Overview
Join our team at Geisinger Medical Laboratories. You can find your passion for caring and innovation as a team member in our state‑of‑the‑art laboratories. Our mission is to provide exceptional patient care through innovative, efficient, and high‑quality laboratory services.
Responsibilities
- Perform venipunctures and skin punctures per CLSI guidelines.
- Demonstrate expertise in patient identification, specimen collection, labeling, accessioning, and processing.
- Exhibit strong problem solving skills.
- Understand criteria for specimen acceptability and rejection.
- Function effectively in a team environment.
- Work under the leadership of a Phlebotomist III, Preanalytical Specialist, Team Lead, Supervisor, or other Laboratory Leader and escate issues as needed.
- Possess critical thinking skills to adjust to changing work conditions.
- Carry out responsibilities independently and accountably in all assigned care areas.
- Function as an autonomous end user of relevant Geisinger business applications and tools.
- Perform specimen collection in Acute, Post‑acute, Clinic, and Field Service areas as needed.
- Mentor students and new employees.
- Conduct yourself in alignment with core values and competencies.
- Manage inventory as required and directed by site or regional lead.
- Complete initial and annual competency through the Learning Management System, including exams and direct observation checklists.
- Foster a collaborative approach to patient care with effective communication, teamwork, accountability, judgment, and decision making.
- Assist with continuous improvement initiatives such as root cause analyses and investigative processes.
- Work in a clinical environment and comply with all organization policies and procedures.
Qualifications
- Phlebotomist I: Less than 1 year of experience.
- Phlebotomist II: 1–2 years of experience or graduate from Geisinger School of Phlebotomy Program.
- Phlebotomist III: Qualifications of Phlebotomist II plus ASCP certification and completion of the Internal Preceptor course.
- High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED).
- Minimum of 2 years related work experience.
- Certified Phlebotomy Technician – American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).
- Military experience (e.g., Army 68W, Navy Hospital Corpsman) considered.
Benefits
- Full health, dental, and vision benefits starting day one.
- Three medical plan choices with expanded network options.
- Pre‑tax savings plans: FSA, HSA with employer contribution.
- Company‑paid life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage.
- 401(k) plan with automatic Geisinger contributions.
- Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that accrues quickly.
- Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year.
- MyHealth Rewards wellness program with financial incentives.
- Family‑friendly support: adoption, fertility assistance, parental leave, military leave, free Care.com membership for backup care.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for childcare, eldercare, pet care, legal guidance, mental health, and digital self‑help tools.
- Voluntary benefits: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, universal life, pet and legal insurance.
We are an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.