When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Job Description:
The Lead Phlebotomist contributes to the Hospital’s mission by drawing blood from patients and collecting and documenting specimens based on physician orders. This clinical staff position is the face of the lab and their effort starts the whole laboratory process, providing phlebotomy draws with attention to patient comfort and the physician orders. This role also assists the Phlebotomy Supervisor/Manager by providing training to phlebotomists to ensure competency.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education Required: High School Diploma or equivalent.
Certifications Preferred: Phlebotomy certification
Experience Required: Phlebotomy experience or certification.
Experience Preferred: At least one year of clerical or secretarial experience.
Other Skills/Knowledge Required: For safety and quality reasons, must be able to read, write and communicate effectively in English with patients, visitors and fellow members of the hospital team
JOB FUNCTIONS
- Maintains adequate staffing levels and efficient, effective workflow and scheduling.
- Provides training to phlebotomists to ensure competency.
- Acts as a technical resource for all Phlebotomy blood draws.
- Ensures rounds are completed as scheduled and provides assistance, as needed to maintain timelines of routine and STAT blood draws.
- Communicates lab issues and problems to Phlebotomy Supervisor/Phlebotomy Manager and recommends resolution.
- On a daily basis, interacts and communicates with customers including patients, physicians, and medical assistants.
- Shares on-call duties.
- Provides input for performance appraisals.
Pay Range:
$23.15 – $31.16
The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.
