Lab Care Technician I

Children's Minnesota; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 6,000 - 9,000; Part time

Job summary

Children’s Minnesota is seeking a casual Phlebotomist to join its Minneapolis/St. Paul campuses.

The role involves safe, accurate blood collection for patients of all ages and entails handling specimens, answering phones, and assisting with pre-analytical processing in a busy hospital environment. Responsibilities include monitoring patients, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring timely specimen processing while delivering compassionate customer service to patients and families in a diverse

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate degree preferred.
• Phlebotomy certification not required but preferred.
• Experience as a phlebotomist or in a hospital setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform blood collections in a safe, accurate and professional manner across all ages.
• Monitor patients for reactions and respond to emergencies as needed.
• Enter test orders into the laboratory information system and handle specimen processing.
• Provide courteous customer service to patients and families while maintaining efficiency.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Medical terminology

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate degree preferred

Job description

About Children’s Minnesota

Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org.

About Children’s Minnesota

Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org.

Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023’s Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.

Department Overview

The laboratories at Children's Hospitals and Clinics are full service facilities that offer a complete spectrum of laboratory techniques for the evaluation of pediatric disorders. Laboratories are located on both the Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses and and provide services on an inpatient and outpatient basis. Disciplines include Chemistry, Hematology, Microbiology, Virology, Serology, Blood Bank, Immunology/Flow Cytometry, Histology and Pathology.

Position Summary

Performs blood collections in a safe, accurate and professional manner on all age groups and degrees of difficulty. Monitors patients for unexpected reactions and responds to emergency situations as required. Identifies, troubleshoots and resolves problems. Provides a variety of other services including but not limited to answering the telephone, customer service, scanning manual orders, glucose tolerance collection, sweat chloride collection, and waived laboratory testing. Responsible for specimen receipt, assessment, and pre-analytical processing services per written policies and procedures. Enters information and test orders into the laboratory computer system. Interacts with all patients, their families and employees in a pleasant, efficient and cooperative manner, exhibiting sensitivity to cultural differences.

Casual position

Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses

All shifts

32 hours/Month

License/Certification/Registration

• Phlebotomy certificate/license is not required, but preferred.
  
  

Education

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate degree preferred.
  
  

Experience

Preferred:

• Experience as a phlebotomist or specimen processing tech in a hospital setting.
• 1-year pediatric phlebotomy experience and/or one year of experience in a pediatric clinical laboratory setting, and/or graduation from an accredited medical assistant or phlebotomy program.
  
  

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Collects specimens using knowledge of laboratory techniques.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment to meet established turnaround times.
• Possesses outstanding professional and positive customer service skills.
• Must have excellent problem solving and follow-up skills.
• Experience with healthcare computer information systems.
• Solid knowledge of medical terminology.
• Must be highly organized, efficient, and multifunctional, work independently and within a team.
• Demonstrates forward thinking approach, continually looking for ways to improve processes, tools and resources to best serve the healthcare team and clients.
• Ability to manage challenging situations in providing services to patients and families.
• Ability to adapt, learn new skills, communicate effectively, and cope with stressful work situations.
  
  

Physical Demands

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The posted salary represents a market competitive range based on salary survey benchmark data for similar roles in the local or national market. Annual salaries displayed are based on full-time employment (40 standard hrs per week). Annual salaries for part-time positions will be prorated based on the employee’s scheduled weekly hours in relation to the full-time standard. When determining individual pay rates, we carefully consider a wide range of factors including but not limited to market indicators for the specific role, the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate, internal equity and organizational needs.

In addition to your salary, this position may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other fringe benefits. Positions that require night, weekend or on-call work may be eligible for shift differentials or premium pay.

All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.

Children’s Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.