Phlebotomist | Waltham 8a-430p

Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc.; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Phlebotomist to join their Patient Service Center team. In this vital role, you will perform specimen collections, ensuring accuracy and providing top-notch customer service to patients. Your contributions will directly impact the quality of care and support provided to the community. This position offers a unique opportunity to be the face of the laboratory, making a difference in patients' lives while working alongside a compassionate team. If you are passionate about healthcare and eager to grow in a supportive environment, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• 0-1 years related work experience required.

Responsibilities

• Perform venipunctures and ensure proper ID/labeling of specimens.
• Provide exceptional customer service to patients.

Skills

Customer Service

Written Communication

Oral Communication

Team Work

Basic Computer Skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

ASCP Registration

NCA Certification

Job description

Phlebotomist | Waltham 8a-430p

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Office-Outpatient Radiology & Lab, Waltham

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted 2 Days Ago

Job requisition id: JR76906

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Summary:

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

The Patient Service Center Phlebotomist works in a Patient Service Center (draw station) located in a Beth Israel Lahey Health - Primary Care practice, or in a dedicated office suite in a medical office building, or in a doctor’s office. In this role, you will perform specimen collections, provide exceptional customer service, and be the face and voice of the BILH Laboratories to patients.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

1. Perform venipunctures, including blood culture collection, and fingersticks ensuring proper ID/labeling of specimens and using vein preservation techniques.
2. Perform and report bleeding times according to standard operating procedures.
3. Ensure adequate stocking of supplies and report needs to phlebotomy leaders.
4. Transport specimen from site of collection to site of testing.
5. Participate in laboratory programs for QA, competency, mandatory training and continuing education.

Required Qualifications:

1. High School diploma or GED required.
2. Registration preferred: ASCP Registered, Certificate 1 preferred: NCA Certification.
3. 0-1 years related work experience required.
4. Basic familiarity with computers. Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.

Competencies:

1. Written Communications: Ability to read, and write in English in order to understand basic safety instructions and take direction from supervisors; communicate effectively with patients, families and other medical center staff; and respond to basic questions.
2. Oral Communications: Ability to understand spoken English in order to follow basic safety instructions and take direction from supervisors; communicate effectively in basic English with patients, families and medical center staff in response to routine questions.
3. Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate basic knowledge of fundamental concepts, practices and procedures with the ability to use them in routine situations. Specialized knowledge not required.
4. Team Work: Ability to interact respectfully with other employees, professional staff and/or external contacts to offer ideas, identify issues, obtain information or deliver services.
5. Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.

Physical Nature of the Job:

Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently to move objects. Some elements of the job are sedentary, but the employee will be required to stand for periods of time or move throughout the hospital campus.

Additional Information:

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

About Us

BIDMC is a world-class teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School and is located in the heart of Boston. We are passionate about caring for our patients like they are family, finding new cures, using the finest and the latest technologies, and teaching and inspiring caregivers of tomorrow. We put people at the center of everything we do, because we believe in medicine that puts people first.

• 673 licensed beds, including 493 medical/surgical beds, 77 critical care beds, and 62 OB/GYN beds
• 5,292 births a year
• A full range of emergency services, including a Level 1 Trauma Center and roof-top heliport
• The Beth Israel Deaconess Learning Center, offering patients and families up-to-date health information and access to current research on a wide range of medical conditions.

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