Phlebotomist Job at BSA Health System in Amarillo

Overview

You may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $2,500. Join our team as an evening shift, full-time, Laboratory Phlebotomist in Amarillo, TX.

Why Join Us?

• Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
• People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
• Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.

Get to Know Your Team

BSA Hospital is a 445-bed hospital serving the Amarillo area for over 120 years and continues to be Amarillo’s preferred healthcare provider. At BSA, the focus is to provide quality healthcare in Christian love, service, and dignity.

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Responsibilities

• Functions as a laboratory professional who performs specimen collection techniques including venipuncture, capillary draws, urine collection instruction, and specimen culture collection instruction.
• Promotes professionalism and interacts with colleagues in a way that supports a cooperative working environment.
• Ensures specimens are obtained in accordance with laboratory guidelines.
• Demonstrates proper communication skills to relay pertinent data about the patient or laboratory sample to the appropriate care provider.
• Supports organizational priorities to maintain compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Attains required competency and follows procedural directions and protocols.
• Prioritizes and organizes workload and assists other coworkers to maintain productivity.
• Follows proper protocols for specimen packaging and transport.
• Responsible for specimen accessioning as assigned.
• Demonstrates proper infection control practices, patient identification, and prompt specimen transport.
• Performs proper drug screen collection and processing as assigned.
• Answers laboratory department phone calls.
• Demonstrates ability to recognize emergent conditions and reacts appropriately.
• Provides phlebotomy services in a professional and patient-centered manner.
• Engages in self-evaluation of practice and takes action to improve knowledge and skills.
• Retains accountability for quality of care given to the patient.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent

Preferred Job Requirements:

• Completion of an accredited phlebotomy/medical assistant program with clinicals or previous phlebotomy experience
• Certification from nationally recognized agencies (examples include):
• National Heathcareer Association - CPT (NHA)
• National Heathcareer Association - CCMA (NHA)
• American Society for Clinical Pathology - PBT (ASCP)
• American Medical Technologists - RPT (AMT)
• National Center for Competency Testing - NCPT (NCCT)
• American Certification Agency - CPT (ACA)
• Experience working in the clinical setting

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care