Phlebotomist II

Job Description

Job Description

Great opportunity for Phlebotomist II!

Job Description

The Phlebotomist II plays a key role in collecting, processing, and transporting laboratory specimens while ensuring a smooth workflow, supporting troubleshooting, and assisting with training. This role involves working across multiple clinic locations, performing high-quality blood draws and specimen collection, and delivering excellent customer service to primarily adult and geriatric patients, with some pediatric responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform blood draws using straight needles and butterfly needles, ensuring patient comfort and safety.
• Collect and store specimens, including blood, urine, and fecal samples, according to established procedures and protocols.
• Clearly and courteously explain venipuncture, blood draw, and other specimen collection procedures to patients.
• Match laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes and verify all test requisitions or computer labels against orders to ensure 100% accuracy.
• Label, centrifuge, split, freeze, and otherwise process specimens as required by specific test orders and protocols.
• Store specimen samples at the required temperature and place them in appropriate collection containers or tubes to maintain specimen integrity.
• Package specimens for transport, following all procedures and protocols to ensure safe and compliant handling.

Work Environment

This role is based in a clinical and laboratory environment with initial training provided during the first two weeks at a designated site. After training, the Phlebotomist II works in a float capacity, traveling to a variety of clinic locations across areas such as Halsted, Addison, Schaumburg, Oak Park, Lakeview, Downtown Chicago, and additional sites as needed. Mileage is reimbursed for travel between locations. The schedule is provided 1–2 weeks in advance, with availability needed Monday through Friday between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., and rotating Saturday shifts from approximately 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. or 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. When scheduled for a Saturday shift (typically about once per month), a weekday off is provided

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Itasca, IL.

The pay range for this position is $19.00 - $23.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

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)

This is a fully onsite position in Itasca,IL.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 31, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.