Phlebotomist

Title: Phlebotomist

Location: (Childrens Millers) Long Beach, CA.

Department: Lab Triage

Status: Per Diem

Shift: Evening (8 Hours)

Pay Rate: $26/hr

MemorialCare is a nonprofit integrated health system that includes four leading hospitals, award-winning medical groups - consisting of over 200 sites of care, and more than 2,000 physicians throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties. We are committed to increasing access to patient-centric, affordable, and high-quality healthcare; your personal contributions are integral to MemorialCare's recognition as a market leader and innovator in value-based and other care models.

Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration, and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation, and teamwork.

Position Summary:

The Phlebotomist Per Diem is responsible for performing blood collection activities for the purpose of health assessment in the Pathology department at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center- Miller Children's and Women's Hospital. The Phlebotomist PD also performs all activities, pre-analytic analysis, analytic analysis, and data management under the direction of a California Licensed Supervisor as defined in Chapter 3 of State of California Business and Professions Code. Provides customer service communication via phone and face to face.

Essential Function and Responsibilities of the Job

Communicate effectively and courteously. Address customers using eye contact in a polite, expedient, and helpful tone of voice. Continually update knowledge to provide current and accurate information to those requesting assistance.

Address and calm potentially tense situations. Make informed and educated decisions with little notice and minimal supervisor involvement.

Act in a responsible and trustworthy manner at all times. Take responsibility when supervision is not available.

Identify chain of command and utilize resources effectively by researching and resolving problems, situations and challenges routinely encountered during the work shift. Be at work and be on time.

Follow company policies, procedures and directives. Interact in a positive and constructive manner. Prioritize and multitask.

Ensures that equipment and safety devices are used appropriately following set guidelines. Performs venipuncture, heel stick and finger stick specimen collection activities from pediatrics, neonatal, and adult population following appropriate procedure and protocol for health assessment.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications/Work Experience

Education/License/Certification

Must be able to work every other weekend

High School graduate or equivalent preferred

Current certification as a Phlebotomist Technician by the State of California

2 years of previous experience performing venipuncture on hospital based patient populations is preferred.

Knowledge of specimen collection techniques, equipment and specimen handling is required