Phlebotomist

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

Job summary

CHI Health St. Elizabeth in Lincoln, Nebraska is seeking a Phlebotomist to perform blood collection and specimen processing, ensuring top-quality patient care and timely handling of specimens.

You will obtain and process blood samples via capillary or venipuncture, maintaining specimen integrity and supporting clerical duties while prioritizing patient comfort and turnaround times.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or GED.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Positive patient identification at all times.
• Maintain communication within the department and with other hospital staff.
• Follow isolation and hand hygiene procedures.
• Perform venous and capillary punctures across all ages with proper technique.
• Perform Blood Bank collections and adhere to banding procedures.
• Keep phlebotomy trays, stations, and storage areas clean and organized.

Skills

Phlebotomy

CPR

Patient care

Education

High School 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 of 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.

Pay Range

$16.06 - $22.69 /hour