Phlebotomist - HCA Healthcare
Webster, TX 77598
About the Job
Description
Introduction
Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Phlebotomist? At HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.
Benefits
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
- Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
- Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
- 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
- Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
- Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
- Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
- Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
- Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
- Colleague recognition program
- Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
- Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Phlebotomist like you to be a part of our team.
Job Summary and Qualifications
Responsible for general laboratory cleanliness, ordering and stocking of supplies, and assisting with clerical duties in laboratory office.
What you will do in this role:
- Accepts responsibility for own actions; offers and accepts constructive criticism in a non – defensive manner.
- Adheres to hospital attendance and tardiness policy. Appropriately clocks in/out and returns from break and lunch on time.
- Adheres to schedule and provides coverage in assigned areas. Adaptable to changes in work flow.
- Adjusts break and lunch times to ensure appropriate department coverage for optimal patient care.
- Answers phone by 4th ring. Takes messages and transfers calls appropriately. Strictly follows Personal Telephone/Cell Phone Usage policy (916-010).
- Appropriate use and inventory of reagents and supplies, order supplies when needed.
- Assists in maintaining general cleanliness and safety of work area to ensures that work area is clean and free of safety hazards.
- Assists in phlebotomy/collection. Manages STAT collection in timely manner.
- Correctly and proficiently charts/mails/faxes lab reports to physician mail boxes/offices.
- Correctly collects, processes/sends, documents and files COC drug screen.
- Distributes incoming/outgoing mail.
- Expectations Ethics and Compliance: 1. All employees will be held accountable for behaviors displayed relative to the values articulated in the Mission and Values Statement. “Will act with absolute honest, integrity and fairness in the way we conduct our business and the way we live our lives.”2. All employees will be held accountable for attending training regarding the Code of Conduct program at least annually.
- Follows SOP for checking and reconciling CBN tests and draws. Print/review/reconcile computer reports and work sheets as assigned.
- Has no unapproved overtime.
- Maintains competency in designated work areas. Performs appropriate volume of workload within specific time frames. Completes work from previous shifts and assists others as available or needed.
- Manages and assists in supply distributing.
- Prioritizes specimens per SOP. Processes STAT tests/procedures in timely manner.
- Processes specimens and reports during computer downtime per SOP. Uses appropriate downtime procedures.
- Proficient in all specimen send-out processes using interface, non-interface and/or manual system.
- Promotes teamwork, encourages and supports others, respects co-workers and members of management.
- Properly identifies patient/specimens using two forms of I.D. (Full Name and Medical Record number, DOB, or Account number) on collection labels to patient's wristband and/or test tube. Properly use/operate equipment and supplies.
- Works effectively under stressful situations.
What qualifications you will need:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Phlebotomist certification preferred
- 6 months of clinical lab experience preferred
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake is a 530+ bed hospital where sophisticated, world-class medicine meets the comfort, care and convenience of a community hospital. For more than 40 years, we have proudly been providing high quality, cost-effective, comprehensive healthcare to the Houston Bay Area. We opened our doors in 1972 and now employ 2,000+ staff members and 900+ physicians in a wide range of specialties. Our specialists offer more talent and experience than any other hospital in the region. We are a Level II Trauma Center and the only exclusive heart hospital south of Houston. Our accredited center provides nationally-recognized care in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and recovery of cardiovascular diseases. HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake offers a variety of other services, including Woman Services, Pediatric Care, Breast Diagnostic Center, ACR-accredited Imaging Center, Wound Care Treatment Center featuring Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and much more. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Phlebotomist opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.