PHLEBOTOMIST

Phlebotomist – Full Time

Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Borough of Eatontown, New Jersey

Requisition # | Shift: Day | Status:
Full Time with Benefits

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives – and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better – advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Phlebotomist collects accurate and complete blood specimens from inpatient, outpatient, outreach clients and patient home draws on patients of all ages, in a timely manner in accordance with HMH and Laboratory policies and procedures and Federal / State regulations.

• Collect blood specimens from patients via venipuncture and skin puncture according to physician orders and applicable regulations, policies and procedures to ensure complete and accurate specimens for testing within established time guidelines.
• Perform phlebotomy requests on in‑patients, out‑patients and outreach patients. Communicate clearly and tactfully with patients.
• Perform registration as required.
• Travel as required to off‑site locations for corporate and municipal health fairs.
• Ensure proper positive specimen identification.
• Deliver all specimens to the laboratory as needed.
• Complete STAT calls and time requests within 30 minutes with a minimum accuracy rate of 90%.
• Maintain a clean, safe and orderly work area observing all safety, hygienic and infection control procedures established to avoid injuries and exposure.
• Responsible for stocking of blood drawing supplies.
• Assist in telephone coverage as needed.
• Participate in training personnel and students as requested by HMH Leadership.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adhere to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• Completion of a training program, prior work experience desirable. Proven phlebotomy skills with patients of all ages.
• Minimum of one or more years of experience in a hospital lab, physician office, or patient service center.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills that may include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.

• Three years of phlebotomy / laboratory experience.

• Valid Driver’s License from a U.S. state.

• PBT(ASCP) certification or equivalent.

Starting at $20.32 per hour.

HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted rate is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act.

Full‑time and part‑time (20+ hours/week) positions include health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.

Compensation may vary based on labor market data, experience, education, certifications, skills, geographic location, internal equity, budget and grant funding.

Some jobs may also be eligible for performance‑based incentives, bonuses, commissions, shift differentials for evening, night, or weekend shifts.

HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.