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Silver Cross Hospital

Nonprofit hospital serving Chicago's southwest suburbs

Phlebotomist

Part-TimeUpdated
$18 - $22.50+ 401(k) match
Entry
United States
In PersonPossible rotation to offsite locations.
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryDiagnostics & Laboratory Professionals

About the job

Requirements
  • High school graduate or equivalent.
  • Phlebotomy certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), or eligibility for certification; must obtain ASCP certification within 6 months of hire.
Responsibilities
  • Perform venipuncture and capillary draws on patients of all ages.
  • Work on inpatient units and in the emergency department.
  • Prioritize draws to meet turnaround-time goals.
  • Cross-train in registration and specimen processing as needed.
  • Collaborate with medical technologists and nursing staff to ensure laboratory orders are completed promptly.
  • Use handheld order management equipment.
  • Follow proper patient-identification standards when collecting laboratory specimens.
  • Perform point-of-care testing and breath alcohol testing when competent and required.
  • Collect, receive, and deliver specimens to laboratory departments promptly.
  • Prepare specimens for analysis and load automated instruments.
  • Handle phone calls received on handheld phones or in the laboratory front office.
  • Promote a clean and safe care environment using SAFE error-prevention habits.
  • Protect patient and coworker privacy and confidentiality in accordance with the Standards of Conduct.

About the company

Silver Cross Hospital is an independent nonprofit hospital serving adults and children in Will County and Chicago's southwest suburbs. Its emergency department is a Level II trauma center, and its maternity services include intensive care for premature and high-risk newborns. Partnerships bring UChicago Medicine cancer care, Lurie Children's neonatal specialists and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab rehabilitation to its campus. Patients also use outpatient testing, physician offices, urgent care centers and a freestanding emergency center in Homer Glen, with hospital surgery and specialty care available on the main campus. Opened in Joliet in 1895, Silver Cross is headquartered in New Lenox, Illinois.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

New Lenox, IL

Founded

1895

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