Phlebotomist Full Time Days

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health in Louisville, KY is seeking a phlebotomist to obtain specimens via venous, capillary or finger sticks and verify patient identification prior to collection. The role emphasizes aseptic technique and accurate processing of lab orders and billing.

The phlebotomist will ensure specimen integrity, explain procedures to patients, and assist with additional lab duties as needed within the department.

Qualifications

• Phlebotomy experience or training preferred.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Obtain specimens from patients via venous, capillary or finger sticks.
• Verify patient identification and explain sampling process.
• Maintain specimen integrity using aseptic techniques.
• Process reference laboratory specimens and complete orders accurately.
• Bill appropriate patient accounts and assist with departmental duties.

Skills

Phlebotomy experience

Phlebotomy training

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Summary Job Description:

Job Summary: The phlebotomist is responsible for obtaining specimen patients via venous, capillary or finger sticks. The phlebotomist verifies patient identification and explains sampling process to the patient. The phlebotomist verifies patient identification prior to collection. Additionally, the phlebotomist maintains specimen integrity by using aseptic techniques, following department or special procedures. The phlebotomist is responsible for processing reference laboratory specimens, completing orders accurately, billing proper patient accounts, processing manual laboratory reports and assisting in any additional duties within the department.

Requirements:

Phlebotomy experience or successful completion of Phlebotomy training in an accredited Phlebotomy program preferred. High School Diploma or equivalent. Work Experience Education

About Baptist Health:

Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet or Pathway to Excellence designation for nursing excellence.

Baptist Health’s provider network:

Employment provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement:

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post-offer, pre-employment drug testing.

Notice of nondiscrimination and accessibility to services:

Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.

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