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Location: Float position covering eight sites in Rome NY, New Hartford NY, Utica NY, Ilion NY, and Barneveld NY (base site assigned closest to candidate's home) | Schedule: Full-time, on-site, contract with potential for permanent placement; Monday-Friday 5:45am-6:00pm (8-hour shifts, varied) with rotating Saturdays 6:15am-12:30pm (4.5-5.5 hours, varied); projected duration approximately 3 months

Overview

A healthcare services organization is seeking a Phlebotomist to support laboratory operations across multiple clinic locations in the greater Utica, NY area. This float role is essential to ensuring accurate, timely specimen collection and a smooth patient experience across all age groups, including pediatric patients.

What you'll do

• Perform blood draws and other specimen collections (e.g., urine, fecal) for patients of all ages, including pediatrics
• Clearly and courteously explain venipuncture and specimen collection procedures to patients
• Demonstrate proper technique using straight needles and/or butterfly needles
• Fully understand and follow physicians' orders
• Match laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes and verify all test requisitions or computer labels against scripts for 100% accuracy
• Label, centrifuge, split, and freeze specimens as required by test order
• Package and store specimens according to required temperature and protocol to maintain sample integrity during transport
• Record maintenance data and perform decontamination procedures
• Update patient information and collect/store specimens according to established procedures
• Understand and comply with OSHA and DEP regulations
• Attend annual department trainings
• Answer telephone calls and communicate laboratory results to satisfy inquiries

Required qualifications

• Valid Phlebotomy certification for the state of employment, as required in some states
• Minimum of 6 months' work experience performing venipunctures in a fast-paced lab or hospital setting
• minimum 2 years of experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• High School Diploma or GED
• Experience working with patients of all ages, including pediatrics

Compensation and benefits

• Benefits are available

Why this role

This position offers a contract opportunity with the potential to convert to a permanent role, along with available benefits.