Employee Type: Regular Work Shift: Day - 8 hour shift (United States of America) **Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!** **Position Summary:** The Phlebotomist will obtain and prepare specimens for analysis and perform various screening tests. **Essential Functions:** + Performs order entry and medical necessity screening for Medicare patients. + Performs specimen collection, including venipuncture, capillary draws, urine collection, and culture receipt. Accessions specimens. + Demonstrates proper infection control. + Demonstrates proper patient identification. + Performs proper and prompt specimen transport. + Performs proper drug screen collection and processing. + Performs EKGs and may perform CLIA waived and moderately complex testing if assigned. + Answers lab phones and responds to questions. + Actively participates in lab process improvement project. **QUALIFICATIONS** **Education:** High School diploma preferred. **Experience/Qualifications:** Experience working in the clinical setting, preferred **License/Certification:** + **Certified Phlebotomy Technician: CPT** by National Healthcareer Association – (NHA) required, **OR** + **Phlebotomy Technician: PBT** by American Society for Clinical Pathology – (ASCP) required, **OR** + **Registered Phlebotomy Technician: RPT** by American Medical Technologists – (AMT) required, **OR** + **National Certified Phlebotomy Technician: NCPT** by National Center for Competency Testing – (NCCT) required, **OR** + **Certified Phlebotomy Technician: CPT** by American Certification Agency – (ACA) required + **Basic Life Support (BLS) certification** required to be initially completed with the TH Staff Development Office within 30 calendar days of hire date (exceptions to obtain certification from a provider other than the TH Staff Development Office are approved by Staff development on a case-by-case basis). BLS Recertification is required every two years. **Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:** + Strong customer service skills + Familiarity with electronic medical records (EMR) + Interpersonal skills and compassion + Analyzing information, critical thinking, and problem solving + Knowledge of infection control procedures + Bedside manner + Attention to detail + Procedural and organizational skills + Quality focus + Basic computer skills **Physical Requirements** **: Light Physical Agility Test (PAT) Rating** While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently (activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) required to stand, sit, and walk; frequently to use hands, fingers; and frequently to talk or hear. The employee must exert up to 15 pounds of force occasionally (activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time), and/or up to 5 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.