Phlebotomist I - Laboratory Collection - Per Diem

Phlebotomist I – Lab Collection | Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA

Looking to start a career in Phlebotomy or expand your lab experience? Join Guthrie as a per diem Phlebotomist I and receive on-the-job training in our laboratory team.

What You’ll Do:

• Collect blood and other specimens using proper patient identification, labeling, handling, and transport procedures.

• Work with a hospital lab team focused on quality results, timely service, and a positive patient experience.

• Support inpatient and outpatient lab needs, including specimen processing, lab orders, and patient service.

Shift:

• Per diem, flexible shift

Benefits That Matter:

• Friendly, Inclusive Work Family – Be part of a team that feels like home

About Guthrie

Guthrie is a nationally recognized, non-profit, integrated health care system serving communities across Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Southern Tier of New York. Guthrie is focused on improving health through clinical excellence and compassion, every patient, every time.

Joining the Guthrie team allows caregivers to become part of a tradition of excellence in health care. In every area and at every level, Guthrie caregivers are committed to serving the community and supporting patients through compassionate, high-quality care.

Position Summary:

Responsible for the collection of blood and other specimens from all patient populations using prescribed procedures with accuracy, skill, professionalism, and superb customer service. Duties may require on and off-site phlebotomy, specimen transport and specimen delivery duties. Other specialized duties include patient registration, patient lab order management, processing specimens for testing, blood study kit handling, lab order entry, and acting as a first responder to emergency codes.

Education & License:

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.

Experience:

• Completion of a phlebotomy training program or equivalent experience is desired.

• Medical terminology and/or knowledge of basic anatomy is preferred.

• Computer keyboard skills and navigation are required.

Essential Functions:

As a phlebotomist, you will be responsible for obtaining quality blood samples using a variety of phlebotomy methods (venous and capillary) using standard safety equipment from all age groups with strict adherence to regulatory requirements and collection procedures. You may be required to provide rapid response to medical emergencies such as traumas and codes. Additional responsibilities include:

• Accurate patient identification, quality specimen labeling, handling, and transportation.

• Working with a variety of computer programs/systems.

• Utilizing excellent customer relations and communication skills in performing phlebotomy

• Answering the phone and interacting with patients, nurses, providers, and other health care professionals to ensure high customer satisfaction.

• Demonstrating a positive and professional demeanor.

• Working independently as well as within a team.

• Demonstrating skills in coping, understanding, following written and verbal instructions, organization and prioritization, attention to detail, problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision making.

• You will actively partner with team members by fostering an inclusive work environment and respecting others with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

Other Duties:

• Phlebotomists may be required to support evening, night, weekend, or holidays shifts for both outpatient and inpatient specimen collection.

• Phlebotomists may be required to travel to perform specimen collections.

• May be occasionally required to travel to the Towanda Colonial Lab.

• Other duties as assigned.

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Joining the Guthrie team allows you to become a part of a tradition of excellence in health care. In all areas and at all levels of Guthrie, you’ll find staff members who have committed themselves to serving the community.

The Guthrie Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Guthrie Clinic is a non-profit, integrated, practicing physician-led organization in the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania. Our multi-specialty group practice of more than 500 physicians and 302 advanced practice providers offers 47 specialties through a regional office network providing primary and specialty care in 22 communities. Guthrie Medical Education Programs include General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology and Orthopedic Surgery Residency, as well as Cardiovascular, Gastroenterology and Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship programs. Guthrie is also a clinical campus for the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.