Phlebotomist (FT, Days) - Hazelton, PA at St. Luke's University Health Network

Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

03 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

03 Jan, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Phlebotomy, Customer Service, Blood Collection, EKG Testing, Specimen Handling, Communication, Time Management, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Independent Judgment, Computer Skills, Financial Responsibility, Service Excellence, Policy Compliance, Resource Management, Patient Interaction

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care. Phlebotomists are responsible for collecting blood, and non-blood, specimens using appropriate blood collection equipment according to the Laboratory Specimen Collection Manual and Phlebotomy Procedure Manual. Additionally, phlebotomists are expected to complete patient registrations as well as perform EKG testing (where applicable). The intent of this job description is to provide a summary of the major duties and responsibilities of this position and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the position. Key Accountabilities & Essential Functions: Interprets verbal and written physician orders, obtains blood specimens from patients (all ages) using appropriate blood collection equipment (needles, lancets, etc.), handles and processes lab specimens, and follows safe practices according to the SLUHN policies/manuals. Perform outpatient EKG’s (as needed), operates centrifuge, and ensure proper specimen transfer and storage. Timely communications to the outpatient lab central scheduler, regional coordinators, and managers Travel between sites, when needed, for unscheduled absences and/or emergencies. On an ongoing basis, review for understanding and comply with all Network and departmental policies and procedures. Demonstrates/models the Network's Service Excellence Standards of Performance in interactions with all customers (internal and external). Demonstrates financial responsibility and accountability through the effective and efficient use of resources in daily procedures, processes, and practices. Adheres to the Network PCRAFT and AIDET competencies, instilling the culture and values of the organization in all patient and employee daily interactions. Ensures a superior patient encounter with every patient, every time. Other duties as assigned. Physical and Sensory Demands: Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, or running. Continuously Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like using feet/legs and/or hands/arms. Rarely Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet. Rarely Crouching: Bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine. Continuously Fine Manipulation: Picking, pinching, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm as in gross manipulation. Continuously Foot/Leg Controls: Use of one or both feet or legs to move controls on machinery or equipment. Rarely Gross Manipulation: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hand(s). Continuously Keyboarding: Entering text or data into a computer or other machine by means of a keyboard. Frequently Kneeling: Bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee(s). Occasionally Reaching: Extending hand and arms in any direction. Frequently Sitting: Remaining in a seated position. frequently Standing: Standing is to remain on one's feet in an upright position. Consistently Twisting: Bending or turning, generally to a side. Continuously Walking: Walking is to move about on foot. Continuously Lifting / Carrying: 1-10 pounds - Continuously 11-49 pounds - Frequently 50 pounds and over - Rarely Pushing / Pulling: 5 pounds and under - Continuously 6-10 pounds - Continuously 11-49 pounds - Occasionally 50 pounds and over - Rarely Other Environmental Factors / Considerations: Hearing: The ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds. Continuously Vision: To include far, near, peripheral, and color. Continuously Communicating Verbally: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to clients or the public and to convey detailed spoken instructions to other works accurately, loudly or quickly. Continuously Equipment Operation: Operating a cart, car, van, truck, and/or other heavy equipment. Car only consistently; remaining factors rarely Contact/exposure with chemical, biological, radiological material, heat/cold, or other environmental factors that may require the use of PPE. Biological only Frequently; remaining factors rarely. Qualifications: Required: High School graduate or equivalent Successful completion of a phlebotomy school with a minimum of 100 successful Basic computer skills Effective independent judgement in the performance of the assigned duties Strong customer service skills. Preferred: 1+ years phlebotomy experience 1-2 years of secondary education (college) Other: Must have valid driver’s license. Must have personal reliable transportation to arrive at various work locations as scheduled. PCRAFT Financial Communications skills Customer Service skills Critical thinking/problem solving skills. Time Management & Organization skills Work Schedule: Assigned work schedule Monday-Friday, weekend rotation (unless hired for weekend only) and periodic holidays Flexibility based on staffing/coverage needs, and periodic overtime if needed. Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!! St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue in excess of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Luke’s was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally. St. Luke’s is the ONLY health care institution in the Lehigh Valley to be named a Top Workplace regionally repeating the exclusive honor for the third year in a row. Also, for the third straight year, St. Luke’s has been a Top Workplaces in the Philadelphia Region by the Philadelphia Inquirer, ranking 9th in the large employer category for 2025 and the only health care system in PA to receive this award. In 2025, St. Luke’s was recognized as a national Top Workplaces by USA Today, three years in a row, including the 3rd best health care system in the nation in 2023 and 2024. Lastly, in 2025, St. Luke’s was named a Top Workplace in New Jersey for the third year in a row. Learn More Here.

Responsibilities

Phlebotomists are responsible for collecting blood and non-blood specimens, completing patient registrations, and performing EKG testing when applicable. They must follow safe practices and comply with network policies while ensuring superior patient encounters.