Phlebotomist - Pittsburg Texas

Company: Ardent Health
Location: Pittsburg, Texas
Posted On: 04/30/2024

Overview

You may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $1000.

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Phlebotomist in Pittsburg, TX.

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:
  • UT Health Pittsburg offers 25 private rooms, a 24-hour Level IV trauma center and Level III stroke center, surgical suites, advanced diagnostics, a sleep lab, swing bed care, 16 physician offices, and a UT Health East Texas Olympic Center fitness facility.
  • 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.
    • Responsible for other duties as assigned. Qualifications
      
      Job Requirements
      • High School diploma or equivalent
      • Completion of an accredited phlebotomy/medical assistant program with clinicals or previous phlebotomy experience Preferred Job Requirements
        • Experience working in the clinical setting
        • Certification from nationally recognized agency, required. Accepted agencies and certifications include:
          • National Heathcareer Association - Certified Phlebotomy Technician: CPT (NHA)
          • American Society for Clinical Pathology - Phlebotomy Technician: PBT (ASCP)
          • American Medical Technologists - Registered Phlebotomy Technician: RPT (AMT)
          • National Center for Competency Testing - National Certified Phlebotomy Technician: NCPT (NCCT)
          • American Certification Agency - Certified Phlebotomy Technician: CPT (ACA) More...

                

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