**Description** **Introduction** Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Phlebotomist today with HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball. **Benefits** HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: + Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation. + Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more. + Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing + 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service) + Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock + Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance. + Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more + Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts + Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships + Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships) + Colleague recognition program + Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence) + Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income. Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards) **_Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._** Come join our team as a(an) Phlebotomist. We care for our community! Just last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today! **Job Summary and Qualifications** A full time position assisting microbiologists: setting up cultures, performing rapid tests under the microbiologist’s supervision; pulling blood cultures at end of the incubation; performing designated quality control procedures. The position requires distributing the microbiology reference reports as directed. In addition, the position requires phlebotomy skills to assist phlebotomists when needed: collection of blood specimen from neonate, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients in the hospital or outside as indicate; requires knowledge of laboratory information system. **What you will do in this role:** + Sets up specimen on culture media according to established procedure. Incubates media in appropriate environment. + Performs rapid tests including RSV, STREP A, FLU A&B, CDIFF Toxins, Chlamydia, Occult Blood, Rotavirus, Urine Legionella Ag & Urine Pneumoniae Ag. Perform quality control on kits + Reviews all new blood cultures daily for accuracy of label and incubation position and correct any issues as needed. Process negative blood cultures at end of incubation period. Sets up any positive blood cultures for gram stain and culture + Prepares samples to be sent out to microbiology reference laboratories including ordering, storing and transporting. + Documents in computer and distributes all microbiology reference lab reports + When needed, performs venipuncture and capillary puncture on infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in the hospital and Diagnostic Center according to established procedure. + Manages tube system by canceling alarm, removing specimen, verifying receipt in computer, and delivering to appropriate. + Maintains specimen refrigerator, disposing of old specimen as appropriate. + Performs inventory and maintains adequate reference lab supplies + Performs chain of custody drug screen requests by properly documenting the Chain of Custody form. + Performs any other tasks as assigned by the Laboratory Director or designated alternate. + Demonstrates competency in evaluating and solving problems related to collection and processing of specimens for analysis. + Performs functions on laboratory computer system including monitoring penning list, and printing labels + Manages tube system by canceling alarm, removing specimen, verifying receipt in computer, and delivering to appropriate department. + Assists in orienting new employees as needed. + Demonstrates the knowledge to utilize required computer hardware/software in order to perform job responsibilities and uses computer equipment/software for business purposes only. + Calls critical value to the appropriate personnel in a timely manner + Label samples according to established criteria using 2 patient identifiers + Label patient’s blood according to established criteria using 2 patient identifiers and at bedside. **What qualifications you will need:** + Preferred High School education + one month experience collecting blood specimen HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/hca-houston-healthcare-tomball) has provided quality healthcare to Tomball, Magnolia and Northwest Houston communities since 1948. Fully accredited by The Joint Commission, our **350+ bed hospital is on a 150-acre campus** that features designated specialty centers: The Orthopedic Center, The Women’s Center, the Heart and Vascular Center and the Texas Sports Medicine Center _._ Our services include a **Level III Trauma Center** , advanced robotic surgery program with 24/7 service, Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, comprehensive Women's Services and Labor & Delivery unit with **Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)** , orthopedic care including joint replacement, and much more. We are committed to providing quality healthcare while making a difference in our patients’ lives. Through exceptional technology and specialized medical staff, area residents receive a full range of medical services, close to home. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses. "The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Phlebotomist opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. **Unlock the possibilities and apply today!** We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.