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.


Custom Fields:
Name: Federal Contract Work in Lab
Value: No


Name: GLBU-SiteCode
Value: 62500-TOS:QUEST DIAGNOSTICS


Name: Time Zone
Value: 6:00am - 4:30pm, every other Saturday


Name: Justification for Temp
Value: FMLA


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


Name: Reporting Business Unit (RBU)
Value: 62500:Clifton


Name: Is Covid Vaccination Required?
Value: No


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


Name: GL Account
Value: 551100|Temp Labor: Agency Non-Taxa (Contingent, All but PA and CT Locations)


Name: CapEX
Value: None


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


Name: Is this a hospital site that requires additional credentialing?
Value: No