Phlebotomist

Georgetown, SC

Part time

JR104666

Employee Type:

PRN

Work Shift:

Day - 8 hour shift (United States of America)

Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!

Phlebotomist

Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.

A Brief Overview

The Phlebotomist will obtain and prepare specimens for analysis and perform various screening tests.

What you will do

• Performs order entry and medical necessity screening for Medicare patients.

• Performs specimen collection, including venipuncture, capillary draws, urine collection, and culture receipt. Accessions specimens.

• Demonstrates proper infection control.

• Demonstrates proper patient identification.

• Performs proper and prompt specimen transport.

• Performs proper drug screen collection and processing.

• Performs EKGs and may perform CLIA waived and moderately complex testing if assigned.

• Answers lab phones and responds to questions.

• Actively participates in lab process improvement project.

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED or relevant experience/education needed to obtain certification Required

Experience Qualifications

• Experience working in the clinical setting Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Strong customer service skills

• Familiarity with electronic medical records (EMR)

• Interpersonal skills and compassion

• Analyzing information, critical thinking, and problem solving

• Knowledge of infection control procedures

• Bedside manner

• Attention to detail

• Procedural and organizational skills

• Quality focus

• Basic computer skills

• Punctuality

Licenses and Certifications

• Phlebotomy Technician Certification - American Medical Certification Association Required or

• Phlebotomy Technician - American Society for Clinical Pathology Required or

• National Certified Phlebotomy Technician - National Center for Competency Testing Required or

• Registered Phlebotomy Technician - American Medical Technologist Required or

• Certified Phlebotomy Technician - National Healthcareer Association Required

• Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association is required within 30 days of hire. Recertification every two years is Required

Physical Demand

Light Physical Demand

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.

At Tidelands Health, we are united by a single, shared mission: We help people live better lives through better health. It’s a commitment embodied in the extraordinary care we provide our patients and the award-winning workplace that welcomes our team every day.

A proud not-for-profit organization, we are the largest health care provider in our beautiful coastal region of South Carolina. Enjoy year-round access to the Myrtle Beach area’s warm, sunny climate and outstanding quality of life as you fulfill your professional dreams. Here, you’ll find a workplace culture built around a spirit of inclusion, teamwork, mutual respect and recognition for a job well done.

Discover what it’s like to work for an organization that values who you are as much as we appreciate what you do.