Phlebotomist

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Phlebotomist, you will play a vital role in determining patient diagnoses and treatment by expertly performing blood collection and specimen processing, ensuring the highest level of patient care.Every day you will expertly obtain and process blood specimens via capillary or venipuncture, ensuring integrity, proper disposal, and timely distribution to testing areas with special instructions, all while performing clerical duties and prioritizing patient comfort.To be successful in this role, you will possess the precise clinical skills for blood collection and specimen handling, coupled with a genuine passion for helping others. You will demonstrate exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational abilities, and a special talent for making patients feel comfortable during blood work, while adhering to lab collection turnaround times.

• Performs venipuncture and capillary puncture procedures on all age groups as appropriate according to departmental standards in a timely manner
• Performs proper patient identification and labeling of all draws according to departmental standards
• Obtains correct specimens for tests according to departmental standards
• Responds to STAT, ASAP, Timed and special lab requests (Rapid Response, Trauma, etc...) per departmental standards
• Performs clerical duties including answering the phones, assisting hospital staff within the lab and greeting customers in a polite and professional manner at all times
• Receives and processes samples according to departmental standards

Job Requirements

Required

• One year recent work experience as a Phlebotomist
• May consider candidates with less experience if no qualified applicants apply
• Phlebotomist: CA
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support - CPR

 

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1906, Dignity Health - St. Elizabeth Community Hospital is a 76-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Red Bluff, California. Serving over 90,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III Trauma Center, heart care, cancer care, and a family birth center. Additionally, St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center. It has been named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group for two consecutive years, one of only 16 rural hospitals in the US to achieve this award.

One Community. One Mission. One California