Phlebotomist, Benedict Draw Station, 40hr, Day

C100 UMass Memorial Medical Center, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus available

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health is seeking a Phlebotomy Technician to join our team in the United States. This role collects blood specimens, performs EKG and pulse oximetry tests, and ensures compliance with medical necessity guidelines.

You will handle ABN paperwork and participate in quality control of testing equipment. Responsibilities include processing specimens, preparing registrations, and supporting outreach testing as needed.

Qualifications

• High School graduate with recognized phlebotomy training or documented phlebotomy experience.
• BLS certification required within 3 months of employment; annual competencies maintained.

Responsibilities

• Collect blood specimens by venipuncture and capillary methods.
• Perform EKG, pulse oximetry and point-of-care testing for inpatients and outpatients.
• Perform phlebotomy procedures using appropriate collection equipment.
• Review physician orders to ensure tests meet Medical Necessity guidelines.
• Prepare ABN forms for tests not meeting guidelines and obtain signatures.
• Maintain instrumentation and perform quality control for EKG and POC testing.
• Process specimens: centrifugation, aliquoting, labeling and packaging.
• Provide essential patient data and insurance information for specimen registration.

Skills

Phlebotomy procedures

EKG

BLS certification

Education

High School diploma with phlebotomy training

Tools

ADT system

Job description

Are you a current UMass Memorial Health caregiver?

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt Hiring Range: $20.32 - $38.17 (based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week). Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details: Holidays - Every Other Holiday, Monday through Friday, Weekends - Every Other Weekend Scheduled Hours: 8:30 am - 5 pm. M-F and 5am -1:30 pm or 5:30am -2 pm on weekends and holidays. Shift: 1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America) Hours: 40 Cost Center: 10020 - 1720 MSSD Phelbotomy Union: UFCW (United Food and Commercial Workers) This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Major Responsibilities:

• Collects blood specimens by venipuncture and capillary from patients.
• Performs EKG, pulse oximetry, and point-of-care testing on inpatients and outpatients as required.
• Performs venipuncture and capillary phlebotomy procedures on patients using appropriate specimen collection equipment and techniques.
• Review requisition and orders from physicians to ensure appropriate tests are drawn and tests meet guidelines for Medical Necessity.
• Prepares Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) for tests that do not meet Medical Necessity guidelines and obtains appropriate signatures from patient and self.
• Performs EKG, pulse oximetry and point-of-care testing procedures as requested and associated quality control and maintenance of instrumentation.
• Processes specimens including centrifugation, pour-off, aliquoting, labeling, and packaging.
• Provides essential patient data and insurance information for registration of specimens.
• May create registration for outreach specimens in Hospital Admission/Discharge/Transfer (ADT) system.

Position Qualifications:

• Education: Required: High School graduate with successful completion from a recognized program for training in phlebotomy or prior documented experience performing phlebotomy.
• License/Certification: Required: Basic life support certification required within 3 months of employment. Maintenance of annual competencies in BLS.
• Flex, maybe required to work and travel to other locations and campuses per the needs of the department. Expected to come to work during inclement weather.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other.

Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver. No matter their responsibilities or title, every employee or "caregiver" fills an important role for our patients and their families every day.

Who is a caregiver? It's not just the person who delivers the care. It's all the people who make it work... and make it better.

Caregivers give everything that helps patients heal, from expertise to extra attention. They give clean, comfortable rooms. Fast, accurate answers. And an easier, less stressful experience. They give warm, reassuring smiles, and helping hands.

We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, our community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.