Phlebotomist

LifePoint Health; Lawrenceburg (IA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

LifePoint Health seeks a Phlebotomist for Southern TN Regional Health System – Lawrenceburg. This full-time night-shift position focuses on accurate blood collection, specimen labeling, and coordination with nursing for timely sample delivery.

Responsibilities include verifying patient identity, handling various specimen types, and maintaining supplies. Requirements: HS diploma, phlebotomy certification, and BCLS. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• High School diploma is required.
• Phlebotomy certification is required.
• BCLS certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Review orders, register patients, and place lab orders as needed.
• Verify patient identity using two identifiers prior to collection.
• Obtain blood specimens by venipuncture, finger/heel stick, and collect other specimens as ordered.
• Label specimens with identifiers, date/time, and collector initials.
• Perform urine drug screen collections and breath alcohol testing per policy.
• Coordinate drug-monitoring collections with nursing staff.
• Resolve unclear orders by contacting providers and elevate unresolved items as needed.
• Route specimens to the correct labs and manage specimen handling.
• Maintain collection supplies and participate in department inventories.
• Participate in quality improvement activities and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Education

High School diploma

Phlebotomy certification

BCLS

Job description

Phlebotomist

Full Time (Night shift)

Your experience matters

Southern TN Regional Health System – Lawrenceburg is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to priority your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Phlebotomist joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

Essential Functions:

• Review providers’ orders, quick-register patients when needed, and place appropriate lab orders per the provider’s requisition.
• Verify patient identity using two patient identifiers prior to collection.
• Obtain blood specimens via venipuncture, finger stick, or heel stick per policy; collect urine, throat, and nasal specimens as ordered.
• Label specimens with at least two identifiers plus date/time and collector initials; ensure specimen integrity and proper handling.
• Perform chain-of-custody urine drug screen collections and breath alcohol testing per policy.
• Coordinate therapeutic drug-monitoring collections in collaboration with nursing to align dose and draw time.
• Resolve unusual or unclear test orders by contacting the ordering provider, pathologist, nursing station, or reference lab; elevate unresolved items to the supervisor.
• Process and route specimens to the correct internal lab departments or reference laboratories according to policy.
• Maintain par levels of collection supplies; complete weekly departmental inventories.
• Participate in performance improvement activities and required education; perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and requirements:

Education: High School diploma

License/Certification: Phlebotomy certification

Certifications: BCLS required

More about Southern TN Regional Health System – Lawrenceburg

STRHS-Lawrenceburg, formerly Crockett Hospital, is a 99-bed, acute care facility located in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, 85 miles south of Nashville.

We have been providing the best healthcare in Lawrence County and surrounding counties in Southern Middle Tennessee since 1974. We expanded the facility and services in 1991 with the addition of an Outpatient Surgery Unit, a state-of-the-art 24-hour physician-staffed Emergency Department, and an Intensive Care Unit. The hospital opened a 10-bed Physical Rehabilitation Unit in 1997, and a Women’s Health Center in 1999. Diagnostic imaging services include in-house MRI, Nuclear Medicine, CT, X-ray, Digital Mammography and Ultrasound. The Rehabilitation Unit provides Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapies. In 2009, a $5.6 million construction was completed which expanded the Emergency Department, Outpatient Surgery Unit and Registration area.

STRHS-Lawrenceburg is dedicated to providing our friends and neighbors with the healthcare they need close to home. What makes us special is our staff. Our healthcare professionals are well-trained, dedicated, and above all else, caring. STRHS-Lawrenceburg is fully accredited by the Joint Commission and the Society of Chest Pain Centers.

EEOC Statement

“Southern TN Regional Health System – Lawrenceburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Southern TN Regional Health System – Lawrenceburg is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.