Outreach Phlebotomy Technician

Join Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.  

Phlebotomy Technicians serve a more vital role than ever before in the care of patients, thanks to increasing demands to provide patient samples for diagnostic testing. Many patients often find needles and the idea of having their blood drawn frightening, so it takes a skilled Phlebotomy Technician to put the patient at ease while obtaining all the required specimens.The caregiver in this role will primarily travel to nursing homes to draw at those sites as well asfloat to inpatient phlebotomy, as needed.Travelling to patientsallows more prompt care with less inconvenience to the patients because theydon’thave to travel to a draw site. This is afulfillingrole that will allow you to have a direct impact on positive patient experiences each day.

A caregiver in this position worksevenings from 12:30PM – 9:00PM, including rotating weekends and holidays.

A caregiver who excels in this role will: 

• Perform blood collection for extended care clients and provide service to theirresidents, (primarily geriatric).

• Perform specimen processing and send-out tasks, such asaccessioningand packaging for transport. 

• Follow proper protocol when collecting samples, such as introducing yourself, verifying patient identity, collecting specimens for all tests listed on the requisition, clarifying tests, labeling specimens,transportingand centrifuging. 

• Provide STAT,scheduledand routine orders. 

• Ensure all current demographic and insurance information is obtained and verified. 

• Checkappropriate paperworkfor each test,patientand/or client. 

• Complete andsubmitappropriate administrativepaperwork, such as time and mileage reports. 

• Follow proper laboratory safety procedures. 

• Be flexible toworka varied schedule asrequired, including early morning and afternoon shifts and travel to patient locations. 

• Carry an on-call pager on assigned weekdays and every other weekend during the hours of 4AM – midnight, answer the pager within 15-30 minutes, arrive at the home within an hour, collect statdrawsand have the specimen back to the lab within 2 hours from the time receipt of call. 

• Adhere to HIPAA guidelines. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• HighSchoolDiploma or GED

• One year of current phlebotomy experience  

• Proof of Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Crossuponhire or within three months of hire

• Current, valid driver’s license and personal liability insurance coverage with the limits of $100,000 per person/$300,000 per accident on bodily injury and $100,000 in property liability damage 

• Experience andproficiencyin blood collection from all patients 

• Experience in handling and transporting laboratory specimens, laboratory safety, medicalterminologyand laboratory waste management 

• Working knowledge of clinical laboratory and tests performed 

• Clean criminal history

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Graduation certificate from a formal accredited phlebotomy program

• ASCP phlebotomy certification

• Two years of current phlebotomy experience

• Previousphlebotomy experience in a nursing home setting