Lab Assistant, Phlebotomist

Carle Health

Hospital phlebotomist collecting and labeling blood specimens for Carle Health, an Illinois healthcare system. Serving emergency, inpatient, and outpatient patients while meeting STAT and timed-order response requirements.

Posted 8/4/2026part-timeNormal • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $19 - $31 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in performing routine and complex blood drawing procedures, including venipuncture and skin puncture, while ensuring accurate patient identification and specimen labeling. Maintains compliance with laboratory policies and participates in ongoing education and proficiency testing.

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VenipunctureBlood Drawing ProceduresPatient IdentificationAccreditation ParticipationFast-Paced Environment

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Hard Skills

Blood Drawing ProceduresVenipunctureSkin PunctureSpecimen LabelingBlood Culture CollectionChloroprep DecontaminationSTAT CollectionTimed CollectionPatient CareContinuing Education

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationProfessionalismTimeliness

Tools & Technologies

VacutainerHypodermic SyringeButterfly Needle

Industry Keywords

AccreditationProficiency TestingLaboratory PoliciesEmergency SettingsInpatient SettingsOutpatient Settings

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Perform routine and complex blood drawing procedures, including venipuncture, finger and heel sticks, and blood cultures
Verify patient identification and specimen labeling using two identifiers
Maintain response times for STAT and TIMED orders
Participate in trauma and code response teams
Collect blood specimens from newborn to geriatric patients in emergency, inpatient, and outpatient settings
Use vacutainer, hypodermic syringe, and butterfly needle systems for venipuncture
Perform specialized blood collections for commercial laboratories and research
Decontaminate blood culture draw sites with Chloroprep and collect blood culture specimens
Coordinate with nurses for port collections when required
Participate in accreditation, proficiency testing, annual competencies, re-education, and retraining
Follow laboratory and organizational policies and procedures and complete required documentation
Communicate accurately, timely, effectively, and professionally with internal and external customers
Work in a fast-paced hospital environment

Requirements

What you’ll need

High school diploma/GED (required)
Ability to perform venipuncture and skin puncture
Ability to perform routine and complex blood drawing procedures
Ability to accurately identify patients and label specimens
Ability to meet STAT collection within 15 minutes and TIMED collection within the specified 30-minute window
Ability to work with patients from newborn to geriatric populations
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Participation in required accreditation, proficiency testing, and annual competency testing
Completion of continuing education as required by laboratory policy
No certifications are specified as required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers
Continuing education as required by Lab policy and to maintain certification if applicable
Opportunities for growth and life-long careers