Phlebotomist, Lab – Inpatient

UMass Memorial Health

Phlebotomist collecting blood specimens and performing patient testing at UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, MA. Flex position with reliable attendance required for essential patient care tasks.

Posted 7/9/2026part-timeWorcester • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $19 - $37 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collects blood specimens by venipuncture and capillary from patients.
Performs EKG, pulse oximetry, and point-of-care testing on inpatients and outpatients as required.
Review requisition and orders from physicians to ensure appropriate tests are drawn and tests meet guidelines for Medical Necessity.
Prepares Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) for tests that do not meet Medical Necessity guidelines and obtains appropriate signatures from patient and self.
Processes specimens including centrifugation, pour-off, aliquoting, labeling, and packaging.
Creates registration for outreach specimens in Hospital Admission/Discharge/Transfer (ADT) system.

Requirements

What you’ll need

High School graduate with successful completion from a recognized program for training in phlebotomy or prior documented experience performing phlebotomy.
Basic life support certification required within 3 months of employment.
Maintenance of annual competencies in BLS.
Essential patient care position requiring reliable and punctual attendance.

Benefits

Comp & perks

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.
Holidays - Every Other Holiday.
Weekends - Every Other Weekend.

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Hard Skills & Tools

VenipunctureCapillary CollectionEKGPulse OximetryPoint-Of-Care TestingSpecimen ProcessingCentrifugationAliquotingLabelingPackaging

Soft Skills

Reliable AttendancePunctuality

Certifications

Basic Life Support Certification