Phlebotomy EKG Technician

Hennepin Healthcare; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Hennepin Healthcare seeks a Phlebotomy EKG Technician to join our team. This full-time role alternates between day and evening shifts, with weekend and holiday rotations and on-call overtime.

You will collect laboratory specimens and perform EKG testing, entering data into the EHR/LIS, and communicating with patients and the care team in a timely, professional manner.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Phlebotomy training program completed or 1 year phlebotomy experience required.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize work based on order parameters and respond to critical needs.
• Assist co-workers in completion of work.
• Identify patients correctly before procedures.
• Document specimen collections and testing in EHR/LIS.
• Communicate issues with the patient care team.
• Clean equipment between patient contacts.
• Troubleshoot equipment and notify Bio‑Electronics/IT as needed.

Skills

Customer Services

Inpatient Phlebotomy

Education

High school diploma or GED

Phlebotomy training program or 1 year experience

Tools

Job description

SUMMARY

We are currently seeking a Phlebotomy EKG Technician to join our team. This full time role will flex between days and evenings (day start times will fluctuate between 4 AM and 5 AM and evening start times will fluctuate between 1 PM and 2 PM). Includes rotating weekends and holidays, as well as last minute overtime into the next shift.

Purpose of this position: Under general supervision, performs work which involves collecting laboratory specimens and/or performing EKG testing on inpatients. Enters data into the electronic health record (EHR) and/or the laboratory information system (LIS). Interacts and communicates with patients, their families, and members of the healthcare team by using various communication tools in a timely and professional manner.

RESPONSIBILITIES

General duties

• Correctly prioritizes work based on order parameters and responds to critical needs.
• Assists co-workers in completion of work.
• Performs standard procedures for identifying patients.
• Documents specimen collections and testing according to standard procedure in the electronic health record (EHR) and the laboratory information system (LIS).
• Communicates any problems or issues with the patient care team.
• Cleans equipment between patient contact.
• Troubleshoots equipment in event of malfunction. Alerts Bio‑Electronics and/or IT helpdesk if needed.

Phlebotomy specific tasks

• Performs blood drawing procedures including venipuncture and capillary collection, standard labeling, and transporting specimens according to specimen requirements and standard protocol.

EKG specific tasks

• Performs electrocardiogram procedure and transfers data to EHR.
• Operates and performs routine maintenance on EKG cart according to procedure.
• Follows critical value provider protocol notification and documentation.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Completion of a recognized training program for phlebotomy OR one year of phlebotomy experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified or certification eligible with a nationally accredited phlebotomy certification organization.
• One year of experience in a hospital inpatient setting.
• Completion of a recognized phlebotomy training program with inpatient hospital internship.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Customer Services skills.
• Inpatient Phlebotomy skills.