About this role
Our mission is to continue the teaching and healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Our core values are compassion, excellence, humility, integrity, justice, teamwork and wholeness.
Job Summary
- The Phlebotomy Technician 1, Certified (CPT1) performs blood collection by phlebotomy and capillary puncture in a safe, accurate and professional manner.
- Receives customers (e.g., patients, clinicians, visitors).
- Interacts with all patients and visitors in a professional, pleasant, efficient, and cooperative manner.
- Monitors patients for unexpected reactions and responds to emergent situations, as required.
- Performs collections on all age groups and degree of difficulty, both inpatient and outpatient.
- Works with Laboratory staff to provide safe, efficient, and timely collections.
- Provides other collection services including sweat chlorides, chain-of-custody, ambulatory blood pressures, and provides instructions for patient specimen collection.
- Performs other duties as needed.
Education and Experience
- High School Diploma or GED required. Experience in high complexity medical lab performing specimen collection, pediatric collection, and computer data entry preferred.
- Knowledge and Skills: Possesses excellent dexterity and analytic skills.
- Demonstrates competency to perform skin puncture and venipuncture in a safe, accurate and professional manner after employment without direct and constant supervision.
- Demonstration of competency shall be done at least annually.
- Ability to operate technical instruments and equipment, input data and type.
- Ability to use available resource material independently to resolve and document challenges constructively.
- Able to read; write and speak with professional quality; use computer and software programs necessary to the position (e.g., Word, Excel, Power Point, Access); operate/troubleshoot basic office equipment required for the position.
- Relate and communicate positively, effectively, and professionally with others; provide leadership; be assertive and consistent in enforcing policies ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, rules and laws; work calmly and respond courteously when under pressure; lead, supervise, teach, and collaborate; accept direction.
- Think critically; work independently; perform basic math and statistical functions; manage multiple assignments; compose written material; work well under pressure; problem solve; organize and prioritize workload; recall information with accuracy; pay close attention to detail.
- Distinguish colors as necessary; hear sufficiently for general conversation in person and on the telephone, and identify and distinguish various sounds associated with the workplace; see adequately to read computer screens, and written documents necessary to the position.
- Licensures and Certifications: State of California Certified Phlebotomy Technician I required.
- Basic life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association required.
- Valid Driver's License required (excluding Murrieta Hospital).