Pediatric Phlebotomy Technician — Weekdays & Growth

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated; Elk River (MN); On-site; USD 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated is seeking a Phlebotomy Technician in Elk River, MN. You will perform venous and capillary blood collection for adults and pediatric patients, including Point of Care testing, following strict safety protocols.

The role requires Pediatrics experience and offers a daytime schedule Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM, with rotational weekends. Salary range is $24.00–$27.00 per hour.

Qualifications

• 1 year phlebotomy experience required, inclusive of pediatric, geriatric, and capillary collections.
• Keyboard/data entry experience.
• Flexible and available based on staffing needs, which includes weekends, holidays, on-call and overtime.
• Must have reliable transportation, valid driver's license, and clean driving record, if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Collects blood and/or perform POC as assigned
• Cleans and re-stocks POC supplies and prepares phlebotomy carts/trays.
• Assists coworkers with draws and POC testing.
• Draws venous or capillary blood from newborn through geriatric aged patients using proper aseptic collection techniques.
• Draws and delivers (where applicable) all blood work (stat, timed, routine) within established departmental policy time frames.
• Draws venous and capillary blood into proper tubes and culture vials according to the purpose for which the blood is to be tested.
• Performs and processes all POC tests on patients ranging from newborn to geriatrics.
• Completes clerical functions associated with POC testing documents.
• Reports incidents/issues regarding patients or employees timely to group leader or supervisor
• Reports supply needs and equipment defects in a timely fashion.
• Logs refrigerator temperatures daily and reports if falls out range to group leader or supervisor
• Travels and performs phlebotomy duties and POC testing, as needed, at Health fair sand PSA testing sites and delivers specimens to laboratory.
• Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc). This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).
• Adheres to the standards identified in the clinics Organizational Competencies.

Skills

Pediatrics experience

Keyboard/data entry

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Medical training: medical assistant or paramedic training preferred

Phlebotomy certification preferred; required in CA, NV, and WA

Job description

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated is seeking a Phlebotomy Technician in Elk River, MN. You will perform venous and capillary blood collection for adults and pediatric patients, including Point of Care testing, following strict safety protocols.

The role requires Pediatrics experience and offers a daytime schedule Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM, with rotational weekends. Salary range is $24.00–$27.00 per hour.