Phlebotomist

Job Title: Phlebotomist

Job Description

This role focuses on performing high-quality blood collection and specimen processing in a fast-paced inpatient hospital environment. The phlebotomist collects blood by venipuncture and capillary techniques from patients of all age groups, including pediatrics and critical care, while maintaining strict compliance and safety standards. The position also supports specimen processing and contributes to training and orienting patient service staff.

Responsibilities

• Perform blood collection by venipuncture and capillary techniques from patients of all age groups, including pediatric patients.
• Handle difficult blood draws, including patients in medical office buildings and high-acuity inpatient settings such as ICU and other high-volume areas.
• Process specimens accurately and efficiently, ensuring proper labeling, handling, and routing according to hospital and laboratory protocols.
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of compliance and safety requirements and consistently apply these standards in daily work.
• Communicate the importance of compliance and safety to other employees and reinforce adherence to policies and procedures.
• Provide orientation and training support for patient service staff as needed, sharing best practices for phlebotomy and specimen handling.
• Work effectively across multiple locations, adapting to different workflows and teams while maintaining consistent quality and service.
• Respond to same-day call-in requests for coverage, accepting shifts as assigned by supervisors and schedulers.
• Support inpatient operations by rotating across various shifts, including first, second, and third shifts, as well as weekends and holidays.
• Participate in an extended training period and apply learned skills to deliver reliable, patient-centered service in a high-volume environment.

Essential Skills

• High school diploma (HS Diploma).
• Current CPT 1 License.
• At least 1 year of phlebotomy experience in a hospital setting, including exposure to pediatrics, ICU, and high-volume inpatient environments.
• Demonstrated proficiency in blood collection by venipuncture and capillary techniques across all age groups.
• Experience performing pediatric blood collections and managing difficult draws.
• Ability to process laboratory specimens accurately and efficiently.
• Strong understanding of compliance and safety standards in a hospital and laboratory setting.
• Ability to clearly communicate compliance and safety expectations to other staff members.
• Willingness to work inpatient and rotate across multiple locations and shifts.
• Flexibility to be called and work on the same day, including variable hours and shifts.
• Openness to working 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts, as well as weekends and holidays.
• Comfort working in a per diem/on-call capacity, including responding to short-notice schedule changes.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Outpatient phlebotomy experience, especially 3 or more years in a high-volume setting, is welcome and will be applied to rotating inpatient assignments.
• Ability to adapt to changing schedules, including split shifts and potential shift cancellations with short notice.
• Strong time-management skills to manage multiple patients and high-volume workflows.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to interact with patients, clinical staff, and laboratory teams.
• Comfort working independently across different sites while maintaining consistent quality and adherence to procedures.
• Willingness to participate in ongoing training and skill development through available learning resources.

Work Environment

This is a hospital-based, inpatient-focused phlebotomy role supporting multiple facilities in a regional network. The position primarily covers evening (PM) shifts but requires flexibility to work morning (AM) and night (NOC) shifts. Typical schedules at one location may run from around 1:00 p.m. or 1:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. or 10:00 p.m., with other locations starting as early as 1:00 p.m. or as late as mid-afternoon. The role involves rotating weekly among several hospital and medical office locations, with a core site each week and scheduled rotations to other facilities. The environment is high volume and inpatient-oriented, including pediatrics, ICU, and other acute care areas, with significant specimen processing responsibilities. Initial training lasts approximately 2-3 months, during which you receive full-time hours and train on first shift, Monday through Friday, at a single primary location. After training, you can expect to work a minimum of about 30 hours per week, though shift availability may vary based on union agreements and same-day call-outs. Supervisors and schedulers call per diem staff to fill open shifts, and you may occasionally work split shifts or have shifts cancelled up to two hours before start time. Weekend and holiday coverage is an integral part of the schedule; efforts are made to rotate weekends so that staff have some weekends off and time when they are not on call, but you must remain comfortable working weekends and on-call assignments. The dress code requires scrubs, reflecting a professional clinical environment. The organization offers access to benefits such as wellness and discount programs, care roadmap resources, and online learning platforms to support professional growth and well-being.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Riverside, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $26.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Riverside,CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 24, 2026.

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