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Scripps Health Lead Phlebotomist - Encinitas Hospital in San Diego, California
This is a benefited, full time position generally working day shift, however, you will be required to work evening and night shift as needed:
- Day shift: 4am-12:30pm
- Evening shift: 12:15pm-8:45pm
- Night shift: 10pm-6:30am
Shift times ma*y vary based on need. Ability to work every other weekend (both Saturday and Sunday) is required, as well as rotating holidays. Located at Scripps Memorial Encinitas Hospital. *
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Why join Scripps Health?
AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE:
· Made Becker's 150 Top Places to Work for 2024
· Recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024
· #5 in Fortune Best Workplaces in Healthcare 2023
· #78 in PEOPLE Companies that Care 2023
· #95 in Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work for 2023
· Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years
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*Why Scripps Memorial Encinitas? *
- The Encinitas Lab Team consists of talented people dedicated to providing excellent customer service to all we meet!
- We are committed to providing the highest quality care to our patients.
- Through collaboration and innovation, our healthcare professionals lead the frontier in caring for our community.
What you’ll do:
· Support the laboratory manager in providing excellent patient care.
· Serving as an ambassador for the laboratory in interactions with patients, physicians, nurses and visitors, and participate in patient rounding performed by lab leadership.
· 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.
· Act as key trainer for new phlebotomists, handle and maintain annual competencies for phlebotomy team.
· Perform all functions as a Certified Phlebotomy Technician including:
o Manage workflow through distribution of phlebotomy workload between team members and assess priority of draws based on criticality of each situation.
o Assess staffing needs and assignments of team members on each shift.
o Respond to life critical situations such as Trauma, Stroke Codes, Code Sepsis or Code Blues.
o Ensure samples are collected following time-sensitive priorities (STAT, Timed and routine).
o Observe aseptic technique and isolation procedures whenever indicated.
o Clarify unclear orders, resolve any orders or patient identification discrepancies prior to sample collection and document ABN necessity whenever indicated.
o Identify patients according to policy prior to sample collection and label samples accurately.
o Perform phlebotomy through venipuncture or capillary puncture and observe age-specific techniques for all patient age groups.
o Preserve sample integrity by delivering samples to the laboratory within the required amount of time.
o 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.
o 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.
o Demonstrate knowledge of standard office equipment, computers and computer software skills including laboratory and hospital electronic medical records.
Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills:
· 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.
· Good critical thinking and analytical skills.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
· Proficient with medical terminology and of computer systems.
Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification:
· Associate Degree.
· 5 years phlebotomy experience.
· Leadership experience.
· Experience with pediatric and geriatric patients.
· Experience with neonatal blood draws.
· Experience with Epic software.
· Hospital phlebotomy experience.
Job: *Lab
Organization: *Scripps Encinitas Hospital
Title: Lead Phlebotomist - Encinitas Hospital
Location: Northern San Diego County-ENCINITAS-SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ENCINITAS
Requisition ID: 242005873