Phlebotomist

Title: Phlebotomist

Location: Long Beach, CA.

Department: Clinical Lab Triage

Status: Full Time

Shift: Day (8 Hours)

Pay Range: $24.40- $28.20

MemorialCare is a nonprofit integrated health system that includes four leading hospitals, award-winning medical groups - consisting of over 200 sites of care, and more than 2,000 physicians throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties. We are committed to increasing access to patient-centric, affordable, and high-quality healthcare; your personal contributions are integral to MemorialCare's recognition as a market leader and innovator in value-based and other care models.

Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration, and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation, and teamwork.

Position Summary

The Phlebotomist is responsible for performing blood collection activities for the purpose of health assessment in the Clinical Lab Triage Pathology department at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center Long Beach. The Phlebotomist also performs all activities, pre-analytic analysis, analytic analysis, and data management under the direction of a California Licensed Supervisor as defined in Chapter 3 of State of California Business and Professions Code. Provides customer service communication via phone and face to face.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities of the Job

• Following appropriate procedures and protocols, performs blood collection activities for the purpose of laboratory testing and health assessment as well as prepares/dispenses blood products.
• Performs analytic functions where allowed by California Law.
• Performs venipuncture and finger stick specimen collection activities from adult, pediatric, and/or neonatal patient population for the purpose of health assessment.
• Ensures that equipment and safety devices are used appropriately following set guidelines.
• Performs data management activities and documentation.
• Prepares and dispenses quality blood components and aliquots following regulatory requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Position includes every other weekend and rotating holidays

Qualifications/Work Experience:

• 2 years of previous experience performing venipuncture on hospital-based patient populations is preferred.
• Knowledge of specimen collection techniques, equipment, and specimen handling is required.
• Position includes every other weekend and rotating holidays.

Education/Licensure/Certification:

• Current California Phlebotomy Certificate is required, or eligible for certification.