Certified Phlebotomy Technician Lab Assistant II
$68,432–$95,805 year
On-siteSanta Rosa, California, United States or Petaluma, California, United States
Job Summary
Collect blood specimens, receive, sort, and accession samples for laboratory testing while assigning them to appropriate pre-analytic and analytic workflows. Complete computerized tasks for patient registration, test order entry, and post-analytic report distribution. Operate basic pre-analytic lab equipment and perform quality-related tasks including documentation, maintaining a clean work area, and escalating priority work. Adhere to all local, state, and federal regulations to ensure patient privacy and safety. Interact compassionately with patients of diverse backgrounds and manage fluctuating volumes, STAT orders, and equipment failures. Requires CPTI or CPT II certification, a high school diploma, and ability to work varied shifts including rotating weekends. Per diem or casual status with pay ranging from $32.90 to $46.06 per hour.
Required Qualifications
- High School or General Education Diploma (GED)
- CPTI-Certified Phlebotomy Technician I
- CPT II-Certified Phlebotomy Technician II
- Knowledge and practice of standard principles, processes, procedures, and equipment related to ordering Laboratory testing
- Knowledge and practice of standard principles, processes, procedures, and equipment related to collecting blood specimens
- Ability to compassionately and effectively interact with patients
- Ability to accurately, precisely, and reliably perform job duties and assigned tasks
- Ability to organize and prioritize job duties and assigned tasks for completion within expected timeframes
- Ability to appropriately respond to fluctuations in volume
- Ability to appropriately respond to unexpected situations or problems such as equipment or IS failure
- Ability to appropriately respond to shift-to-shift hand-offs
- Ability to appropriately respond to STAT test orders
- Ability to appropriately respond to specimen integrity issues
- Ability to appropriately respond to regular review of pending logs, priority assignments, etc.
- Ability to follow standard practices, processes, and procedures in sequence
- Knowledge of applicable local/state/federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures aimed at ensuring the privacy and safety of patients
- Solid critical thinking in applying knowledge and decision-making
- Knowledge of and ability to recognize and appropriately escalate complex and unusual deviations, problems, unusual occurrences and unexpected outcomes
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work in a collaborative setting where the communication of current, factual, and relevant work information is required
- Rotating Weekends
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