Cleveland Clinic is hiring: Outreach Phlebotomy Technician in Canton

Outreach Phlebotomy Technician – Cleveland Clinic

Join Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital and experience world‑class healthcare at its best. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Phlebotomy Technicians serve a more vital role than ever before in the care of patients, thanks to increasing demands to provide patient samples for diagnostic testing. Many patients often find needles and the idea of having their blood drawn frightening, so it takes a skilled Phlebotomy Technician to put the patient at ease while obtaining all the required specimens. The caregiver in this role will primarily travel to nursing homes to draw at those sites as well as work in the Mercy Hospital Outpatient Lab.

A caregiver in this position works evenings from 12:30 PM – 9:00 PM, including rotating weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Perform blood collection for extended care clients and provide service to their residents (primarily geriatric).
• Perform specimen processing and send‑out tasks, such as accessioning and packaging for transport.
• Follow proper protocol when collecting samples: introduce yourself, verify patient identity, collect specimens for all tests listed on the requisition, clarify tests, label specimens, transport and centrifuge.
• Provide STAT, scheduled and routine orders.
• Ensure all current demographic and insurance information is obtained and verified.
• Check appropriate paperwork for each test, patient and/or client.
• Complete and submit appropriate administrative paperwork, such as time and mileage reports.
• Follow proper laboratory safety procedures.
• Be flexible to work a varied schedule as required, including early morning and afternoon shifts, and travel to patient locations.
• Carry an on‑call pager on assigned weekdays and every other weekend during the hours of 4 AM – midnight, answer the pager within 15‑30 minutes, arrive at the home within an hour, collect stat draws and have the specimen back to the lab within 2 hours from the time of receipt of call.
• Adhere to HIPAA guidelines.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• One year of current phlebotomy experience
• Proof of Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the AHA or American Red Cross upon hire or within three months of hire
• Current, valid driver’s license and personal liability insurance coverage with the limits of $100,000 per person / $300,000 per accident on bodily injury and $100,000 in property liability damage
• Experience and proficiency in blood collection from all patients
• Experience in handling and transporting laboratory specimens, laboratory safety, medical terminology and laboratory waste management
• Working knowledge of clinical laboratory and tests performed
• Clean criminal history

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduation certificate from a formal accredited phlebotomy program
• ASCP phlebotomy certification
• Two years of current phlebotomy experience
• Phlebotomy experience in a nursing home setting

Physical Requirements

• Requires frequent standing and walking.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to manipulate blood drawing equipment and make measurements.
• Visual acuity including the ability to distinguish colors.
• This position is primarily traveling in nature.
• The average amount of lifting is 10 pounds with occasional carrying of objects up to 20 pounds.
• Work requires finger dexterity and eye‑hand coordination.
• Working irregular hours including on‑call hours.
• Exposure to blood and body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, radiation, and repetitive motions.
• Pushing and pulling heavy objects.
• Position requires reaching, bending, stooping, handling objects with hands and/or fingers, talking and/or hearing, and seeing.

Personal Protective Equipment

• Follow standard precautions using personal protective equipment.

Salary and Benefits

Salary information may vary and is not represented here. Candidates are encouraged to discuss salary specifics during the application and hiring process.

To learn more about our benefits, visit https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/.

Job Details

Employment type: Full‑time

Seniority level: Entry level

Job function: Other

Industry: Hospitals and Health Care