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Phlebotomist 5680
All, Healthcare
North Charleston, SC
Location: North Charleston, SC (with travel to Mt. Pleasant, West Ashley, Goose Creek, Summerville, and Walterboro, SC) | Schedule: Full-time, on-site, contract (approximately 3 months with potential for permanent placement), 6am-5pm M-F, 8 hour shifts
Overview
A healthcare services provider is seeking a skilled Phlebotomist to join its clinical team on a contract basis with potential for permanent hire. This float position supports multiple locations in the greater Charleston area and plays a key role in ensuring accurate, timely, and compassionate specimen collection for patients across all age groups.
What you'll do
- Perform blood draws, label specimens, and centrifuge samples according to established procedures
- Collect and store specimens per protocol, including venipuncture and other collection methods (e.g., urine or fecal)
- Clearly and courteously explain collection procedures to patients
- Demonstrate proper technique using straight and/or butterfly needles
- Fully understand and follow physicians' orders
- Match laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes; label, centrifuge, split, and freeze specimens as required
- Verify all test requisitions or computer labels against scripts for 100% accuracy
- Package specimens for transport, maintaining proper temperature and handling to preserve specimen integrity
- Understand and comply with OSHA and DEP regulations
- Attend annual department trainings
- Answer telephone calls and relay laboratory results to satisfy inquiries
- Record maintenance data, perform decontamination procedures, and update patient information as needed
- Travel between assigned locations including Mt. Pleasant, West Ashley, Goose Creek, Summerville, and Walterboro, SC
- Work a schedule of 6am-5pm M-F, consisting of 8 hour shifts
Required qualifications
- Valid Phlebotomy certification for the state of employment, as required
- Minimum of 6 months' work experience performing venipunctures in a fast-paced lab or hospital setting
- Minimum of 1 year of experience, with 1+ years of experience overall preferred
- Experience working with pediatric and geriatric patients
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
- High School Diploma or GED
- Clean driving record and reliable transportation
Compensation and benefits
- Benefits are available
- Mileage expenses paid for required travel between locations
Why this role
This position offers immediate contract work with the strong potential to convert to a permanent role, along with paid mileage for travel between assigned locations.
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