UHS·Amarillo, Texas
The Senior Phlebotomist performs venipunctures, capillary blood collections, and point of care testing while adhering to laboratory standards. They also assist in training phlebotomy students and new employees to ensure high-quality patient care.
Northwest Texas Healthcare System is a 495 bed system serving the city of Amarillo and the surrounding region. We offer the ideal combination of traditional values and the most advanced technologies in healthcare, plus the conveniences of big city living in a friendly, smaller-town atmosphere. From the beauty of Palo Duro Canyon and great recreational facilities, to our quality educational system, Amarillo is a great place to live and work.
A hospital is only as good as its employees. That's why we're looking for professionals who are dedicated and passionate about their work. We're looking for employees who can add to our culture of exemplary patient care and personal excellence. We're looking for exceptional professionals who share our vision and values.
Sr. Phlebotomist - Certificate of completion from phlebotomy program preferred; PBT(ASCP) required. BLS certification upon hire and maintained throughout.\
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Requirements: 1. Ability to read, write, and converse in English; 2. Ability to follow instructions, reason, and make appropriate judgments; 3. Ability to perform computer functions accurately and quickly; 4. Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects in pictorial or graphic material; 5. Ability to perceive pertinent details from verbal and tabular material; 6. Ability to coordinate eyes, hands, and fingers in order to make skillful, accurate, and precise movements; 7. Ability to communicate with patients, family, staff, physicians, and others; 8. Ability to accurately evaluate and interpret information and make independent decisions; 9. Ability to cope with and remain calm under stress; 10. Ability to speak and hear, to allow discussions with customers, employees, and peers; 11. Ability to perceive similarities and differences in color; 12. Ability to understand the overall technology, operation, and troubleshooting of moderate and complex instrumentation (example: hospital and laboratory information systems, highly automated specimen processing and testing instrumentation); 13. Ability to perform mathematical operations quickly and accurately; 14. Ability to understand and explain the theories of laboratory specimen processing; 15. Ability to multi-task productively and accurately; 16. Ability to remain focused on job responsibilities. EEO Statement All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as Recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information. At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.
Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent and at least three years of full-time phlebotomy experience. A PBT(ASCP) certification and BLS certification are required for this position.
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