Phlebotomist

Welcome to Saint Joseph Hospital, a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as the first hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford, the mission to provide compassionate care to the underserved is still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital holds over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky. 

Saint Joseph is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. 

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states. 

• Dispatches and tracks Support Assistants in an efficient manner.
• Demonstrates appropriate knowledge and skills related to routine venipuncture and other specimen collection techniques.
• Demonstrates appropriate knowledge and skills related to specimen collection for blood bank transfusion purposes.
• Appropriately identifies patients according to procedure being performed.
• Demonstrates appropriate knowledge and skills related to pre-analytical phase of testing. Prepares specimens for analysis in assigned section(s).
• Documents and appropriately follows up on specimen integrity issues. Communicates with Dispatch to facilitate recollect, if required.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of the utilization of hospital and laboratory information systems to which the associate has access.
• Complies with all policies regarding the operation and security of the laboratory’s information system assets.
• Other duties as assigned by management.
• Maintains specimen collection area and equipment to ensure productive use of central processing area.
• Contributes to and participate in Phlebotomy education.
• Follows infection control guidelines 

• Required Education for Staff Job Levels 
• High school diploma or equivalent education. 

• Previous experience in a healthcare setting and knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office is preferred. Certification from nationally accredited agency.