OB/GYN Phlebotomist - Patient-Centric Lab Tech

Advocate Health Care; Elmhurst (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health Care in Illinois is seeking a phlebotomist to verify patient identification, perform venipuncture, and collect specimens from newborns to adults according to protocol.

You will label specimens, handle requisitions, answer calls, assist with inventory, and support billing. Requires high school diploma and 1 year phlebotomy experience; you must communicate well, work efficiently in a fast-paced setting, and ensure patient safety and data accuracy.

Qualifications

• Basic computer skills including experience using computer software applications.
• Keyboarding and typing skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Demonstrated customer service skills to interface effectively with physicians, patients, visitors, and other healthcare employees.

Responsibilities

• Verifies positive patient identification to ensure patient safety.
• Performs venipuncture and collects specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients according to established protocol.
• Obtains specimens according to priority and scheduled draw times.
• Ensures specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing; resolves identification/requisition problems.

Skills

Patient safety

Verbal communication

Data entry

Multitasking

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Advocate Health Care in Illinois is seeking a phlebotomist to verify patient identification, perform venipuncture, and collect specimens from newborns to adults according to protocol.

You will label specimens, handle requisitions, answer calls, assist with inventory, and support billing. Requires high school diploma and 1 year phlebotomy experience; you must communicate well, work efficiently in a fast-paced setting, and ensure patient safety and data accuracy.