Phlebotomist, Weekend Program

UPMC; Pittsburgh, Northern (Allegheny County, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC St. Margaret is seeking a Weekend Program Phlebotomist to join our laboratory team. This unique schedule focuses on weekends, offering a family-like atmosphere and opportunities to contribute to patient care while balancing life outside work.

The role requires at least 1 year of full-time phlebotomy experience beyond school. You will interact with lab customers, collect specimens by venipuncture, heelstick, or fingerstick, and maintain safety and accuracy in an environment that recently

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of full-time phlebotomy experience beyond school.

Responsibilities

• Interact with laboratory customers courteously and professionally; respond to inquiries.
• Procure blood specimens by venipuncture, heelstick, and fingerstick; instruct patients as needed.
• Demonstrates dependability, reliability, and independent judgment to meet department priorities.
• Specimen collection may occur at off-site locations; transport to the laboratory following safety procedures.
• Adhere to laboratory and hospital policies on procedures, safety, and compliance.
• Perform related clerical duties; enter demographic data and test orders in the information system.
• Train and orient new employees, students, and residents as assigned.
• Inform staff and pathologists of any unusual incidents.
• May perform arterial puncture following strict guidelines.
• Monitor and maintain supplies; use materials cost-effectively.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Customer service

Job description

Looking for a schedule that works around your week while doing what you love?

Join the UPMC St. Margaret Laboratory team as a Weekend Program Phlebotomist! This unique opportunity offers a flexible weekend-focused schedule, a supportive family-like atmosphere, and the chance to be part of a team that recently achieved a successful CAP inspection. If you have previous weekend program experience and are looking for a non-punitive, team-oriented environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Schedule:

• Minimum of 24 hours per week worked between 3:00 PM Friday and 7:00 AM Monday
• 48 weekends per year
• Shift lengths may be 4, 8, 10, or 12 hours, based on department needs
• Rotating holidays required (1 summer holiday and 1 winter holiday annually)
• No on-call responsibilities

At UPMC St. Margaret, you'll be part of a collaborative laboratory team that values teamwork, respect, and work-life balance. Our department fosters a supportive, family-style culture where employees are encouraged to succeed while delivering exceptional patient care.

Must-Have:

• Minimum of 1 year of full-time phlebotomy experience beyond school

Ready to bring your skills to a team that values collaboration, flexibility, and exceptional patient care? Apply today and discover why UPMC St. Margaret is a great place to grow your career!

Responsibilities:

• Interact with all laboratory customers courteously and professionally; responds to telephone inquiries in a timely manner.
• Following proper patient identification procedures, procures appropriate blood specimens by venipuncture, heelstick and fingerstick. As required, instructs patients on the collection procedures for laboratory specimens that are obtained by the patient, and may collect samples other than blood.
• Demonstrates dependability, reliability, and independent judgment recognizing priorities to accommodate department needs and acceptance of appropriate authority.
• Specimen collection may be performed at off-site locations. Transports specimens from on- and off-site collection areas to the appropriate section of the laboratory following established safety procedures.
• Adhere to established laboratory and hospital policies in areas of procedures, methods, quality control, quality assurance, safety, including hand hygiene techniques and proper isolation precautions., compliance and personnel policies.
• As required, performs related clerical duties, and utilizes various computer functions to accurately enter demographic information into the information system(s), enters test orders, receives, cancels, charges, and credits tests, while ascertaining adequacy of patient information as well as sample identity.
• Trains and orients new employees, students and residents, as applicable and as assigned.
• Inform technical staff, supervisory personnel and/or pathologists of any unusual or problematic incidents.
• May also perform arterial puncture following strict collection and post collection guidelines .
• Monitors and maintains supplies for those functions for which the position is responsible; uses materials and reagents in a cost-effective manner.