Phlebotomist - Day Shift

Mount Auburn Hospital; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA seeks a Phlebotomist to collect blood samples from adults and pediatric patients and to perform EKGs as needed. This role includes data entry, specimen labeling, and coordination with the Laboratory to ensure fast, accurate processing.

Responsibilities involve maintaining clean work areas, rotating weekends/holidays, and potentially working at off-site locations. Strong clinical and interpersonal skills are required.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent with basic anatomy knowledge.
• Ability to read and write at Invest level 3 as documented by hospital software.
• Develop technical skills and follow policies and procedures.
• Strong interpersonal skills to interact with staff, patients, physicians, and nurses.

Responsibilities

• Collect blood specimens from adults and children using venipuncture and capillary techniques; perform EKGs as assigned.
• Interface with Laboratory to expedite specimen procurement; ensure proper labeling and transport.
• Perform clerical duties including data entry on hospital and Laboratory computers.
• Maintain clean, safe blood-drawing areas in accordance with policies.
• Rotate weekends and holidays; rotate to off-site draws as needed.
• Register outpatients in Meditech with correct demographics and insurance data.
• Request appropriate tests and label specimens; match computer and handwritten labels.
• Deliver specimens to the correct Laboratory areas; ensure timely delivery of Stat tests.

Skills

Phlebotomy

EKG

Data entry

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Meditech

Laboratory computers

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Under the general supervision of the Supervisor of Phlebotomy collects blood from patients, and performs related technical, clerical, and administrative duties as needed, including EKGs.

Job Description:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

1. Collects blood specimens from adult and pediatric patients using venipuncture and capillary techniques, and following standard or prescribed methods and procedures. Performs EKGs as assigned, following SOP’s.
2. Interfaces with the Laboratory sections in the timely expedition of specimen procurement and assures proper labeling and transport of the specimens.
3. Performs associated clerical duties such as data entry on both the hospital and Laboratory computers.
4. Maintains blood-drawing area(s) in a clean and safe condition according to hospital and department policies and procedures.
5. Rotates weekends and holidays as needed or assigned.
6. Rotates in off-site (including home draws), drawing stations as needed or assigned.
7. Registers outpatients into the Meditech computer, with the correct insurance, demographic, and physician office data included.
8. Requests correct tests ordered by physicians and outreach offices and appropriately labels specimens. Properly matches computer labels to correct handwritten labels.
9. Delivers all specimens to their appropriate Laboratory areas, with emphasis on the timely delivery of Stat specimens and tests requiring specialized attention.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. High school graduate or equivalent with the ability to read, write, and comprehend instructions and have a basic knowledge of human anatomy.
2. Ability to read and write at level three as documented on "Invest," the hospital's Employee Learning Laboratory software.
3. Ability to develop technical skills and become familiar with policies and procedures. Need for general analytical skills to resolve minor conflicts and problems.
4. High level of interpersonal skills to interface with section staff, patients, physicians, and nurses in a professional manner Physical Requirements & Environment:
   1. Walking and standing 90% of the time.
   2. Exposure to biohazards and infectious patients and specimens 75% of the time.
   3. Potential exposure to injury from needle punctures.
   4. Normal laboratory setting with limited exposure to dust or extreme temperature variation.
   5. Occasional exposure to portable x-ray machines on patient units.
   6. Rotation among several off-site locations.
   7. Complies with precautions, as defined by Infection Control staff, in patients/materials requiring isolation.
   8. Consistently uses sharps safety devices as designed to prevent injuries to self.

Pay Range:

$21.00 - $28.26 The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment. More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled At Beth Israel Lahey Health, we are driving the change in health care that Massachusetts wants and needs. Our culture promotes continuous learning, growth, innovation and a sense of belonging. We make it a priority to offer comprehensive compensation and benefits and help you achieve a healthy and balanced life. While you're busy caring for and supporting our patients, we take care of you.