Phlebotomist 5667

Software Placement Group, SPG; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage expenses paid

Benefits are available

Job summary

Healthcare Provider in Austin, TX seeks a skilled phlebotomist for a contract role spanning multiple locations across the Austin area. The position is full-time with a 3-month duration and potential for permanent placement.

Responsibilities include blood draws, specimen labeling, processing, and accurate data recording, while upholding OSHA regulations and patient safety throughout the collection process.

Qualifications

• State phlebotomy certification where required.
• 1+ year of work experience with venipuncture preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Perform blood draws, label and centrifuge specimens, and maintain data/records.
• Collect and store specimens according to procedures.
• Explain venipuncture and collection methods to patients clearly and courteously.
• Follow physicians’ orders and match requisitions to tubes.
• Label, centrifuge, split, and freeze specimens per test orders.
• Package specimens for transport and ensure specimen integrity.

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Phlebotomy certification

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Location: Austin, TX (float position across the Austin area) | Schedule: Full-time contract, M-F 8am to 5 pm, with occasional availability needed for other daytime hours

Overview

A healthcare services provider is seeking a skilled Phlebotomist for a contract role with potential for perm placement. This float role supports multiple locations across the Austin, TX area and plays a key part in ensuring accurate, safe, and courteous specimen collection for patient care. The projected duration is 3 months, with potential for perm conversion.

What you'll do

• Perform blood draws, label specimens, centrifuge specimens, and record maintenance data and decontamination activities
• Collect and store specimens according to established procedures
• Clearly and courteously explain the venipuncture process and other specimen collection methods (e.g., urine or fecal) to patients
• Demonstrate proper technique using straight needles and/or butterfly needles
• Fully understand and follow physicians' orders
• Match laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes
• Label, centrifuge, split, and freeze specimens as required by test order
• Check all test requisitions or computer labels against scripts to ensure 100% accuracy
• Package specimens for transport
• Store specimen samples at required temperatures, place samples in appropriate collection containers/tubes, and accurately label and handle them per protocol to maintain specimen integrity during transport
• Understand and comply with OSHA and DEP regulations
• Attend annual department trainings
• Answer telephone calls and read laboratory results to satisfy inquiries
• Assist with troubleshooting, training, and workflow recommendations
• Update patient information as needed

Required qualifications

• Valid phlebotomy certification for the state of employment, as required in some states
• Minimum of 6 months' work experience performing venipunctures in a fast-paced lab or hospital setting
• Minimum of 1 year of experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• High School Diploma or GED
• Clean driving record and reliable transportation

Compensation and benefits

• Benefits are available
• Mileage expenses paid

Why this role

This contract position, with a projected duration of 3 months and potential for perm placement, offers mileage reimbursement and access to benefits while working across multiple locations in the Austin area.