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Posted: 09-Apr-25
Location: Santa Monica, California
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Internal Number: 147022909
As a Lead Phlebotomist with the Santa Monica Hospital Laboratory, your duties include:
- On a daily basis, assess overall workload for any area that needs help
- Ensures work is performed properly and in a timely manner and all benches are covered by competent staff
- Performs advance level pre-analytical and post-analytical activities and specimen processing duties
- Troubleshoots specimen/test order problems, and Total Lab Automation line issues
- Performs preventive maintenance of equipment
- Monitor inventory of pre-analytical supplies
- Demonstrates effective communication with team members, patients, internal and external laboratory customers and partners
- Performs phlebotomy on inpatients and outpatients, including neonatal/pediatric patients
- Triage all lab samples and requests after verification of appropriate information
- Enter and verify patient and test info into computer
- Generate computer labels for specimens and deliver to appropriate areas
- Prepare samples for transport to referral labs
- Document draws, added tests, and cancelled/rejected specimens
- Assist with training in phlebotomy and/or specimen processing
Salary Range: $33.78 - $42.84/hour
• Current and valid California State CPT certificate
• High school diploma or equivalent (e.g. GED or HiSET)
• At least five(5) years of licensed phlebotomy experience in high volume hospital setting
• Previous experience performing specimen processing in an acute care facility, highly preferred
• Previous experience in EPIC, highly preferred
• Knowledge of Clinical Lab test names and their abbreviated forms
• Ability to multi-task with accuracy
• Excellent time and organizational skills
• Skill in using a computer and printer
