Phlebotomist - OB/GYN (Penn Hills, PA)

UPMC; Penn Hills (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC is seeking a Full-Time Phlebotomist for their Center for Fertility and Reproductive Endocrinology in Penn Hills. The role involves drawing blood, rooming patients, and ensuring quality patient care. Join a team dedicated to life-changing medicine with competitive pay and benefits.

Benefits

Health and welfare benefits

Work life balance

Competitive pay

Qualifications

• Previous phlebotomy or direct patient care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Accurately perform phlebotomy and specimen collection.
• Interact with laboratory customers courteously and professionally.
• Procure appropriate blood specimens by venipuncture.

Skills

Patient Care

Communication

Collaboration

Independent Judgment

Job description

UPMC is hiring a Full-Time Phlebotomist to join their Center for Fertility and Reproductive Endocrinology office in Penn Hills!

Hours: Monday-Friday, 6:30am to 3:00pm. Rotating weekends. No evenings required!

Location: 419 Rodi Road, Penn Hills, PA 15235

Position Specifics: This position will be responsible for drawing blood, rooming patients, taking basic vital signs, chaperoning procedures, cleaning rooms/instruments, calling patients on the phone. Previous phlebotomy or direct patient care experience is preferred.

Department Details: Our Center for Fertility and Reproductive Endocrinology office is a unique office, the only department in UPMC that provides the care we do. We are an outpatient facility, but function more like a hospital with daylight hours.

See what being a Phlebotomist can do for UPMC and what UPMC can do for you – it’s more than just a job!

What Can You Bring to UPMC?

• Contribute to UPMC’s mission of Life Changing Medicine
• Set the standards for the level and quality of care for the care delivery team
• Provide patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with all team members.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the community and to your health care profession

What Can UPMC Do for You?

• A career path that provides you with the right experience to be successful in the position you want to obtain now and, in the future
• Health and welfare benefits like medical, vision, dental, and life and disability, and an exceptional retirement program
• Work life balance to help manage other important aspects of your life such as: PTO, wellness programs, paid parental leave
• Competitive pay for the work that you do – base pay, merit, and premium pay

Purpose:
This position has the responsibility and accountability for accurately performing phlebotomy and specimen collection of inpatients and/or outpatients. Samples collected by the phlebotomist are used for laboratory test procedures that are essential in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. The Phlebotomist may also perform computer, courier, and clerical functions that are essential to laboratory operations. The Phlebotomist works in conjunction with and under the supervision of the Medical Technologists.

Responsibilities:

• Interact with all laboratory customers courteously and professionally; responds to telephone inquiries in a timely manner.
• Following proper patient identification procedures, procures appropriate blood specimens by venipuncture, heelstick and fingerstick. As required, instructs patients on the collection procedures for laboratory specimens that are obtained by the patient, and may collect samples other than blood.
• Demonstrates dependability, reliability, and independent judgment recognizing priorities to accommodate department needs and acceptance of appropriate authority.
• Specimen collection may be performed at off-site locations. Transports specimens from on- and off-site collection areas to the appropriate section of the laboratory following established safety procedures.
• Adhere to established laboratory and hospital policies in areas of procedures, methods, quality control, quality assurance, safety, including hand hygiene techniques and proper isolation precautions., compliance and personnel policies.
• As required, performs related clerical duties, and utilizes various computer functions to accurately enter demographic information into the information system(s), enters test orders, receives, cancels, charges, and credits tests, while ascertaining adequacy of patient information as well as sample identity.
• Trains and orients new employees, students and residents, as applicable and as assigned.
• Inform technical staff, supervisory personnel and/or pathologists of any unusual or problematic incidents.
• May also perform arterial puncture following strict collection and post collection guidelines .
• Monitors and maintains supplies for those functions for which the position is responsible; uses materials and reagents in a cost-effective manner.