About this role
Join our team as a variable shift, PRN, Laboratory Phlebotomist in Amarillo, TX.
Why Join Us?
Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better
- Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
- People-First: We prioritize your well-being with a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
- Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.
Get to Know Your Team:
- BSA Hospital is a 445-bed hospital serving the Amarillo area for over 120 years and continues to be Amarillo’s preferred healthcare provider. At BSA, the focus is to provide quality healthcare in Christian love, service, and dignity.
Explore Career Pathways for Laboratory Professionals:
Responsibilities
- Functions as a laboratory professional who performs specimen collection techniques or specimen collection instructions that include; venipuncture, capillary draws, urine collection instruction and specimen culture collection instruction
- Promotes professionalism and interacts with colleagues in a way that promotes a cooperative working environment.
- Ensure specimens are obtained in accordance with laboratory guidelines.
- Demonstrate proper communication skills to relate pertinent data or information about the patient or laboratory sample to appropriate care provider.
- Supports organizational priorities to maintain compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
- Attains required competency and demonstrates the ability to follow procedural directions and protocols.
- Able to prioritize and organize workload and assist other coworkers to maintain productivity.
- Follows proper protocols for specimen packaging and specimen transport.
- Responsible for specimen accessioning as assigned.
- Demonstrates proper infection control practices, proper patient identification, performs proper prompt specimen transport.
- Performs proper drug screen collection and processing as assigned.
- Answers laboratory department phone calls.
- Demonstrates ability to recognize emergent conditions and reacts appropriately.
- Provides phlebotomy services in a professional and patient centered manner.
- Engages in self-evaluation of practice and takes action to improve knowledge and skills.
- Retains accountability for quality of care given to the patient.
Qualifications
Job Requirements:
- High School diploma or equivalent
Preferred Job Requirements:
- Completion of an accredited phlebotomy/medical assistant program with clinicals or previous phlebotomy experience
- Certification from nationally recognized agency. Accepted agencies and certifications include, but are not limited to:
- National Heathcareer Association – Certified Phlebotomy Technician: CPT (NHA)
- National Heathcareer Association – Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (NHA CCMA)
- American Society for Clinical Pathology – Phlebotomy Technician: PBT (ASCP)
- American Medical Technologists – Registered Phlebotomy Technician: RPT (AMT)
- National Center for Competency Testing – National Certified Phlebotomy Technician: NCPT (NCCT)
- American Certification Agency – Certified Phlebotomy Technician: CPT (ACA)
- Experience working in the clinical setting
Other facts
About BSA Health System
BSA Health System, located in Amarillo, Texas, is an extensive health system providing clinical excellence to the Texas Panhandle and the Tri-State area. Acclaimed for its superior quality and customer service, BSA Health System is comprised of BSA Hospital, BSA Harrington Cancer Center, BSA Physicians Group and numerous specialty clinics.
BSA Health System is the fourth largest employer in Amarillo, with a medical staff of more than 400 physicians and 3,000 employees. At BSA, the focus is to provide quality healthcare in Christian love, service and dignity. The staff at BSA are driven by the purpose of caring for people: patients, families and one another. BSA recently received Ardent Health Services’ Best Employee Loyalty Award in recognition of its high employee satisfaction and engagement.
In January 2013, BSA became an affiliate of Ardent Health Services based in Nashville, Tennessee. Ardent’s proven track record in the healthcare industry and its commitment to growth, clinical quality and patient experience made it a perfect fit for BSA. Ardent subsidiaries own and operate more than 30 hospitals and physician groups across the nation.
What you'll do
- The Phlebotomist performs specimen collection techniques, including venipuncture and capillary draws, while ensuring compliance with laboratory guidelines. They also support organizational priorities and maintain a cooperative working environment.
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