Phlebotomist Days FT Job Listing at Englewood Health in Englewood, NJ (Job ID 61172)

Description

Job Summary: Draws blood, process/receives orders and specimens. Supports the Laboratory's mission and vision by providing excellent customer service to all the clients of the laboratory.

Department: Laboratory
Location: Englewood, NJ
Status: Full-Time  

Hours: M-F/5am - 1pm  & Rotating Weekends 

Job Essentials:

• Receives assignment and performs duties according to established standards and practices.
• Performs phlebotomy tasks as assigned, including venipuncture, finger sticks and heel sticks, on patients of various age groups.
• Attends to the safety and comfort of the patient. Handles equipment and disposes of sharps and biohazardious waste according to standard safety practices. Makes sure patient and family members are treated with respect, courtesy, privacy, and caring. Follows AIDET practice.
• Assembles supplies and equipment. Identifies patient using 2 forms of unique identification.
• Does venipuntures, finger sticks or heel sticks on patient at bedside, in the nursery, and in out-patient areas.
• Obtains stat requests over phone, beeper or directly from nursing unit. Performs stat and timed venipuncture requests punctually.
• Answers page promptly.
• Labels and stores blooded as required.
• Disposes of needle and sharps properly.
• Attends to the safety and comfort of the patient. Leaves patient bedside tidy. Maintains a clean working area.
• Verifies or cancels specimen collection in computer following established protocols.
• Checks uncollected lists in computer to check for completeness of work.
• Collects blood from all age groups of patients.
• Picks up routine requests which other technicians are unable to respond to.
• Maintains required records and logs.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma, GED/equivalent, higher educaton accepted, or a minimum of five years' full-time experience in a related healthcare field/reference laboratory setting required.
• Completion of an accredited Medical Asstistant/Phlebotomy Program preferred; or five years' full-time experience as a Phlebotomist or Medical Assistant (actively drawing blood), required.
• Minimum of 2 years' phlebotomy experience on all age groups.
• Previous exposure to Laboratory and Laboratory terminology.

License/Certification/Registry:

• Completion of an accredited Medical Asstistant/Phlebotomy Program preferred.
• Must have a minimum of one year of experience performing phlebotomy.

Englewood Health, one of New Jersey's leading hospitals and healthcare networks, delivers nationally recognized inpatient and outpatient care through its hospital and network of physician practices, urgent care centers, and imaging centers. Englewood Hospital, founded in 1890, consistently earns high marks for clinical excellence and patient safety. It is recognized as a 2022-23 Best Regional Hospital by US News & World Report, holds the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade ‘A' (spring 2023), and was named a Leapfrog Top Teaching Hospital (2022). Englewood Hospital is nationally recognized for nursing excellence, earning a fifth consecutive designation by the Magnet Recognition Program in 2021. The Englewood Health Physician Network—a coordinated network of more than 600 office-based and hospital-based providers—offers primary care, specialty care, and urgent care at more than 140 locations in five counties across northern New Jersey. Areas of clinical excellence offered by the health system include cardiac surgery and cardiac care, cancer care, orthopedic surgery, primary care, spine surgery, vascular surgery, and women's health, as well as bloodless medicine and surgery and minimally invasive robotic surgery. Englewood Health's focus on health equity and population health encompasses outreach to underserved communities to enhance individual and public health, prevent disease, support lifelong wellness, reduce the burden of mental health challenges and substance use disorders, and meet the cultural, social, and holistic needs of specific populations. With its high-quality, culturally sensitive inpatient care, outpatient services, and community health and wellness programs, Englewood Health delivers a healthcare experience that puts patients at the center.