Phlebotomist

CommonSpirit Health; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health, through CHI Health St. Elizabeth in Lincoln, NE, is seeking a Phlebotomist to accurately collect blood specimens and process them for testing. You will ensure patient comfort, maintain specimen integrity, and support clerical tasks to keep the workflow efficient.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED and CPR certification within 90 days. Preferred candidates may have 3 months of phlebotomy experience in an acute care setting and a Phlebotomy Technician

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Performs blood collection via capillary or venipuncture with proper patient identification and comfort.
• Processes specimens, ensures proper handling, disposal, and timely distribution to testing areas.
• Maintains clean and organized phlebotomy trays, stations, and storage areas.
• Adheres to isolation and hand hygiene procedures.
• Follows Blood Bank collection and banding procedures with accuracy.
• Performs clerical duties as needed.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Phlebotomist, you will play a vital role in determining patient diagnoses and treatment by expertly performing blood collection and specimen processing, ensuring the highest level of patient care.

Every day you will expertly obtain and process blood specimens via capillary or venipuncture, ensuring integrity, proper disposal, and timely distribution to testing areas with special instructions, all while performing clerical duties and prioritizing patient comfort.

To be successful in this role, you will possess the precise clinical skills for blood collection and specimen handling, coupled with a genuine passion for helping others. You will demonstrate exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational abilities, and a special talent for making patients feel comfortable during blood work, while adhering to lab collection turnaround times.

• Practices positive patient identification at all times, in all job functions.
• Practices HumanKindness and courtesy with all patient and co-worker interactions. Establishes and maintains good communication within the department and with other hospital departments.
• Compliance with isolation and hand sanitization procedures.
• Follows blood collection procedures, performs venous and capillary punctures on all age groups of inpatient and outpatient populations. Utilizes appropriate collection techniques to obtain quality samples and adheres to appropriate volume requirements.
• Performs Blood Bank collections. Follows written collection and Blood Bank banding procedures. Demonstrates accuracy and good penmanship. Adheres to specimen requirements.
• Maintains order and cleanliness of phlebotomy trays, stations and storage rooms.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Graduate or GED
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 90 Days

Preferred

• 3 months phlebotomy in an acute care facility
• Phlebotomy Technician certification

Where You'll Work

CHI Health St. Elizabeth, founded by the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration in 1889, is a full-service, 260-bed, nonprofit regional medical center in Lincoln, Neb. St. Elizabeth specializes in the treatment areas of newborn and pediatric care, women’s health, burn and wound, cardiology, oncology, emergency medicine, orthopedics and neuroscience.