Lab Assistant, Phlebotomist – Inpatient

Jobtailor; Normal (IL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a skilled phlebotomist to perform venipuncture, collect specimens across emergency, inpatient, and outpatient settings, and ensure accurate labeling and timely processing in a fast-paced hospital.

You will join trauma and code response teams, follow policies, and participate in competency testing and ongoing education while working nights.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Ability to perform venipuncture and skin puncture.
• Excellent communication and patient care skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Complete accreditation, proficiency testing, and annual competencies.
• Follow laboratory policies and maintain certification if applicable.
• Night shift, Monday–Friday, 11 a.m.–11 p.m.; one weekend every three weeks; one holiday per year.
• No on-call requirement stated in schedule.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and complex blood drawing procedures, including venipuncture, finger and heel sticks, and blood cultures.
• Verify patient identification and specimen labeling using two identifiers.
• Maintain response times for STAT and TIMED orders.
• Participate in trauma and code response teams.
• Collect blood specimens from newborn through geriatric patients in emergency, inpatient, and outpatient areas.
• Perform specialized blood collection procedures for commercial laboratories and research.
• Apply Chloroprep skin decontamination for blood cultures and coordinate nurse-assisted port collections.
• Collect initial blood specimens for trauma patients.
• Participate in accreditation, proficiency testing, and annual performance competencies.
• Complete re-education or retraining as needed.
• Follow laboratory and organizational policies and procedures and document required reviews.
• Communicate accurately, promptly, effectively, and professionally with internal and external customers.
• Work in a fast-paced hospital environment.

Skills

Venipuncture

Blood Collection Procedures

Patient Care Skills

Excellent Communication

Team Collaboration

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Blood Drawing Procedures

Specimen Labeling

Chloroprep Skin Decontamination

Trauma Patient Blood Collection

Proficiency Testing

Job description

• Perform routine and complex blood drawing procedures, including venipuncture, finger and heel sticks, and blood cultures
• Verify patient identification and specimen labeling using two identifiers
• Maintain response times for STAT and TIMED orders
• Participate in trauma and code response teams
• Collect blood specimens from newborn through geriatric patients in emergency, inpatient, and outpatient areas
• Perform specialized blood collection procedures for commercial laboratories and research
• Apply Chloroprep skin decontamination for blood cultures and coordinate nurse-assisted port collections
• Collect initial blood specimens for trauma patients
• Participate in accreditation, proficiency testing, and annual performance competencies
• Complete re-education or retraining as needed
• Follow laboratory and organizational policies and procedures and document required reviews
• Communicate accurately, promptly, effectively, and professionally with internal and external customers
• Work in a fast-paced hospital environment

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED required
• Perform venipuncture and skin puncture
• Demonstrate excellent communication and patient care skills
• Demonstrate ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Successfully complete accreditation, proficiency testing, and annual performance competencies
• Complete continuing education as required by laboratory policy and to maintain certification if applicable
• Follow laboratory and organizational policies and procedures
• Work night shift, Monday–Friday, 11 a.m.–11 p.m.
• Work one weekend every three weeks
• Work one holiday per year
• No on-call requirement stated in the schedule details

Core Competencies

Demonstrates proficiency in blood collection techniques, including venipuncture and skin puncture, while ensuring compliance with laboratory policies and maintaining effective communication with patients and healthcare teams in a fast-paced hospital environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Venipuncture
• Blood Collection Procedures
• Patient Care Skills
• Accreditation Compliance
• Fast-Paced Environment Adaptability

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Blood Drawing Procedures
• Specimen Labeling
• Chloroprep Skin Decontamination
• Trauma Patient Blood Collection
• Proficiency Testing

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication
• Professionalism
• Team Collaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED

Industry Keywords

• Laboratory Policies
• Patient Identification
• Emergency Care
• Inpatient Care
• Outpatient Care