Phlebotomist, Float, Per Diem-Nights

C100 UMass Memorial Medical Center, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 23,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health in Central Massachusetts is seeking a Phlebotomist to collect blood specimens by venipuncture and capillary methods, perform EKGs, pulse oximetry, and point-of-care testing, and assist with specimen processing for inpatients and outpatients.

Required is a high school diploma with phlebotomy training or proven experience, plus BLS within 3 months. Flexibility to float across units, and potential signing bonus eligibility during interviews.

Qualifications

• High School graduate with recognized phlebotomy training or documented experience.
• BLS certification required within 3 months of employment and maintained annually.
• Flex, float to areas needing coverage to support staffing and surge needs.

Responsibilities

• Collect blood specimens by venipuncture and capillary from patients.
• Perform EKG, pulse oximetry, and point-of-care testing as required.
• Perform phlebotomy with proper specimen collection equipment and techniques.
• Review physician orders to ensure tests meet Medical Necessity guidelines.
• Prepare ABN for tests not meeting Medical Necessity and obtain signatures.

Skills

Phlebotomy

EKG

Vital signs monitoring

Education

High School graduate

Phlebotomy training program

Job description

Are you an internal caregiver, student, or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health? Exemption Status: Non-Exempt Hiring Range: $16.60 - $29.88 Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations. Schedule Details: Holidays - Every Other Holiday, Monday through Friday, Weekends (Saturday and Sunday) Scheduled Hours: 10:30pm - 6:30am Shift: 3 - Night Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America) Hours: 0.01 Cost Center: 10020 - 1720 MSSD Phelbotomy 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.
• 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.
• FLEX, FLOAT to any area where help is needed to cover FMLA, sick calls, vacations and surge patients.
• 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. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

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.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [e-mail].

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 role for our patients, their families and our community every day.