Phlebotomist: Precise Draws, Lab Support & Patient Care

Advocate Health Care; Park Ridge (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health Care seeks a phlebotomist to collect specimens from neonates to adults, ensuring patient safety and proper specimen labeling. You will support the laboratory with data entry, result reporting, and QC activities in a fast-paced hospital setting.

The role requires knowledge of phlebotomy, basic computer skills, and strong customer service abilities. On-site work with the hospital’s laboratory team offers growth through hands-on training and cross-functional involvement.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates knowledge and experience in 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 and assesses reactions to specimen procurement.
• Performs venipuncture and collects specimens from newborn, pediatric, and adult patients according to established protocol.
• Ensures specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing; resolves ID/requisition problems.
• Performs limited testing under CLIA, 1988 guidelines according to policies.
• Answers and screens telephone calls; assists with inventory and maintains supplies; supports Billing.
• Receives and sorts specimens from internal and external customers.
• Orders and verifies test requests; documents information for QA; runs quality control; notifies providers of stat/abnormal results.
• Performs laboratory result entry in the computer system.
• Performs proficiency testing like patient samples.
• Instructs employees and students in phlebotomy, data entry and specimen processing.
• Demonstrates knowledge to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served.

Skills

Phlebotomy knowledge

Customer service

Data entry

Communication

Multitasking

Basic computer skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Advocate Health Care seeks a phlebotomist to collect specimens from neonates to adults, ensuring patient safety and proper specimen labeling. You will support the laboratory with data entry, result reporting, and QC activities in a fast-paced hospital setting.

The role requires knowledge of phlebotomy, basic computer skills, and strong customer service abilities. On-site work with the hospital’s laboratory team offers growth through hands-on training and cross-functional involvement.