Phlebotomist Floater - 1st Shift

Description: The Phlebotomist III- Float represents the face of our company to patients who come to Quest Diagnostics, both as part of their health routine or for insights into life-defining health decisions. The Phlebotomist III- Float draws quality blood samples from patients and prepares those specimens for lab testing while following established practices and procedures. The Phlebotomist III- Float has direct contact with patients and creates an atmosphere of trust and confidence while explaining procedures to patients and drawing blood specimens in a skillful, safe and accurate manner. The Phlebotomist III- Float is responsible in providing coverage at multiple locations for multiple roles. The Phlebotomist III- Float must ensure that daily activities of the Patient Service Center/Mobile/Long Term Care/In-Office Phlebotomy are completed accurately and on time. The Phlebotomist III- Float demonstrates Leadership Behaviors while focusing on process excellence skills and sensitivity to confidentiality and accuracy to patient information. Successful applicants may be assigned to work and direct daily activity in a doctor's office, a patient service center, in a house call environment, long term care or as business needs dictate. Must be able to step in for a Phlebotomist III- Float and lead one or more PSR on site. Will be required to act as a coach, mentor, instructor, resource advisor for new employees and provide effective onboarding services to new clients. They will also act as point of contact to staff on site and provide regular input to the group lead or supervisor. The Phlebotomist III- Float may also focus on working with customers who have a high complexity and/or volume practice with a specialized focus requiring outstanding phlebotomy skills. In addition, these practices require a higher level of customer facing skills including verbal and written communications, problem solving, and collaboration with multiple functions, such as: Sales, Laboratory Testing Services, IT connectivity, Billing, and Logistics due to their specialty and or complex test orders. The Phlebotomist III- Float must be capable of handling multiple priorities in a high-volume setting.

Required Education

1. High school diploma or equivalent.

2. Medical training: medical assistant or paramedic training preferred.

3. Phlebotomy certification preferred. Required in California, Nevada, and Washington.

Work Experience

1. Five years phlebotomy experience required, inclusive of pediatric, geriatric and capillary collections.

2. Minimum 3 years in a PSC/IOP environment preferred.

3. Customer service in a retail or service environment preferred.

4. Keyboard/data entry experience.

Mandatory Experience
5 years of phlebotomy experience required

Custom Fields:
Name: Line of Business (LOB)
Value: 300:Diagnostics Information Servic

Name: CapEX
Value: None

Name: Reporting Business Unit (RBU)
Value: 64000:Quest Diagnostics-Wallingford

Name: Federal Contract Work in Lab
Value: No

Name: Justification for Temp
Value: 5 open positions, 2 new continuous FMLAs

Name: GLBU-SiteCode
Value: 64000-M8Z:QUEST-1080 Silas Deane Hwy

Name: Is Covid Vaccination Required?
Value: No

Name: Time Zone
Value: M-F between 6am-5:30pm and alternating Saturdays 7am-12pm EST

Name: State of Credentials/Licenses Required
Value: N/A

Name: GL Account
Value: 551000|Temp Labor: Agency Taxable (Contingent PA and CT Locations ONLY)

Name: Is this a hospital site that requires additional credentialing?
Value: Yes

Name: Is Position Eligible for Remote Work?
Value: No