Lead Phlebotomist, Outpatient - Full-Time, Day Shift

Job description

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine , as a Lead Phlebotomist in the Outpatient Phlebotomy department. Here, you will assist the Laboratory Manager in managing the daily operations of the outpatient phlebotomy team and assumes supervisory role and responsibilities in his/her absence. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.
Essential Job Functions
• Communicates effectively with co-workers, supervisor, and other clinical staff.
• Promotes team concept within the phlebotomy area as well as with other clinical areas.
• Monitors and controls inventory.
• Assists in staffing assignments based on workload and personnel.
• Aids in job performance and competency assessment of phlebotomy staff.
• Investigates complaints and problems; follows up with supervisor.
• Performs and is proficient with all basic and complex procedures provided by phlebotomy service.
• Maintains thorough knowledge of specimen and handling requirements for all diagnostic testing performed by the Hospitals Laboratories.
• Trains phlebotomists.
• Performs other duties as requested by senior management.

Required Qualifications
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Phlebotomy training from an accredited program.
• At least two years pertinent experience as a phlebotomist.
• Requires the knowledge and skills necessary to provide phlebotomy services to patients of all ages including infants, children, adults and/or geriatrics.
• Thorough knowledge of aseptic technique.

Preferred Qualifications
• Phlebotomy (ASCP) certification/eligibility

Position Details
• Job Type/FTE: Full-Time (1.0)
• Shift: Day Shift; 9:30am – 6:00pm + Occasional Saturdays 8:00am – 12:00pm
• Unit/Department: Outpatient Phlebotomy – DCAM Hyde Park
• CBA Code: Non-Union

In this role, we anticipate that you will generally work approximately 40 hours per week. We anticipate that you will generally be scheduled to work the day shift, from 9:30am – 6:00pm, and will not be scheduled for on-call shifts. We anticipate you will be scheduled to work 100% at the Hyde Park campus. The days of the week that you are scheduled will vary depending on the week, but we anticipate that you will be scheduled to work on weekends (Saturday, 8:00am – 12:00pm) on occasion/as needed.
5758 S Maryland Ave
UChicago Medicine Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine - Hyde Park, also known as DCAM, is located in Chicago's historic Hyde Park neighborhood, this six-story building puts comprehensive diagnostic care and world-class treatment under one roof.
Home to dozens of primary and specialty clinics as well as a pharmacy, the building includes more than 300 exam rooms, nearly 100 procedure rooms, surgery suites and imaging equipment including PET/CT and MRI scanners. It also has facilities for nuclear medicine along with linear accelerators and simulators for radiation therapy.
UChicago Medicine’s team of world-class clinicians diagnose and treat your illness and injury in additional to delivering expert specialty care for some of the most complex conditions. This academic-powered, integrated approach has recently been adopted across specialty areas that include digestive diseases, heart and vascular, neurology, oncology (Cancer) orthopaedics, otolaryngology (ENT), women’s health and more.
DCAM brings the knowledge and resources of UChicago Medicine to the outpatient setting, including clinical trials in virtually every medical area and more research funded by the National Institutes of Health than anyplace else in Illinois.