Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Job Overview:
AIMS Locum Tenens is seeking a qualified Phlebotomist to provide professional
specimen collection services for Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC),
TX. The Phlebotomist will perform venipuncture and capillary blood collection
procedures while ensuring patient safety, specimen integrity, and compliance
with Defense Health Agency (DHA) standards.
This position supports physicians, nurses, laboratory professionals, and other
healthcare providers by accurately collecting, labeling, documenting,
transporting, and processing laboratory specimens. The Phlebotomist will also
assist with specimen shipping, patient registration, laboratory documentation,
Point-of-Care Testing (POCT), equipment maintenance, infection control, and
quality assurance activities.
Specific Duties
* Collect blood specimens using venipuncture and capillary collection
techniques for patients of all ages.
* Verify patient identity, explain procedures, and ensure patient comfort and
safety during specimen collection.
* Accurately label, process, document, and transport laboratory specimens while
maintaining specimen integrity.
* Perform specimen accessioning, order entry, and maintain accurate laboratory
records.
* Follow infection control, safety, and quality assurance procedures in
accordance with DHA, OSHA, and laboratory standards.
* Assist with Point-of-Care Testing (POCT), basic laboratory support, equipment
maintenance, and inventory management as assigned.
* Maintain confidentiality, provide excellent customer service, and work
collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and laboratory staff.
* Participate in mandatory training, competency assessments, and other duties
within the scope of the position as assigned.
Qualifications
Degree:
Certificate in Phlebotomy.
Education:
Graduate from an academic phlebotomy program including both classroom
instruction and hands-on clinical training (or equivalent state-approved
program).
Certification
* National Certification through:
- ASCP, or
- AMT, or
- State-required certification/registration
- Active Basic Life Support (BLS)
Experience
Must possess:
* Minimum one year of recent phlebotomy experience within the last two years.
* Classroom and clinical experience including:
- 50 successful venipunctures
- 10 skin punctures
- Approximately 1,040 hours of work experience within the previous two
years.
Licensure:
Current certification or registration as required by state law or national
certifying organization.
Schedule
- Full-time
- 40 hours per week
- Hospital operates 24/7
- Rotating 8-, 10-, or 12-hour shifts
- Days, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays, and training holidays may be
required.
Physical Requirements
Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods, perform repetitive hand
movements, lift up to 25 pounds, and safely perform blood collection procedures
in a clinical environment.
Work Environment
Work is performed in a fast-paced military medical center, including laboratory,
inpatient, and outpatient clinical settings. The position requires direct
patient interaction, frequent standing and walking, and collaboration with
physicians, nurses, and laboratory staff while following strict safety and
infection control procedures.
Immunization Requirements
Must meet all DHA/CRDAMC occupational health requirements, including current
immunizations (e.g., Tdap, MMR, TB screening, Varicella, Hepatitis B, and annual
Influenza vaccine) and annual health screenings.
Security Requirements
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain required background clearance,
government system access (CAC), and complete all mandatory DHA/Army security and
HIPAA training prior to and during employment.
Compensation included health and welfare benefits.
