Phlebotomist, Acute Hospital

Facility Name: Frye Regional Medical Center

Position: Phlebotomist 

schedule: Flexible hours may include weekend and holiday coverage

Shift: 8-hour shift Full Time Days

Your experience matters:

 Frye Regional Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a phlebotomist joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team: 

Frye Regional Medical Center employs more than 1500 professional and clinical staff. Our medical center is a 355-bed acute care facility which offers a broad array of inpatient and outpatient care. Frye Regional Medical Center provides patients with a full range of services to meet the healthcare needs of our community. We believe our employees are our most valuable assets in accomplishing this goal and we have made great strides to ensure employee satisfaction. If you are passionate about changing lives, we are looking for you!

What we are Looking for:

We are looking for a dynamic Phlebotomist who is passionate about helping others and is a team player!

Why join us: 

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities

Essential Functions:

• Review providers' orders, quick-register patients when needed, and place appropriate lab orders per the provider's requisition.

• Verify patient identity using two patient identifiers prior to collection.

• Obtain blood specimens via venipuncture, finger stick, or heel stick per policy; collect urine, throat, and nasal specimens as ordered.

• Label specimens with at least two identifiers plus date/time and collector initials; ensure specimen integrity and proper handling.

• Perform chain-of-custody urine drug screen collections and breath alcohol testing per policy.

• Coordinate therapeutic drug-monitoring collections in collaboration with nursing to align dose and draw time.

• Resolve unusual or unclear test orders by contacting the ordering provider, pathologist, nursing station, or reference lab; elevate unresolved items to the supervisor.

• Process and route specimens to the correct internal lab departments or reference laboratories according to policy.

• Maintain par levels of collection supplies; complete weekly departmental inventories.

• Participate in performance improvement activities and required education; perform other duties as assigned.

Education/Certification

• High School Diploma or equivalent Preferred

• Phlebotomy certification preferred.

•  An approved nationally accredited training course in Phlebotomy 

• BCLS required

EEOC Statement

Frye Regional Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Frye Regional Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.