Phlebotomist I​/Evenings​/Nights​/Weekends; PRN

Citizens Medical Center is a not-for-profit hospital known for compassionate patient care, clinical expertise, and bringing advanced medical services to the South Texas region since 1956. Today, Citizens is a 338-bed acute care hospital with over 1,000 dedicated employees.

Citizens offers a generous benefit package that includes retirement plans upon hire, and an excellent medical plan with optional insurance plans to choose from.

If you are interested in pursuing a career with an award-winning hospital, welcome home.

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A Phlebotomist is responsible for specimen collections in outpatient and inpatient locations. The Phlebotomist is expected to manage a high volume of collection requests for routine, timed and emergent needs. Specimen collections will span all ages and competency in age-specific requirements is expected. May be assigned duties including specimen processing, specimen registration and test ordering, inventory stocking, and pathology support.

• Demonstrates successful phlebotomy or clerical responsibilities (EF).
• Effectively prioritizes specimen collection test priorities (STAT, Timed, Urgent, Routine) (EF).
• Responds to appropriate patient care alerts (Code Blue, Code Fast, Rapid Response, ER Alerts) in a timely manner (EF).
• Adheres to infection control standards by consistently using personal protective equipment (PPE) and follows patient isolation PPE requirements (EF).
• Meets expected turnaround times for specimen collection and transport to the lab (EF).
• Communicates effectively with other lab personnel to ensure collection demands are met (EF).
• Routes telephone calls and question to appropriate section (EF).
• Monitors the tube system in a timely manner (EF).
• Assists with clerical needs of the Laboratory (EF).
• Assists with supply orders and stocks inventory (EF).
• Accepts special assignments and tasks as guided by Laboratory leadership.

• Adheres to organization-wide and other applicable policies and procedures.
• Day-to-day performance complies with the hospital’s service excellence behavioral expectations and iCARE values.
• Performs within the prescribed limits of the hospital’s Ethics, Compliance and Confidentiality Program guidelines.
• Performs within professional Scope of Practice at all times

• Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Required:

High School diploma or equivalent education.

Preferred:
Some college or continuing education hours.

Required:

Phlebotomist I - 6 months to one (1) year experience in phlebotomy.

Preferred:
Experience with hospital inpatient collections, outpatient collections & services, testing ordering in computer systems, Chain-of-custody drug screen collections.

Required:

Effective communication; customer service skills;
Must be able to adapt to a flexible work schedule with frequent interruptions in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred:
Effective clerical skills

Citizens Medical Center is a not-for-profit, community hospital known for compassionate patient care, clinical expertise, and bringing advanced medical services to the South Texas region since 1956. Today, Citizens is a 317-bed acute care hospital with over 1,200 employees . Voted “Best of the Best” hospital in Victoria for 14consecutive years, Citizens Medical Center is a level III Trauma Center, currently renovating its 24/7 Emergency Department that includes an onsite medical helicopter.

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