Phlebotomist Technician

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; Georgia; On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta seeks a pediatric phlebotomist to collect blood specimens from newborns to 21-year-olds with strong customer service. The role emphasizes safety, accuracy, and HIPAA compliance while integrating lean process improvements.

The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of phlebotomy experience in pediatrics, venipuncture skills across age groups, and CPR certification is preferred. This on-site position is within the Laboratory Services team, supporting lean workflows.

Qualifications

• 2 years of phlebotomy experience in pediatric settings.
• Venipuncture on newborns through adolescents.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• American Society for Clinical Pathology phlebotomy certification or equivalent preferred.
• CPR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collects laboratory specimens from patients aged newborn to 21 with care.
• Performs blood collection procedures for tests including sweat collections.
• Maintain patient privacy and HIPAA compliance.
• Identify patients using two identifiers.
• Promote lean culture and process improvements.
• Clerical duties related to specimen collection and patient care.
• Support patient access duties as needed.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Venipuncture

Customer service

Lean principles

Team collaboration

HIPAA compliance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Laboratory information system

Job description

Work Shift

Day

Work Day(s)

Friday, Saturday, Thursday

Shift Start Time

7:00 AM

Shift End Time

7:30 PM

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We’re committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children’s.

Job Description

Oversees invasive procedures and techniques involved in collection of blood specimens from patients for laboratory use in diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Performs clinical laboratory duties and responsibilities and works effectively with others to meet patient needs. Actively promotes a lean work culture by performing team member duties to ensure consistent use of lean principles and processes, including continually seeking work process improvements.

Experience

• 2 years of experience in phlebotomy, including venipuncture on newborns through adolescent age groups and laboratory processing

Preferred Qualifications

• American Society for Clinical Pathology phlebotomy certification or equivalent
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• 1 year of experience in a pediatric hospital

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent

Certification Summary

• No professional certifications required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strives for adult-adult relationships with colleagues, subordinates, and superiors

Job Responsibilities

• Collects laboratory specimens properly and safely from patients newborn through age 21 using excellent customer service skills, approaching patients with age- specific behaviors, and following department and system policies and procedures.
• Performs blood collection procedures for a variety of complex tests, such as oral glucose tolerance tests, blood culture collection procedures, and the collection of blood transfusion medicine specimens.
• Performs sweat collections according to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation standards.
• Performs blood collections using universal standard precautions and complies with varying levels of isolation criteria.
• Identifies patient properly using two patient identifiers.
• Prepares patient in a developmentally appropriate manner by recognizing needs and behaviors of a variety of age groups such as understanding child growth and development and normal patterns of adolescent behavior.
• Actively promotes a lean culture by performing duties to promote the consistent use of lean principals and processes.
• Engages in continual process improvement by identifying waste, ineffective and inefficient processes, and unsafe practices.
• Performs clerical duties related to specimen collection and patient care.
• Research test/client information using laboratory computer system.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and patient privacy related to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
• Monitors and troubleshoots laboratory information system error log and specimen collection pending log.
• Recognizes necessity of taking ownership of own motivation, morale, performance, and professional development and strives for behavior consistent with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s and the laboratory’s mission, goals, and values.

Phlebotomists in Community Locations: Additional Duties and Allocation of Time.

• May be required to perform patient access duties such as patient registration into the hospital information system.
• Collects laboratory specimens as described in the above Job Responsibilities section.
• Processes laboratory specimens as described in Specimen Processor job profile (Job Code 11347).

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address

625 Big Shanty Rd NW

Job Family

Laboratory Services