Phlebotomist — Flexible PRN Shifts & Growth

Lifepoint Health, Inc.; Hancock Township (MI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

Financial Protection & PTO

Financial & Career Growth

Employee Well-being

Professional Development

Job summary

UP Health System Portage, part of Lifepoint Health, is recruiting a Phlebotomist for Hancock, MI. The role involves venipuncture, specimen collection, labeling with identifiers, and coordinating with nursing for drug monitoring collections.

You will review orders, verify patient identity, and route specimens to appropriate labs, while maintaining inventory and adhering to policy. PRN varied shifts support patient care across the lab team.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Phlebotomy certification preferred.
• Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) or BCLS

Responsibilities

• Review providers' orders, quick-register patients when needed, and place appropriate lab orders per the provider's requisition.
• Verify patient identity using two patient identifiers prior to collection.
• Obtain blood specimens via venipuncture, finger stick, or heel stick per policy; collect urine, throat, and nasal specimens as ordered.
• Label specimens with at least two identifiers plus date/time and collector initials; ensure specimen integrity and proper handling.
• Perform chain-of-custody urine drug screen collections and breath alcohol testing per policy.
• Coordinate therapeutic drug-monitoring collections in collaboration with nursing to align dose and draw time.
• Resolve unusual or unclear test orders by contacting the ordering provider, pathologist, nursing station, or reference lab; elevate unresolved items to the supervisor.
• Process and route specimens to the correct internal lab departments or reference laboratories according to policy.
• Maintain par levels of collection supplies; complete weekly departmental inventories.
• Participate in performance improvement activities and required education; perform other duties as assigned.

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

UP Health System Portage, part of Lifepoint Health, is recruiting a Phlebotomist for Hancock, MI. The role involves venipuncture, specimen collection, labeling with identifiers, and coordinating with nursing for drug monitoring collections.

You will review orders, verify patient identity, and route specimens to appropriate labs, while maintaining inventory and adhering to policy. PRN varied shifts support patient care across the lab team.