Senior Phlebotomist

Summary

Join Natera as a Senior Phlebotomist and serve patients by identifying optimal blood retrieval methods, preparing specimens for lab testing, and conducting screening procedures. Responsibilities include verifying test requisitions, verifying patient identity, obtaining blood specimens via venipuncture and finger sticks, maintaining specimen integrity, tracking collected specimens, ensuring quality results, maintaining a safe work environment, resolving unusual test orders, and updating job knowledge. The role requires a minimum of 5 years of phlebotomy experience and a High School Diploma or equivalent; a BS/BA degree and Phlebotomy Certificate are preferred. This position involves handling PHI and requires completion of HIPAA/PHI privacy, General Policies and Procedure Compliance, and security training within 30 days of hire. Additional duties include logistical management of patient reports, answering billing questions, and scheduling courier pickups.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of phlebotomy experience
• High School Diploma (or equivalent) required
• Phlebotomy Certificate (if required by State)
• Ability to serve and protect the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and JCAHO standards
• Work in an office setting with scrubs required
• The position requires tracking of each draw

Responsibilities

• Verifies test requisitions by comparing information with nursing station log; bringing discrepancies to the attention of unit personnel
• Verifies patient by reading patient identification
• Obtains blood specimens by performing venipunctures and finger sticks
• Maintains specimen integrity by using aseptic technique, following department procedures; observing isolation procedures
• Tracks collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection; maintaining daily tallies of collections performed
• Maintains quality results by following department procedures and testing schedule; recording results in the quality-control log; identifying and reporting needed changes
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations
• Resolves unusual test orders by contacting the physician, pathologist, nursing station, or reference laboratory; referring unresolved orders back to the originator for further clarification; notifying supervisor of unresolved orders
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
• Enhances phlebotomy department and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
• This role works with PHI on a regular basis both in paper and electronic form and have an access to various technologies to access PHI (paper and electronic) in order to perform the job
• Employee must complete training relating to HIPAA/PHI privacy, General Policies and Procedure Compliance training and security training as soon as possible but not later than the first 30 days of hire
• Must maintain a current status on Natera training requirements
• Logistical management/printing of patient reports for that area
• Billing question answering/triaging and follow-up with patients
• Scheduling pick ups from courier services - FedEx or Medspeed

Preferred Qualifications

BS/BA degree (preferred)

Benefits

• Competitive Benefits - Employee benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents
• Additionally, Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits
• Other benefits include pregnancy and baby bonding leave, 401k benefits, commuter benefits and much more
• We also offer a generous employee referral program!