Lead Phlebotomist

We are Hiring at Mary & Elizabeth Hospital!

Location: 1850 Bluegrass Ave Louisville, Kentucky 40215

Shift Options: Third Shift/ 10hr shifts, one weekend a month, and rotating holidays.

About Us

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with nine hospitals, four medical centers, Brown Cancer Center, Eye Institute, nearly 200 physician practice locations, and more than 1,000 providers in Louisville and the surrounding counties, including southern Indiana. Additional access to UofL Health is provided through a partnership with Carroll County Memorial Hospital.

Affiliated with the University of Louisville School of Medicine, UofL Health is committed to providing patients with access to the most advanced care available. This includes clinical trials, collaboration on research and the development of new technologies to both save and improve lives. With more than 14,000 team members – physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly-skilled health care professionals, UofL Health is focused on one mission: to transform the health of communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care. For more information on UofL Health, go to www.UofLHealth.org.

Our Mission

As an academic health care system, we will transform the health of the communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care.

Job Summary

The lead phlebotomist shall assist the Phlebotomy Supervisor by coordinating the daily activities of processors and phlebotomists.  The employee shall perform technical work as well as supervisory duties.  The primary functions of this position are ensuring phlebotomy collections are performed within established turn-around times and ensuring specimens are processed in a timely manner upon receipt in the Laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates daily activities of the Processors and Phlebotomists
• Performs technical work as well as supervisory duties.
• Ensures collections are performed within established times.
• Teaches Phlebotomy classes to laboratory and nursing personnel.
• Teaches CPR classes to laboratory and nursing personnel.
• Performs and maintains time and attendance.
• Ensures specimens are processed in a timely manner.
• Monitors and distributes daily workload.
• Actively supports and promotes hospital and laboratory Infection Control and Safety policies.
• Assures compliance with Medical Necessity.
• Acts as a role model while supporting the core behaviors, standards, values, and missions of the organization.
• Demonstrates proficient interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates competency in technical and critical thinking.
• Performs phlebotomy, processing, neonatal collection and reference lab send out, preceptor training
• Reviews, investigates, and responds to customer complaints and deviations to processes
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• CPR certification through American Heart Association
• 2 years phlebotomy experience
• Previous specimen processing experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Phlebotomy certification

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive Pay & Benefits Options
• Paid Vacation, Sick days, and Holidays
• Free tuition to UofL for Part- and Full-time employees for Child/Spouse/Domestic Partner
• 401K with Employer Match

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