Laboratory Phlebotomist

Overland Park Regional Medical Center; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription drug, dental,

Vision and behavioral health services

Job summary

Overland Park Regional Medical Center is seeking a Laboratory Phlebotomist to perform blood collection and specimen processing in a fast-paced hospital setting. The role reports under the supervision of a Medical Technologist and emphasizes service, safety, and professionalism to ensure a positive patient experience.

Responsibilities include greeting patients, performing venipunctures or finger/heel sticks, labeling and data entry, and preparing samples for multiple departments along with light

Qualifications

• Phlebotomy certification preferred.
• Graduate of Phlebotomy Course required.
• One year of experience in a medical laboratory if phlebotomy program not completed.
• Six months computer keyboarding or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and instruct on specimen collection methods.
• Draw blood via finger sticks, heel sticks, or venipunctures and collect other specimens as required.
• Label specimens accurately and enter data into the computer.
• Prepare samples for microbiology, hematology, serology, blood bank, and urinalysis.
• Assist with clerical duties by answering telephone calls.

Education

Phlebotomy Certification

Phlebotomy Course

Biological/Chemical sciences coursework

Tools

Computer keyboarding

Job description

• Phlebotomy certification preferred.

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Laboratory Phlebotomist? At Overland Park Regional Medical Center, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Schedule: Hours are 7pm-5:30am or 9pm-7:30am. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday (4-10s).

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Laboratory Phlebotomist performs collections of blood samples and specimens efficiently and appropriately following hospital and department standards and policies. Under the supervision of a Medical Technologist, the Phlebotomist may also performs routine technical functions, CLIA waived analyses and quality control. Join our team where your commitment to service, safety and professionalism will contribute to a positive patient experience.

What you will do in this role:

• You will greet patients and instruct them in proper specimen collection methods.
• You will draw blood specimens from patients by using finger sticks, heel sticks or venipunctures and collect other specimens as required.
• You will label specimens for identification purposes accurately and enter specimen data into the computer.
• You will prepare samples for microbiology, hematology, serology, blood bank, and urinalysis departments.
• You will assist with clerical duties by answering telephone calls.

What Qualifications Will You Need:

• Phlebotomy certification preferred.
• Graduate of Phlebotomy Course required.
• Additional 6 months experience preferred.
• If phlebotomy program has not been completed, to be considered, one-year of experience in a medical laboratory is required or college course work in biological/chemical sciences.
• Six months computer keyboarding or equivalent preferred.

Benefits

Overland Park Regional Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Overland Park Regional Medical Center is a 340+ bed facility offering acute medical services to our patients. We have an Accredited Stroke and Chest Pain Center. Our hospital is a premier area destination for Women's & Children’s healthcare services. We offer the region’s only Maternal Fetal Health Center to care for critically ill mothers and their babies. We have four emergency rooms, including a dedicated Pediatric emergency room and two freestanding ERs located in Olathe and Shawnee. Each year our colleagues treat over 45,000 patients. Caring for patients is more than a job for us, it's our mission and our calling. OPRMC is part of HCA Midwest Health, Kansas City’s leading healthcare provider in the region.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.