Outreach Float Phlebotomist - Toledo Hospital

About the position

As a ProMedica Phlebotomist, you will collect products and/or specimens for procedures and perform testing while caring for the patient before, during and after collection. You will perform pre-analytic tasks for sample preparation including centrifugation, decanting, specimen distribution and specimen packaging. In this role, you will use quality assurance data to enhance services and recommend changes in procedures to address quality issues and provide customer satisfaction. You are required to be familiar with test names and abbreviations and cross-referencing tests to specimen types. You will also be required to follow strict principles of asepsis and antisepsis and use your leadership skills to help train new associates or students.

Responsibilities

• Collect products and/or specimens for procedures and perform testing while caring for the patient before, during and after collection.
• Perform pre-analytic tasks for sample preparation including centrifugation, decanting, specimen distribution and specimen packaging.
• Use quality assurance data to enhance services and recommend changes in procedures to address quality issues and provide customer satisfaction.
• Follow strict principles of asepsis and antisepsis.
• Use leadership skills to help train new associates or students.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent
• A diploma from an accredited phlebotomy training institute OR 6 months phlebotomy experience.
• 6 months' experience in a high-volume phlebotomy environment (approximately 30 draws a day), or Successful completion of an academic program which included substantial, practical clinical phlebotomy experience (EX: 3+ week clinical student rotation program in a hospital setting or clinical student rotation with 100 successful venipunctures completed).

Nice-to-haves

• Professional registration preferred [i.e., PBT(ASCP)]

Benefits

• Flexible benefits that include compensation and programs to help you take care of your family, your finances and your personal well-being.