Pathology Patient Care Technician II

Texas Children's Hospital; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 22,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children’s Hospital is seeking a Pathology Patient Care Technician II to perform phlebotomy for inpatients and outpatients and to order and process specimens in the laboratory. This role operates in a fast-paced pediatric care environment.

The ideal candidate has a high school diploma or GED and at least 1 year of phlebotomist experience, with a focus on accurate sample handling and patient-friendly interactions. This is a hospital-based, on-site position.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1 year phlebotomist experience required.

Responsibilities

• Interacts with patients and parents to perform phlebotomy procedures following age-appropriate care.
• Performs venipuncture, fingerstick, and heel stick phlebotomy procedures including blood cultures, newborn screens, etc.
• Greets parents and patients promptly and courteously, values customers and gives full attention.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the procedures and equipment; maintains skills and competency via performance and supervision.
• Performs and participates in proficiency testing programs to validate competency as required.
• Documents events in the event tracker and documents findings; investigates circumstances around events.
• Directs workflow and staff breaks to ensure work is processed within the established turn-around time.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Patient care

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description

We are searching for a Pathology Patient Care Technician II -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will perform phlebotomy for inpatients and outpatients as well as order and process specimens in the laboratory.

We are searching for a Pathology Patient Care Technician II -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will perform phlebotomy for inpatients and outpatients as well as order and process specimens in the laboratory.

Think you’ve got what it takes?

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required
• 1 year phlebotomist experience required

Responsibilities

• Interacts with patients and parents to perform phlebotomy procedures following protocols for age-appropriate care
• Performs venipuncture, fingerstick, and heel stick phlebotomy procedures including blood cultures, newborn screens, dxylose and glucose tolerances, etc. as written in the Central Receiving and Processing manual
• Greets parents and patients promptly and courteously, values customers and gives customer full attention
• Demonstrates theoretical and practical knowledge of the procedures and equipment; maintains skills and demonstrates competency via performance, documentation, and observation by supervisory staff
• Performs and participates in proficiency testing programs to validate competency as required
• Demonstrates theoretical and practical knowledge of the procedures and equipment, maintains skills and demonstrates competency via performance, documentation, and observation by supervisory staff
• Documents events in the event tracker as events are discovered. Investigates circumstances around the events and document
• directs workflow and staff breaks to ensure work is processed within the established turn‑around time

About Us

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children ’ s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children ’ s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children ’ s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children ’ s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state‑of‑the‑art facility providing world‑class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children ’ s Health Plan, the nation ’ s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children ’ s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children ’ s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children ’ s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.

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Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.