all drawn samples are returned to the laboratory via the pneumatic tube system within 10 minutes of collection.
• Utilizes clinical downtime efficiently for phlebotomy tray decontamination, specimen centrifugation, department deliveries, culture plating, and blood culture set-ups.
• Applies the knowledge and skills necessary to assess data reflective of each patient's status and provides age-appropriate care across infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations.
• Promotes a proactive, teamwork-driven environment across shifts, train and maintain competency as a hazardous materials packager, and perform other duties or mentor students and new employees as required.

Skills

Blood collection

Phlebotomy knowledge

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Phlebotomy certificate (nationally recognized)

Job description

RWJBarnabas Health’s Phlebotomy team in Hamilton, NJ seeks a Phlebotomist to procure specimens, ensure patient safety, and support fast, accurate testing in a busy laboratory setting.

The role requires phlebotomy certification and a high school diploma, with 6 months of blood collection experience preferred. Per Diem, Evening shift; weekend and rotating holiday availability is required.