Phlebotomist

Job Description

Join a world-class academic healthcare system, University of Chicago Medicine, as an Inpatient Phlebotomist, for the Center of Care & Discovery. The Phlebotomist is responsible for drawing blood at UChicago Medicine under minimal supervision. The phlebotomist will verify orders, generate specimen collection labels, and confirm patient identity prior to specimen collection. The phlebotomist will perform venipuncture and skin punctures with expertise, precision, and in a customer service-oriented fashion, adhering to all established policies and procedures. The phlebotomist will prepare collected specimens for courier pick-up which may include centrifugation. The phlebotomist will order supplies and stock the blood draw area while maintaining a clean, safe, and sterile working environment. At UChicago Medicine, quality diagnostic testing is coupled with exceptional customer service. Our laboratory provides a full array of testing services to support your patient care at whatever level you may require, helping to make the process seamless for you and your patients.

Job Summary

The phlebotomist will perform venipuncture and skin punctures with expertise, precision, and in a customer service-oriented fashion, adhering to all established policies and procedures. The phlebotomist will prepare collected specimens for courier pick-up which may include centrifugation. The phlebotomist will order supplies and stock the blood draw area while maintaining a clean, safe, and sterile working environment. This role will be responsible for drawing blood from the adult non-critical care units in Mitchell Hospital and the mother/baby unit and nursery under minimal supervision. Includes patient verification and generation of specimen collection labels via the Lattice handheld system.

Essential Job Functions

• Performs venipuncture and skin punctures with expertise and in a customer service-oriented fashion, adhering to all established policies and procedures

• Properly packages specimens for delivery through pneumatic tube system

• Stocks blood drawing area and keeps areas clean, safe, and sterile

• Administers glucose tolerance tests and schedules subsequent draws according to dosage times

• Provides accurate collection instructions for random urine specimens and process according to policies

• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Training in phlebotomy from an accredited program

• One-two years of practical phlebotomy experience with references

• Thorough knowledge of asepsis; manual dexterity and accuracy

• Ability to follow directions and established procedures with attention to detail

• Demonstrate ability to utilize institutional computer systems

• Demonstrate ability to interact effectively with patients, colleagues, and other healthcare workers

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required

• Ability to complete tasks with accuracy and document appropriately, perform in stressful situations; handle large volumes of patients within narrow timeframes

• Ability to stand, stoop, push, lift and walk distances up to 6 city blocks in length,

• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Phlebotomy (ASCP) certification/eligibility preferred

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Fulltime 1.0

• Shift: Evening Shift 3pm-1130pm, rotating weekends and holidays

• Unit/Department: Center for Care & Discovery (IP Phlebotomy)

• CBA Code: Non-Union

Why Join Us

We've been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We're in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you'd like to add enriching human life to your profile, The University of Chicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we're doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

Bring your career to the next level at a hospital that is thriving; from patient satisfaction to employee engagement, we are at the Forefront of Medicine. Take advantage of all we have to offer and #BringYourPassiontotheForefront.

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The University of Chicago Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual ori