Phlebotomist

Description

Temporary, with transition to PRN after three months of employment

Job Title: Phlebotomist

Department: Laboratory

Reports To: Laboratory Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt 

Hours: 24/week

Hours: Days, two 12-hour shifts a week

Here at Franklin County Medical Center, we have a vision: be the premier healthcare provider and facility of choice for the community. A non-profit critical access hospital, we house 20 beds in our acute care facility and 35 beds in our nursing facility. FCMC was recognized as one of the “Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals” in the nation for four consecutive years from 2017-2020. Always committed to improvement, we are working to be in the top 20 critical access hospitals and are also currently constructing a new 24,000 square foot medical office to bring better access, accommodations, and services to the community.

As the largest employer in Franklin County, we understand that our team members, including our Phlebotomist, are vital to upholding our high standards. We show our appreciation through competitive wages, flexible scheduling, encouraging a healthy work/life balance, and providing opportunity for education and growth through tuition assistance and promotions.

WHAT FCMC CAN DO FOR YOU

We offer a range of amazing benefits for our full-time employees, including:

• Medical
• Dental 
• Vision
• Basic Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Retirement Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Illness Bank
• Paid Holidays

Part-time employees can enjoy Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Retirement Plans, and Paid Time Off. 

WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR FCMC

Our Phlebotomist collects and processes blood samples for analysis and performs clerical duties relevant to phlebotomy. More specifically, the Phlebotomist’s responsibilities include:

• Performing phlebotomy on infants, children, and adults
• Instructing patients regarding sample collection and routing
• Processing biological specimens in preparation for analysis, including proper labeling, centrifugation, separation, storing, and appropriate packaging and shipping
• Inputting patient demographics and doctor’s orders into the lab computer and retrieving results
• Performing basic, non-interpretive analytic procedures under the direct supervision of the Laboratory Manager
• Some relevant clerical duties such as answering phone calls; making copies, filing, and faxing reports and requisitions; and ensuring correct patient orders and billing information

Requirements

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• Phlebotomy training certification or six months of previous phlebotomy experience
• Knowledge of medical terminology, basic physiology, proper use and care of laboratory equipment, and protocol for aseptic procedures
• Basic typing and computer skills, ability to keep accurate records, ability to maintain effective working relationships, and excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
• Ability to accurately remember and apply oral and written procedures

Essential Job Functions:

• Regular and predictable attendance is required
• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; type on a keyboard; and reach
• Required to talk and hear
• Occasionally required to sit, stand, and walk
• Continuously performs complex manipulative skills
• Must be able to move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision 
• Must wear PPE when situations require
• Must submit to COVID-19 testing as required by CMS and other regulatory agencies according to FCMC policy
• Have full COVID-19 vaccination (some exemptions allowed)

Work Environment:

• FCMC operates 24 hours per day each day of the year: operational needs of departments may require that you be available to work all shifts, weekends, and holidays to meet the needs of the patients
• Potential exposure to blood, body tissue and fluids, contagious diseases, and hazardous waste
• Occasional exposure to bodily injury, loud or unpleasant noise, unpleasant odor, and emotional or physical stress
• May be required to work day or night
• Exposed to moving mechanical parts 40% of the time

The Location:

Located in southeast Idaho, Franklin County is surrounded by the beautiful Rocky Mountains, giving ample opportunity for outdoor recreation. However, being less than thirty minutes from Logan, Utah and one hour from Pocatello, Idaho provides locals with a variety of shopping, dining, and entertainment options both here in the county and in nearby cities. Franklin County Medical Center invites you to make Franklin County your new home and join us in offering top-notch healthcare to your new community.