Phlebotomist - Rancho Bernardo
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The Phlebotomist supports patient care at Scripps Clinic Labs, primarily at Rancho Bernardo, with floating to nearby sites as needed. The role collects and processes specimens, responds to urgent situations, and follows patient identification, safety, infection control, and sample-handling procedures. It requires a California-issued phlebotomy certificate and BLS certification. One year of phlebotomy experience is preferred, and new graduates are welcome to apply.
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This is a full-time, benefitted position with varied shifts. Scripps Clinic Rancho Bernardo is the primary location; however, the role requires floating to Hillcrest, Eastlake, and other neighboring sites as needed. The main scheduled hours will be 10:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. or 12:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Shifts may vary based on departmental needs, ranging from as early as 6:15 a.m. to as late as 9:00 p.m. Rotating weekends and holidays are required.
Why join Scripps Health?
At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:
- Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
- Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.
- Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
- Becker's Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2026 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
- We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.
- Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.
*Why Scripps Clinic Labs? *
- Support the laboratory manager in providing excellent patient care.
- Serve as an ambassador for the laboratory in interactions with patients, physicians, nurses and visitors.
- Adhere to all safe patient handling standards including demonstration of pre-analytical safety procedures and Infection control protocols.
- Participate in laboratory performance improvement, which includes error identification and appropriate follow up, investigation, correction, documentation, and notification to appropriate caregiver and lab leadership.
What you'll do:
- Respond to life critical situations such as Trauma, Stroke Codes, Code Sepsis or Code Blues.
- Ensure samples are collected following time-sensitive priorities (STAT, Timed and routine).
- Observe aseptic technique and isolation procedures whenever indicated.
- Clarify unclear orders, resolve any orders or patient identification discrepancies prior to sample collection and document ABN necessity whenever indicated.
- Identify patients according to policy prior to sample collection and label samples accurately.
- Perform phlebotomy through venipuncture or capillary puncture and observe age-specific techniques for all patient age groups.
- Preserve sample integrity by delivering samples to the laboratory within the required amount of time.
- Process specimens and follow critical sample handling instructions regarding centrifugation, aliquoting, transport, and storage requirements for every test performed in the laboratory or sent out to a reference laboratory.
- Follow HAZMAT regulations when packing samples for transport to the Core Lab or other laboratories.
- Perform crucial pre-analytic and analytic steps of test procedures as required, under supervision of licensed laboratory personnel.
- Demonstrate knowledge of standard office equipment, computers and computer software skills including laboratory and hospital electronic medical records.
Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills:
- Good critical thinking and analytical skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficient with medical terminology and of computer systems
Required Certification/Registration:
- Certified Phlebotomy Technician I or II
- Valid certificate issued by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Professional (BLS) certificate
Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification:
- 1 year phlebotomy experience
- Customer service experience
- New grads welcome to apply!
Job: *Lab
Organization: *Scripps Clinic
Title: Phlebotomist - Rancho Bernardo
Location: Central San Diego County-SAN DIEGO-SCRIPPS MEDICAL LABORATORY
Requisition ID: 262006177
Other Locations: Central San Diego County-SAN DIEGO-SCRIPPS CLINIC - RANCHO BERNARDO
How this job compares
Set against the 3,688 open Phlebotomist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$45–62K/yr57 salary ranges
- California median$23–30/hr154 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 176 open Phlebotomist jobs in California and 3,688 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Labcorp29 open
- Getlabs21 open
- TridentCare20 open
- Experience
- Phlebotomist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (1,471 postings).
- Education
- 2 of the 3,688 open Phlebotomist jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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