Phlebotomist CPT - Clinical Laboratory

We are looking for a Phlebotomist CPT for the Clinical Laboratory at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.

Location: Santa Rosa, CA

Work Schedule: Full Time - 80 Biweekly Hours

Shift: 8-hour, Days

Job Summary:

Primary responsibility is to accurately identify patients, collect high quality blood specimens on inpatients, and deliver samples to the laboratory in a timely fashion.

Essential Functions:

• Identify patients correctly 100% of the time using at least 2 patient identifiers according to procedure.
• Introduce self and provide explanation for procedures to patients in a positive, supportive, and courteous manner according to procedure (AIDET).
• Prepare collection or specimen labels as required.
• Competently perform phlebotomy (i.e., with minimum trauma), whether by venipuncture or capillary puncture, to ensure highest quality specimens.
• Deliver, process, and/or distribute lab specimens in a timely manner to the specified clinical testing departments.
• Place samples on analytical instrument (e.g., DxH Hematology analyzer) or equipment (e.g., centrifuges).
• May need to order tests, combine orders, or cancel tests with notification, according to procedure.
• As needed, provide accurate communication to hospital clinical staff regarding the proper ordering and requirements of lab tests.

Skills:

• Skilled in performing phlebotomy, including skin punctures, on infants, children and adults.
• Knowledge of and facility with basic computer and administrative skills.
• Answer telephone or respond to inquiries using proper etiquette.
• Ability to organize workload for optimum efficiency.
• Positive communication and interpersonal skills, especially verbal.
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology.

Minimum Position Requirements:

Education:

• Coursework/Training - Continuing Education Units; 6 units every 2 years.
• Coursework/Training - Phlebotomy courses from a California State approved School of Phlebotomy (see State Phlebotomy regulations).

Licenses/Certifications: Current California Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) certificate issued by the State of California.

Preferred Position Qualifications:

Experience: Laboratory, medical office, or hospital experience.

Providence St. Joseph Health (Providence) has worked for decades to improve health and quality of life in California's North Bay region, starting in Sonoma County, where the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange opened the doors of Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital in 1950. Today, we continue the mission begun by the Sisters to those we serve through an integrated spectrum of primary, urgent, acute, outpatient, palliative care and regional referral services. Sonoma County facilities aligned with Providence include the 278-bed Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, the region's only Level II trauma center. In addition, the 80-bed Petaluma Valley Hospital and 43-bed Healdsburg Hospital are secular (non-religious) affiliates of Providence. Our services also encompass three Urgent Care centers, Hospice of Petaluma, Memorial Hospice and North County Hospice, the Annadel Medical Group doing business as St. Joseph Health Medical Group, as well as the St. Joseph Home Care Network (post-acute care services). We act as a regional referral hub for outlying hospitals, while also providing outpatient behavioral health care, education to promote health and prevent chronic disease, rehabilitation, oral health care, community benefit programs, and more, all fostering health and quality of life throughout the area.

Providence provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Providence complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Positions specified as "on call/per diem" refers to employment consisting of shifts scheduled on as "as needed basis" to fill in for staff vacancies.

Company: Sonoma County Entities

Category: Phlebotomist & Lab Support

Req ID: R355180