Lead Phlebotomist — High-Volume Hospital Lab

ProMedica; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

ProMedica is seeking a Phlebotomist at Toledo Hospital in the Phlebotomy department. The role involves collecting specimens for procedures and performing testing, with patient care before, during, and after collection.

Pre-analytic tasks such as centrifugation, decanting, and packaging are also performed. The phlebotomist will use QA data to improve services, address quality issues, and ensure customer satisfaction, while following asepsis guidelines and mentoring students or new associates.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• A diploma from an accredited phlebotomy training institute OR one year phlebotomy experience.
• Successful completion of an academic program which included substantial practical clinical phlebotomy experience (i.e.: 3+ week clinical student rotation program in a hospital setting).

Responsibilities

• Collect products and/or specimens for procedures and perform testing while caring for the patient before, during and after collection.
• Perform pre-analytic tasks for sample preparation including centrifugation, decanting, specimen distribution and specimen packaging.
• Use quality assurance data to enhance services and recommend changes in procedures to address quality issues and provide customer satisfaction.
• Familiar with test names and abbreviations and cross-referencing tests to specimen types; follow strict principles of asepsis and antisepsis and use leadership skills to help train new associates or students.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Education

Phlebotomy training diploma

Job description

ProMedica is seeking a Phlebotomist at Toledo Hospital in the Phlebotomy department. The role involves collecting specimens for procedures and performing testing, with patient care before, during, and after collection.

Pre-analytic tasks such as centrifugation, decanting, and packaging are also performed. The phlebotomist will use QA data to improve services, address quality issues, and ensure customer satisfaction, while following asepsis guidelines and mentoring students or new associates.