Job Summary
The role involves traveling within the designated region to collect, process, and prepare specimens while ensuring proper patient identification, validating orders, and adhering to laboratory regulations. The position requires delivering high-quality service to both patients and clients, supporting operational functions at sites, and managing both routine issues and more complicated collections autonomously.
Responsibilities
- Travel to various locations within the assigned territory.
- Collect, process, and prepare patient specimens following established protocols.
- Ensure accurate patient identification and order verification.
- Comply with laboratory procedures and regulations.
- Deliver exceptional service to patients and clients.
- Assist in site operations and address routine and complex collection needs independently.
Qualifications
- A minimum of two years of phlebotomy experience.
- A high school diploma or equivalent qualification.
- Certification in phlebotomy in California is mandatory.
- A state phlebotomy license is required; NHA licenses are not recognized in California.
- Willingness to travel up to 75% of the time.
- Strong skills in specimen collection and effective communication.
- Ability to perform tasks accurately and independently.
- Preferred qualifications include a medical assistant, phlebotomy, or similar professional certification.
Quest Diagnostics provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
