Phlebotomist

Company: Mayo Clinic
Location: Tempe
Posted on: May 9, 2022

Job Description:

Why Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic is the nation's best hospital (U.S. News & World Report, 2020-2021) and ranked #1 in more specialties than any other care provider. We have a vast array of opportunities ranging from Nursing, Clinical, to Finance, IT, Administrative, Research and Support Services to name a few. Across all locations, you'll find career opportunities that support diversity, equity, and inclusion. At Mayo Clinic, we invest in you with opportunities for growth and development and our benefits and compensation package are highly competitive. We invite you to be a part of our team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, mutual respect, and most importantly, a life-changing career!

Mayo Clinic offers a variety of employee benefits. For additional information please visit Mayo Clinic Benefits . Eligibility may vary.
Benefits Include:
Medical Coverage
Dental Plans
Vision Plans
Pension Plan and 403B Match
Pet Insurance
Paid Time off (PTO)

**Currently offering a $1,000 hiring bonus for this position. Details shared upon job offer.**

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Position description
Functions as an interdisciplinary team member that performs a wide range of services in clinic and hospital-based laboratories. Performs venipuncture, collects blood, and provides appropriate post-care of phlebotomy site. Prepares various specimens for analysis while maintaining positive patient identification. Collects specimens and performs specimen processing in a safe, accurate, and professional manner. Performs order entry as needed, retrieves and verifies patient collection data and patient special notations using appropriate sources. Cooperates with coworkers in the completion of assignments and sets priorities for specimen collection. Employs standard precautions, infection control, and proper isolation techniques.

Qualifications
Must have a minimum of completed a phlebotomy externship or Mayo Clinic clinicals and/or 1 year or more of laboratory, specimen handling, processing, and/or phlebotomy experience or combination thereof.
Graduation from an accredited phlebotomy or medical assisting program required with completion of a phlebotomy externship.
Must have High school diploma or GED equivalent.

Additional qualifications
Strongly prefer candidates with phlebotomy and central processing experience.
Must demonstrate strong specimen processing, handling, and accessioning background.
Must demonstrate strong excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
Proven ability to effectively work in a team atmosphere, but ability to work independently.
MUST have positive attitude.
Must show evidence of proper technique and etiquette for answering the telephone and providing information, and patient interaction.
Must demonstrate proven ability to deal effectively with people in stressful situations.
Must demonstrate excellent computer skills, familiarity with EMRs, knowledge of medical terminology, and prior exposure to clinical medicine and pathology environment.
Familiarity with lifespan growth and development, basic anatomy and physiology.

Internal applicants are required to attach their three most recent performance appraisals.

Exemption status
Non-exempt

Compensation Detail
$16.70- $22.42/ hour

Benefits eligible
Yes

Schedule
Full Time

Hours / Pay period
80

Schedule details
Day Shift
8:30am-5:00pm
Monday to Friday

Weekend schedule
Rotating weekends as needed.

International Assignment
No

Site description
Over the next four years, Mayo Clinic is making significant investments in both the physical and technological future of health care, through doubling the size of the Mayo Clinic campus in Phoenix, inclusive of practice, education, and research activities. Mayo Clinic's campuses in Arizona are located in Phoenix and Scottsdale, in the beautiful Sonoran Desert. The region is known as the Valley of the Sun, a metropolitan area with more than 4 million residents in 25 cities and towns.

With Phoenix being the fifth largest city in the nation, this sunny "desert metropolis" offers the amenities of a big city in the midst of a strikingly beautiful, rugged, southwest landscape.

Scottsdale frequently earns praise as a highly desirable place to live. The city's more than 200,000 residents enjoy a vibrant mix of culinary hot spots, arts and entertainment, professional and collegiate sports teams, and community resources. The region's desert climate promotes an outdoor lifestyle with a full complement of sports and recreation.

Recruiter
Mary Ricci

EOE
As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer Mayo Clinic is committed to creating an inclusive environment that values the diversity of its employees and does not discriminate against any employee or candidate. Women, minorities, veterans, people from the LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply to join our teams. Reasonable accommodations to access job openings or to apply for a job are available.

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