Phlebotomist

Whittier Health Network 
Multiple locations - Hannah Duston, Port Healthcare, Masconomet, Whittier TCU

Part-time or Per Diem
Pay: $23-$25 per hour base on experience
Expected hours average around 24 per week

Phlebotomist Job Responsibilities:
Start time from 3am-5am until 9am-12pm, including weekends as needed

• Serves patients by identifying the best method for retrieving blood samples and other specimens, preparing specimens for laboratory testing, and performing screening procedures.
• Verifies test requisitions by comparing information with nursing station log and bringing discrepancies to the attention of unit personnel.
• Verifies patient identification and explains sampling procedures to patients.
• Obtains blood specimens by performing venipunctures and finger sticks.
• Maintains specimen integrity by using aseptic technique, following department procedures, and observing isolation procedures.
• Tracks collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection and maintaining daily tallies of collections performed.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
• Serves and protects the healthcare facility community by adhering to professional standards, institutional policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).
• Reassures patients who are nervous about sampling procedures and applies dressings to wounds created by blood draws.
• Deliver specimen to lab as needed
• Travel between 1 and 4 locations all within northern Essex County

• High school diploma
• Phlebotomist certification
• First aid certification
• Prior experience as a phlebotomist technician a plus
• Must have valid drivers license and reliable transportation

Work Location: In person - various locations