Phlebotomist

HCA Houston Healthcare; Webster (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) Plan with match

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake is seeking a dedicated phlebotomy technician to join our Laboratory team. You will perform venipunctures and skin punctures, input specimen data, and assist in processing specimens in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Responsibilities include maintaining safety standards, adhering to confidentiality, and communicating test results per policy. Effective multitasking and attention to detail are essential to deliver accurate lab services for patient care.

Qualifications

• Performs venipuncture and skin puncture competently and expediently.
• Inputs specimen collection information in the computer.
• Adheres to safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Maintains established department policies and safety standards.
• Performs specimen collection and processing with minimal errors.
• Inputs collection information into the computer and processes requisitions.
• Distributes specimens to reference laboratories as required.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient information.
• Communicates critical test results per policy.
• Continuously updates knowledge and quality control documentation.

Skills

Venipuncture

Phlebotomy

Data entry

Safety and infection control

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary And Qualifications

Performs venipunctures and skin punctures competently and expediently as requested during shift both in in-patient and out-patient areas. Has thorough knowledge of test requirements and assists in the Clinical Laboratory as needed. Responsibilities include bleeding time tests, inputting specimen collection information in the computer as required, general clerical duties such as answering phones and processing requisitions in house and specimens sent to reference laboratories. Adheres to proper drawing techniques, and understands the cognitive, emotional and chronological maturation of each age group.

What you will do in this role

• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, performance improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards
• Conducts job duties in accordance with established hospital and departmental policy and safety/infection control standards
• Maintains confidentiality relative to patient information
• Reports to work on time and absences are not to exceed hospital standards
• Performs all required procedures related to processing and distribution of specimens, and distribution of laboratory reports
• Produces accurate results with a minimum of clerical errors
• Regularly updates knowledge of procedures, techniques and standards appropriate to the performance of duties
• Organizes work to complete job tasks in a timely manner
• Responds promptly to changes in workload, adjusting assignments as necessary to achieve optimal productivity and efficiency
• Completes job duties within required timeframe according to established schedules or workflow requirements
• Interprets and properly orders laboratory requests, performing venipuncture with minimal trauma, properly identifying patient and specimen
• Consults with supervisor regarding discrepant specimens or unexpected problems
• Communicates critical test results to nursing, other department, pathologist or physician according to established policy
• Follows up on questionable specimens and takes problem to completion
• Takes initiative to alleviate problem situation before reporting to supervisor
• Assists in care and maintenance of laboratory work area and furnishings/equipment/supplies
• Demonstrates responsibility for the containment of hospital costs through appropriate use and conservation of supplies
• Performs and documents instrument quality control as scheduled
• Maintains work area uncluttered and properly supplied for most efficient use
• Notifies supervisor of instrument/procedure problem
• Performance Improvement /Best Outcomes
• Offers ideas and suggestions for improvement within the laboratory or hospital
• Works to provide the highest quality of care to the patient and other customers
• Demonstrates initiative by using unstructured time constructively
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops
• Attends continuing education courses related to area of specialization to remain current in the field
• Attends all appropriate departmental/hospital inservice meetings
• Serves as a resource
• Participates in Performance Improvement
• Is able to articulate departmental PI activities
• Assists in one of the following PI activities:
• Assists in data collection
• Identifies opportunities or ideas for improvement in dept or organization

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• High School Graduate / GED

No Travel Required

Benefits

No experience Required Years of Experience

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake is a 530+ bed hospital where sophisticated, world-class medicine meets the comfort, care and convenience of a community hospital. For more than 40 years, we have proudly been providing high quality, cost-effective, comprehensive healthcare to the Houston Bay Area. We opened our doors in 1972 and now employ 2,000+ staff members and 900+ physicians in a wide range of specialties. Our specialists offer more talent and experience than any other hospital in the region. We are a Level II Trauma Center and the only exclusive heart hospital south of Houston. Our accredited center provides nationally-recognized care in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and recovery of cardiovascular diseases. HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake offers a variety of other services, including Woman Services, Pediatric Care, Breast Diagnostic Center, ACR-accredited Imaging Center, Wound Care Treatment Center featuring Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and much more. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

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