Phlebotomist - N

The University of Kansas Health System; United States; On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System seeks a Phlebotomist to collect and prepare specimens for analysis at the N St Rose Medical Pavilion. This role includes blood draws and finger sticks, with attention to patient safety and accurate labeling.

Responsibilities cover venipuncture, specimen handling, data entry in HIS/LIS, and collaboration with nursing staff. Requires a high school diploma and at least one year of specimen collection experience; BLS certification is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Minimum one year of experience in specimen collection and processing.
• Advanced phlebotomy skills for adult and pediatric patients.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Responsibilities

• Performs venipuncture and specimen collection per protocol.
• Provides patient and care providers with collection instructions and materials.
• Ensures proper container type, labeling, and transport conditions.
• Enters orders and specimen data in HIS/LIS according to policies.
• Maintains inventory of supplies and assists nursing staff as needed.

Skills

Venipuncture

Specimen collection

Patient communication

Data entry

Pre-analytical variables

Phlebotomy

Education

High School Graduate

Tools

HIS

LIS

BLS software

Job description

Position Title Phlebotomist - N St Rose Medical Pavilion

Position Summary / Career Interest:

Collects and prepares specimens for analysis through various procedures including blood draw, finger sticks and swabbing.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Performs blood draws by venipuncture according to standard protocol, ensuring patient safety and quality specimen collection.
• Performs specimen collection using appropriate techniques and adhering to requirements.
• Provides patients and/or care providers with instructions and necessary materials for specimen collection.
• Provides immediate patient care if patient exhibits sign of a post-venipuncture reaction, typically vaso-vagal.
• Pro-actively assesses patient presentation and escorts patient to draw room with recliner if patient is an adolescent or young adult or states that they typically have a reaction to having their blood drawn.
• Performs data entry in applicable information systems in compliance with departmental and organizational policies.
• Demonstrates knowledge of specimen collection techniques and requirements.
• Ensures proper container type, centrifugation, and transport conditions for specimens.
• Able to determine appropriateness of specimens for add-on testing.
• Releases orders on ambulatory health system patients with orders in HIS Receives samples in LIS, prints bar code labels and affixes labels to specimens.
• Enters outside orders in LIS when copy of outside order is scanned into HIS.
• Provides assistance to nursing staff when requested.
• Performs specimen processing duties such as aliquoting urine and separating blood samples when required for testing.
• Understands pre-analytical variables that can impact test results: Container Type, Time, Temperature, Centrifugation, labeling.
• Able to determine appropriateness of specimens for addon testing.
• Responds to telephone inquiries and provides customer service to the end caller by addressing their needs and troubleshooting.
• Instructs, orients and mentors students, employees, patients and other health care providers as applicable.
• Maintains an adequate inventory of supplies.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit.

Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

High School Graduate

Preferred Education and Experience

1 or more years

Minimum one year of experience in specimen collection and processing Advanced level of skill in adult and pediatric phlebotomy

Required Licensure and Certification

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred Licensure and Certification

Phlebotomy Technician (PBT) - American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP)

Time Type

Full time

Important information for you to know as you apply:

The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [e-mail]. Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

About The University of Kansas Health System

As part of the region's premier academic medical center, The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City is a world-class healthcare provider and destination for complex care and diagnosis. We are driven by our commitment to service, continuous improvement and to the highest degree of excellence. Collaboration between physicians, nurses, researchers, educators and other professionals who share their expertise leads to exciting discoveries and life-changing treatments for the people we serve.