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**Lead Phlebotomist** **Location: Oro Valley** **Position Type: Full Time Days** **Benefits:** + **Health Insurance** (Medical, Dental, Vision) + **401 (K)** with matching + **Student Loan Repayment:** Up to $10,000 + Competitive and comprehensive benefits package **Job Summary** Responsible for planning, coordinating, and supervising all of the functions within the laboratory phlebotomy section including training, staffing, maintaining supplies, and communicating with the laboratory administration. Performs venipunctures, heel sticks, and finger sticks to obtain blood samples for testing purposes as required. Evaluates employees using laboratory and hospital guidelines and policies to perform competency assessment. Encourages professional growth and development of staff. Coordinates on site training of Phlebotomy students and new hires. Performs other related functions as assigned by the Laboratory Supervisor or Director. **Essential Functions** + Communicates effectively. Establishes and maintains two way communication with peers, staff, physicians, leaders, and administration. + Adapts to change in a positive, professional manner. + Follows through on problems that may compromise patient care by using the appropriate chain of command. + Maintains a clear, neat and safe environment for patients and staff. + Provides clear, consistent and legible documentation. + Completes required education in a timely manner. + Demonstrates population appropriate competencies for all relevant patient populations. + Always records phlebotomy collection information into the Laboratory Information System with accurate attention to name of patient, collection time , and receive time. + Accurately and successfully performs venipunctures, finger sticks, and heel sticks following phlebotomy policies and procedures. + Coordinates the phlebotomy workload to ensure all collections are completed in a timely manner. + Analyzes phlebotomy turnaround time data and seeks ways to improve turnaround time. + Maintains phlebotomy carts and supply area in a clean orderly fashion. + Effectively operates the Laboratory Information System for general laboratory and section specific functions. + Completes competency assessments accurately and in a timely manner. + Communicates all phlebotomy issues to the laboratory supervisor or director appropriately. + Maintains inpatient and outpatient phlebotomy staffing at appropriate levels. + Always follows laboratory requirements for use of personal protection equipment. + Willingly helps co-workers to complete section duties. + Accurately collects improvement performance data as directed. + Actively participates in the development and implementation of process improvements by attending department meetings. + Performs other duties as assigned. + Complies with all policies and standards. **Qualifications** + Other Structured training course preferred + 0-1 years hospital phlebotomy experience required + 1-3 years hospital phlebotomy experience preferred **Licenses and Certifications** + CPT - Phlebotomy Technician Certification Phlebotomy certification preferred + AHA or ARC BLS required within 30 days of hire required Equal Employment Opportunity This organization does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations. In addition, the facility complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. If you are an applicant with a mental or physical disability who needs a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, contact the director of Human Resources at the facility to which you are seeking employment; Simply go to to obtain the main telephone number of the facility and ask for Human Resources.

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