Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary:

Responsibilities:

Essential Functions

Promote and train consistent phlebotomy skills by meeting with employees, writing improvement plans and follow-up with those employees.

• Promote good phlebotomy skills.

• Write and follow-up with improvement plans.

Maintain section materials to ensure adequate supplies by taking inventory and placing orders as assigned.

• Supplies are available by no special or stat orders of supplies.

• No overstocking of supplies by direct observation.

Perform maintenance and function checks of various equipment (i.e. centrifuges, freezers, refrigerators) and notify the team leader of variations to assure the equipment is operating within acceptable limits by following policies and procedures.

• Day shift: temperature and function checks are recorded daily by review of records.

• Evening/night shifts: malfunction of equipment is reported to supervisor personnel.

Maintain a clean and orderly section to ensure a safe working environment by assisting in cleaning and organizing supplies and work areas.

• Countertops are cleaned per policy review of records.

• Cleanliness as directly observed by supervisory personnel.

Process (i.e. centrifuge, aliquot, distribute, store) patient specimens appropriately and in a safe manner to ensure accurate and timely test results by following policies and procedures.

• No recurring valid complaints or incident reports of incorrectly labeled aliquots.

• No recurring valid complaints from other sections or clients of delays in specimen delivered to testing areas.

• Operate the pneumatic tube system correctly by review of incident reports and direct observation.

Accurately enter patient information (i.e. demographics, test orders, test results) in the computer to ensure timely reports to caregivers by following policies and procedures.

• Patient demographics accurately transcribed 95% of the time by supervisor review of registration sheets.

• No recurring valid client complaints of test not ordered or wrong test performed.

• Results are entered accurately by review of all results by technologists the following day.

Promote and maintain communication within the laboratory and clinic, as well as with hospital personnel, couriers and clients to facilitate excellent laboratory services by using the phone, taking messages and forwarding information to the appropriate personnel.

• No recurring valid complaints from laboratory personnel, hospital personnel or clients.

• Appropriate communication skills as directly observed by supervisory personnel.

Prioritize and organize work to facilitate the timely and accurate completion of multiple tasks simultaneously by assessing the urgency of the tasks and the time required to complete them.

• Complete work in a timely manner as directly observed by supervisory personnel.

• No recurring valid complaints from laboratory personnel or clients.

Participate as a team member to facilitate the efficiency and effectiveness of the section by utilizing interpersonal skills in communication, cooperation and assisting coworkers in all areas.

• An effective team member as directly observed by supervisory personnel.

• No recurring valid complaints from coworkers, laboratory personnel or clients.

Schedule:

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 4 days/week, 7am-5pm or 7:30-5:30pm

Job Description:

Job Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or General Educational Development (G.E.D.) required.

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years phlebotomy experience required.

• Experience with patient venipuncture of all ages preferred.

• Experience with laboratory specimen processing and/or laboratory supply/equipment maintenance preferred.

License/Certifications

• Certification as a Phlebotomy Technician (PBT) from the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or equivalent professional organization required within 6 months of hire.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Knowledge of phlebotomy practices and venipuncture specimen and safety procedures.

• Knowledge of laboratory processes, inventory, and equipment.

• Skill in phlebotomy procedures for all ages, and for all degrees of difficulty.

• Ability to coordinate laboratory training functions for clinical personnel.

• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality.

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing including one to one training activities.

• Participates in mandatory in services.

Physical Requirements

Weight Demands

• Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force.

Physical Activity

• Not neccessary for the position (0%):

  • Climbing

  • Crawling

  • Kneeling

• Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):

  • Balancing

  • Carrying

  • Crouching

  • Lifting

  • Pulling/Pushing

  • Sitting

• Frequently Performed (34%-66%):

  • Distinguish colors

  • Grasping

  • Keyboarding/typing

  • Reaching

  • Repetitive Motions

  • Speaking/talking

  • Twisting

• Constantly Performed (67%-100%):

  • Hearing

  • Seeing/Visual

  • Standing

  • Stooping/bending

  • Walking

Job Hazards

• Not Related:

  • Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)

  • Equipment/Machinery/Tools

  • Explosives (pressurized gas)

  • Electrical Shock/Static

  • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc.)

  • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)

  • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations

• Rare (1-33%):

  • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)

  • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)

About Methodist:

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.