Urgently Hiring Hospital Phlebotomists

Umass Memorial Health Caregiver OpportunityExceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. The Outreach Phlebotomist performs all venipunctures and capillary collection on patients and transports all specimens to the Laboratory. Settings include physician's offices, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and home draws.Performs venipuncture and capillary phlebotomy procedures on patients using appropriate specimen collection equipment and techniques.Review requisition and orders from physicians to ensure appropriate tests are drawn and tests meet guidelines for Medical Necessity. Prepares Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) for tests that do not meet Medical Necessity guidelines and obtains appropriate signatures from patient and self.Performs EKG, pulse oximetry and point-of-care testing procedures as requested and associated quality control and maintenance of instrumentation.Processes specimens including centrifugation, pour-off, aliquoting, labeling, and packaging.Provides essential patient data and insurance information for registration of specimens. May create registration for outreach specimens in Hospital Admission/Discharge/Transfer (ADT) system.Searches master patient index (MPI) for appropriate patient demographic information using Metricom or other Laboratory Information System as provided.Labels blood and other specimens for testing according to hospital and laboratory requirements.Performs assigned duties to ensure an adequate inventory of supplies for assigned area. Monitors inventory levels and stores equipment and supplies in a neat and orderly manner. Submits orders to replenish inventory.Maintains accurate records of processes performed, using manual and computer-based systems.Position Qualifications: License/Certification/Education:High School graduate with successful completion from a recognized program for training in phlebotomy.Prior documented experience performing phlebotomy.Flex, maybe required to work and travel to other campuses and locations per the needs of the department.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.