Phlebotomy Tech I Job at East Liverpool City Hospital in East Liverpool

Phlebotomy Tech I – East Liverpool City Hospital

Join an award‑winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community! East Liverpool City Hospital, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Now hiring a full‑time Phlebotomy Tech to join our team! This is a variable shift position (day shift, afternoon shift and midnight shift). Apply today!

East Liverpool City Hospital is an award‑winning community hospital proudly serving residents of the tristate region since 1905. With 152 licensed beds and more than 500 employees, the hospital averages 31,000 Emergency Department visits annually. East Liverpool’s medical staff is comprised of more than 160 physicians with an additional 21 resident physicians completing their training in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine. The hospital provides 24/7 emergency services, general surgery, medical stabilization for substance abuse, behavioral health for adults over the age of 55, and remains the ONLY cardiac rehabilitation program in Columbiana County. For more information, visit www.elch.org.

Responsibilities

As a Phlebotomy Technician I, you will primarily perform skin puncture or venipuncture on patients of all ages to obtain blood specimens for analysis in the clinical laboratory under the supervision of the Laboratory Director/Manager/Supervisor. Specific duties include:

• Perform computer data entry, filing, telephone communication, and other clerical duties.
• Possess adequate knowledge of the terminology of tests ordered in the laboratory.
• Demonstrate good communication skills and telephone etiquette when greeting patients and visitors.
• Demonstrate proper phlebotomy technique and the use of equipment for collecting specimens from newborns to geriatric patients.
• Process microbiology, immunology, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, chemistry, and blood bank specimens.
• Process specimens for referral to reference laboratories.
• Stock routine supplies and maintain cleanliness of storage areas, trays, centrifuges, refrigerators, freezers, and work areas.
• Process or load specimens on automated laboratory instrumentation in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Assist with sample pick‑up at hospital/OR, lab specialty sorting, pathology inventory, supply replenishment, mail pick‑up/delivery, faxing, answering phone calls, product deliveries, etc.
• Perform other tasks or responsibilities assigned by the department manager or director.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• BLS certification within 45 days of hire and maintained current, required.
• Minimum of two (2) years of clinical laboratory experience, preferred.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Variable

Equal Employment Opportunity

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