Lifepoint Health·Hot Springs, Arkansas
Perform venipuncture and collect various specimens while ensuring accurate labeling and routing to laboratories. Manage order entry, conduct drug and alcohol testing, and maintain phlebotomy supply inventory.
National Park Medical Center: Phlebotomist, Acute
Location: 1910 Malvern Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71901
Shift: FT | EVENINGS | Variable Shifts 1300-2130 | Weekend Required
Your experience matters
National Park Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Phlebotomist joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.
We’re seeking a detail‑oriented, patient‑focused Phlebotomist to support our busy clinical laboratory. In this role, you’ll perform venipuncture and specimen collection, process and route samples, assist with order entry, and provide excellent customer service to patients and healthcare providers. You’ll also complete chain‑of‑custody collections, breath alcohol testing, and help maintain essential phlebotomy supplies. If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your skills in a supportive clinical setting, we’d love to meet you.
How you’ll contribute
Review provider orders, quick register patients when needed, and enter accurate laboratory orders based on requisitions.
Verify patient identity using two identifiers and collect blood (venipuncture, finger/heel sticks) and other specimens (urine, throat, nasal) according to policy.
Label all specimens with required identifiers, date/time, and collector initials; ensure proper handling, integrity, and routing to internal departments or reference labs.
Perform chain of custody urine drug screens and breath alcohol testing; coordinate therapeutic drug monitoring draws with nursing to align dose and collection times.
Resolve unclear or unusual test orders by communicating with providers, nursing, pathology, or reference labs, escalating unresolved issues to the supervisor.
Maintain supply levels and weekly inventory, participate in performance improvement and required education, and perform additional duties as assigned.
Why join us
We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:
Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
National Park Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. National Park Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.
Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.
We believe that success is achieved through talented people.
We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.
We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life.
We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.
A high school diploma is required, and BLS certification is necessary. Certification from ASCP or NHA and formal phlebotomy training are preferred.
Market context
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