Phlebotomist & Outreach Lab Specialist

Mercy Health; Kentucky; On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Mercy Health in Kentucky is seeking a Phlebotomist – Outreach Lab to join our Laboratory Department. The Phlebotomist will draw quality blood samples from patients, prepare specimens for lab testing, and perform clerical duties to support efficient operations.

You will enter orders, retrieve results, generate reports, and answer internal and external calls in a friendly, helpful manner while traveling to off-site locations as required.

Qualifications

• High School Degree or GED.
• One-year phlebotomy experience preferred but not required.
• Customer service experience in a retail or service environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides excellent customer service skills by greeting patients and the community in a respectful manner
• Collects all specimens according to established procedures from patients and ensures that they are properly processed
• Identifying patients accurately and matching the patient’s identity with the correct service is critical for patient safety
• Responsible for data entry and processing of specimen by labeling, centrifuging, splitting, and freezing specimens as requested by test orders
• Performs departmental-related clerical duties such as checking inventory, stock supplies, and answer phones as needed
• Must possess the ability to troubleshoot and resolve problems promptly
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Customer service skills

Professional communication

Travel to off-site locations

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Mercy Health in Kentucky is seeking a Phlebotomist – Outreach Lab to join our Laboratory Department. The Phlebotomist will draw quality blood samples from patients, prepare specimens for lab testing, and perform clerical duties to support efficient operations.

You will enter orders, retrieve results, generate reports, and answer internal and external calls in a friendly, helpful manner while traveling to off-site locations as required.