Evening Phlebotomist - Per Diem Lab Specialist

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

Job summary

RWJBarnabas Health seeks a Phlebotomist to join the Lab HH Phlebotomist team in Hamilton, NJ. The role involves collecting blood specimens from patients of all ages, adhering to strict patient ID and labeling protocols, and delivering specimens quickly to the lab.

Per Diem, Evening shift provides flexibility and unique patient care opportunities. The successful candidate will perform phlebotomy procedures with accuracy, maintain high-quality collection standards, and support department goals

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Completion of a Phlebotomy certificate with a nationally recognized program is preferred.
• Six months of experience performing blood or specimen collection procedures is preferred.
• 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.
• 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 specimen collection

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Phlebotomy certificate (nationally recognized program)

Job description

RWJBarnabas Health seeks a Phlebotomist to join the Lab HH Phlebotomist team in Hamilton, NJ. The role involves collecting blood specimens from patients of all ages, adhering to strict patient ID and labeling protocols, and delivering specimens quickly to the lab.

Per Diem, Evening shift provides flexibility and unique patient care opportunities. The successful candidate will perform phlebotomy procedures with accuracy, maintain high-quality collection standards, and support department goals