PRN Phlebotomist

The University of Kansas Health System; Liberty (MO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System is seeking a PRN Phlebotomist for Liberty Hospital. The role focuses on blood draws, specimen collection, and accurate labeling while ensuring patient safety and compliance with hospital standards.

Requires high school diploma or equivalent and 1+ years in specimen collection or phlebotomy program; valid driver's license if travel is involved. Prioritizes patient care and adherence to lab policies.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or equivalent.
• 1+ years of experience in specimen collection and/or completion of a phlebotomy program.
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record if traveling to different facilities.

Responsibilities

• Performs blood draws by venipuncture according to protocol.
• Performs specimen collection using appropriate techniques and adherence to requirements.
• Provides patients and care providers with instructions for specimen collection.

Skills

Venipuncture

Phlebotomy experience

Customer service

Education

High School Graduate or equivalent

Phlebotomy program completion

Job description

Position Title PRN Phlebotomist Varies - PRN Liberty Hospital

Position Summary / Career Interest: The University of Kansas Health System Phlebotomist is a position within the clinical laboratory that is responsible for interpreting orders for lab work from providers within The University of Kansas Health System which are entered in the Hospital Information System and orders from outside providers that are presented as a manual order. The Phlebotomist must be able to interpret these orders and accurately identify the correct tube type for each test. The Phlebotomist follows regulatory, accreditation, safety and hospital standards, policies and procedures, and performs positive patient identification for each patient prior to blood draw and confirming patient identification after labeling the tubes. In the ambulatory setting, the Phlebotomist presents labeled tubes to the patient to confirm proper labeling. In the in-patient setting, the Phlebotomist matches the labeled tubes with the patient's wristband.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Performs blood draws by venipuncture according to standard protocol, ensuring patient safety and quality specimen collection.
• Performs specimen collection using appropriate techniques and adhering to requirements.
• Provides patients and/or care providers with instructions and necessary materials for specimen collection
• Provides immediate patient care if patient exhibits sign of a post-venipuncture reaction, typically vaso-vagal.
• Pro-actively assesses patient presentation and escorts patient to draw room with recliner if patient is an adolescent or young adult or states that they typically have a reaction to having their blood drawn.
• Performs data entry in applicable information systems in compliance with departmental and organizational policies
• Demonstrates knowledge of specimen collection techniques and requirements.
• Ensures proper container type, centrifugation, and transport conditions for specimens.
• Able to determine appropriateness of specimens for add-on testing.
• Releases orders on ambulatory health system patients with orders in HIS
• Receives samples in LIS, prints bar code labels and affixes labels to specimens.
• Enters outside orders in LIS when copy of outside order is scanned into HIS.
• Consults Phlebotomy Coordinator, Supervisor or Lab Leadership when appropriate if situation requires assistance
• Provides assistance to nursing staff when requested.
• Performs specimen processing duties such as aliquoting urine and separating blood samples when required for testing.
• Understands pre-analytical variables that can impact test results: Container Type, Time, Temperature, Centrifugation, labeling.
• Able to determine appropriateness of specimens for addon testing
• Responds to telephone inquiries and provides customer service to the end caller by addressing their needs and troubleshooting.
• Instructs, orients and mentors students, employees, patients and other health care providers as applicable.
• Maintains an adequate inventory of supplies
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate or equivalent.
• 1 or more years of experience in specimen collection and processing and/or completion of a phlebotomy program.

Required Licensure and Certification

• Valid driver's license and clean driving record required if the position requires traveling to different facilities.

Preferred Licensure and Certification

• Advanced level of skill in adult and pediatric phlebotomy
• Phlebotomy technician (PBT) American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP).

Knowledge Requirements

• Advanced level of skill in adult and pediatric phlebotomy
• Phlebotomy technician (PBT) American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certificaiton (ASCP) preferred.

Time Type: Part time

Important information for you to know as you apply

The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [e-mail]. Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

About The University of Kansas Health System

As part of the region’s premier academic medical center, The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City is a world-class healthcare provider and destination for complex care and diagnosis. We are driven by our commitment to service, continuous improvement and to the highest degree of excellence. Collaboration between physicians, nurses, researchers, educators and other professionals who share their expertise leads to exciting discoveries and life-changing treatments for the people we serve.