Patient Associate (Phlebotomist), UPMC

Ready to make a difference every day? Join the UPMC Horizon team! UPMC Horizon is seeking a Flex Full-Time Patient Associate (Phlebotomist) to support our growing Outpatient Centers. If you have phlebotomy training or experience and enjoy helping patients while working in a fast-paced healthcare environment, we want to hear from you! ✅ No holidays required ✅ No on-call responsibilities ✅ Daylight hours with schedule flexibility ✅ Opportunity to support multiple outpatient locations This role primarily works Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-5:30 PM, with occasional shifts available between 5:30 AM and 5:30 PM after training. You'll also work every other Saturday from 5:45 AM-12:00 PM. Travel to support our Hermitage and Greenville Outpatient Centers would be required. Take the next step in your healthcare career and join a team that's dedicated to caring for our communities. Apply today!

Responsibilities:

Consistently utilize spare time to benefit unit, patients, and co-workers. Contribute to the efficient operation and management of the department. Obtain signature of patient or family member of consent to treatment and financial responsibility flowing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) rules and regulations. Present self in a positive manner reflected by personal attire and etiquette. Demonstrate cost consciousness through efficient use of time, materials, staff, equipment, supplies and available resources. Instruct patients on the collection procedures for laboratory specimens that are obtained by the patient. Establish and maintain good rapport and cooperative relationship with medical staff, co-workers, supervisors and others. Exhibit integrity, courtesy, and respect for others. Maintain confidentiality of hospital and department information with no infractions. Utilize established policies, procedures and protocols when implementing care in an effort to positively affect patient outcome. Perform and documents EKGs. Procure appropriate specimens by venipuncture, swab, heel stick and fingerstick following established procedures including proper patient identification procedures. Maintain professional, pleasant and effective communications both internally and externally. Procure and process laboratory specimens, requisitions, and order entries from internal and external facilities. Participate in the collection and communication of data pertaining to health status and needs of patients of all ages on an ongoing basis. Provide directions to areas within facility. Promote the hospital's image and maintains a positive and helpful attitude toward employees, physicians, visitors, and the community to enhance the hospital's reputation as a health care center. Perform test ordering, charging, registration of patients, and daily work directed to billing department accurately. Collect and record patient payments at time of service.