Phlebotomist (Part-Time) — Patient Care & Lab Support

Advocate Health Care; Kenosha (WI); On-site; USD 27,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Job summary

Advocate Health Care in Kenosha, WI is seeking a part-time phlebotomist to collect specimens across newborn to adult patients, verify patient IDs, and ensure proper labeling for testing.

You will perform venipuncture, assist with specimen handling, data entry, and basic testing under CLIA guidelines, supporting billing and inventory as needed. Strong communication and patient care skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates knowledge of phlebotomy or related laboratory function.
• Basic computer skills including experience using computer software applications.
• Keyboarding and typing skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good listening skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Demonstrated customer service skills to interface effectively with physicians, patients, visitors, and other healthcare employees.

Responsibilities

• Verifies positive patient identification to ensure patient safety.
• Assesses patient reactions to specimen procurement.
• Performs Venipuncture and collects other specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients according to established protocol.
• Obtains medical assistance when judged necessary.
• Obtains specimens according to priority and scheduled draw times.
• Ensures completion of specimen collection functions according to protocol.
• Ensures that specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing.
• Resolves specimen identification and/or requisition problems and clarifies requests.
• Performs limited testing under CLIA, 1988 guidelines according to established policies and procedures.
• Answers and screens telephone calls.
• Assists with inventory and maintains supplies and/or equipment.
• Provides assistance in support of Billing and other business functions.
• Accepts specimens from a variety of internal and external customers.
• Receives and sorts specimens.
• Packages and tracks specimens for transport.
• Processes specimens for testing, including aliquoting, pre-analytical steps, and loading instruments, while maintaining proper specimen identification.
• Responds to additional specimen procurement requests via pager or other means.
• Orders and verifies test requests.
• Documents appropriate information for quality assurance/improvement according to established protocol.
• Runs quality control checks.
• Takes appropriate action to notify providers of stat, critical and other abnormal results as defined by policy and procedure.
• Performs laboratory result entry in the computer system.
• Performs internal and external proficiency testing in the same manner as patient samples.
• Reviews various pending and management reports.
• Generates and distributes reports.
• Instructs employees and students in phlebotomy, data entry and specimen processing functions.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Customer service

Basic computer skills

Communication

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Advocate Health Care in Kenosha, WI is seeking a part-time phlebotomist to collect specimens across newborn to adult patients, verify patient IDs, and ensure proper labeling for testing.

You will perform venipuncture, assist with specimen handling, data entry, and basic testing under CLIA guidelines, supporting billing and inventory as needed. Strong communication and patient care skills are essential.