Overview
Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Phlebotomist in Topeka, KS. Fulfilling your purpose begins here: People First, Always. Here's how we take care of our people:
- Medical, vision, dental health insurance, health savings account / flexible spending, competitive pay, paid time off, 401k retirement plan with company match, employee assistance program and more.
Your team is bigger than your department:
- The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus, a part of a rich legacy of compassionate care since 1909, now offers 378 licensed beds, a history of innovation, and strong community support.
- We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect.
Responsibilities
- Promotes professionalism and interacts with colleagues in a way that promotes a cooperative working environment.
- Ensure specimens are obtained in accordance with laboratory guidelines.
- Demonstrate proper communication skills to relate pertinent data or information about the patient or laboratory sample to appropriate care provider.
- Supports organizational priorities to maintain compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
- Attains required competency and demonstrates the ability to follow procedural directions and protocols.
- Able to prioritize and organize workload and assist other coworkers to maintain productivity.
- Follows proper protocols for specimen packaging and specimen transport.
- Responsible for specimen accessioning as assigned.
- Demonstrates proper infection control practices, proper patient identification, performs proper prompt specimen transport.
- Performs proper drug screen collection and processing as assigned.
- Answers laboratory department phone calls.
- Demonstrates ability to recognize emergent conditions and reacts appropriately.
- Provides phlebotomy services in a professional and patient centered manner.
- Engages in self-evaluation of practice and takes action to improve knowledge and skills.
- Retains accountability for quality of care given to the patient.
- Promotes service excellence and growth of the laboratory.
- May work with multiple departments within the laboratory or across the hospital/health system.
- Performs arterial puncture as assigned.
- Demonstrates proper infection control practices, proper patient identification, performs proper prompt specimen transport.
Qualifications
Job Requirements:
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Basic computer skills and strong customer service skills
Preferred Job Requirements:
- Experience working in the clinical setting
- Completion of an accredited phlebotomy/medical assistant program with clinicals or previous phlebotomy experience
- National Phlebotomy certification through National Heathcareer Association; American Society for Clinical Pathology; American Medical Technologists; National Center for Competency Testing, or American Certification Agency
|