Phlebotomist - Waco Donor Center

Job Details

Location:

Waco Donor Center - Woodway, TX 76712

Position Type:
Full Time

Education Level: High School Diploma / GED Equivalent

Job Shift: Varies According to Need

Job Category:
Health Care

Ready to join us in life‑saving work? Carter Blood Care is expanding our dynamic team of Phlebotomists. Whether you are new to the healthcare industry or interested in making the move, this is your opportunity! No experience is required—we're looking for individuals passionate about helping others, committed to delivering the highest care and customer service to our donors, and willing to learn.

• Personally connect with donors, listen to their stories, and help them understand the impact of their donation.
• Collaborate with teammates to create a friendly environment so our volunteer donors feel comfortable returning and encouraging their friends and family to donate.
• Be detail‑oriented all day, every day. This ensures that the blood you collect meets regulatory requirements and can be safely transfused.
• Work with your team to move, set up, and take down equipment at mobile blood drives.

During the training, which can last up to nine weeks, the days and hours will vary depending on mobile drives or Donor Centers’ hours and may include early mornings, late nights, and weekends.

To best meet the needs of our donors and the community, team members work a variable schedule which may include early mornings, late nights, weekends, and holidays. Schedules are provided 3 weeks in advance.

• Mobile Collections:
  Arrive in Woodway/Waco, TX each day and ride out to the designated blood drive(s).
• Donor Centers:
  Designated site within North, Central or East Texas.

Full‐time (part‑time opportunities may be available after training).

Required qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Six months of general work experience or comparable education in the medical field, such as an internship or externship.
• Customer service experience.

Preferred qualifications:

• Prior healthcare or phlebotomy experience.
• Prior leadership experience.
• Bilingual (Spanish) skills.
• Motivated to become a designated van or CDL driver through company‑sponsored programs.

• Ability to move about the work area to handle donors and access equipment, including standing, sitting, walking, stooping and working in confined spaces and narrow aisles.
• Ability to ascend and descend stairs/steps to enter and exit the transport vehicles and to stoop, kneel, crouch or bend to set up blood collection equipment.
• Must be able to communicate with donors to obtain medical history and monitor the donor during donation, exchanging accurate information in these situations.
• Ability to move and set up the blood collection equipment/supplies weighing up to 25 pounds daily and partner carry all items over 25 pounds and up to 50 pounds, and periodically assist donors who are experiencing a reaction (Donor Center Phlebotomists).
• Ability to move and set up blood collection equipment/supplies weighing up to 25 pounds daily and regularly partner carry all items over 25 pounds and up to 120 pounds, and periodically assist donors who are experiencing a reaction (Mobile Collections Phlebotomists).
• Frequently load and unload vehicles, daily push carts/dollies weighing up to approximately 250 pounds; handle many types of equipment and cases, performing these functions in all types of weather conditions, including adverse weather (Mobile Collections Phlebotomists).
• Flexibility to work irregular shifts, long hours, and adapt to frequent schedule changes.
• Exposure to potentially infectious blood and blood products on a daily basis.
• Ability to understand, remember, and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information, apply common sense in performing the job, and communicate professionally with others through spoken word, email, text, or written report.
• Mental stress related to working difficult schedules, frequent overtime, long or unscheduled hours, and maintaining a positive customer‑focused attitude at all times, and mental stress associated with…