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Phlebotomist 5349
All, Healthcare
Mobile, AL
Location: Mobile, AL | Schedule: Contract, full-time, on-site, 2nd shift 12pm-830pm, M-F, Rotate every other weekend | Compensation: Not specified
Overview
A healthcare services provider is seeking a skilled Phlebotomist to support its laboratory operations in Mobile, AL. This is a contract position with a projected duration of 3 months and strong potential to convert to a permanent role, ideal for a detail-oriented professional experienced in working with patients across all age groups, including pediatric, geriatric, and hard-stick cases.
What you'll do
- Perform blood draws and other specimen collections (e.g., urine, fecal) using straight and/or butterfly needles
- Label, centrifuge, split, and freeze specimens as required by test order
- Match laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes and verify test requisitions against scripts for accuracy
- Package and store specimens according to required temperature and protocol to maintain sample integrity
- Explain venipuncture and specimen collection procedures clearly and courteously to patients
- Record maintenance data and perform decontamination procedures
- Update patient information and maintain accurate records
- Understand and comply with OSHA and DEP regulations
- Attend annual department training sessions
- Answer telephone calls and relay laboratory results to satisfy inquiries
- Troubleshoot issues and make workflow recommendations
- Assist with training as needed
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 1-2 years of experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
- High School Diploma or GED
- Experience working with pediatric, geriatric, and hard-stick patients
Compensation and benefits
- Benefits are available
Why this role
This contract position, projected for 3 months, offers the potential to become permanent, along with available benefits, in a role supporting critical laboratory functions across a diverse patient population.
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