Van Driver/Phlebotomist (Per Diem) [CDL Required]

Responsibilities

In this position you will use your phlebotomy skills to collect blood samples in community settings for cancer screening tests or other medical procedures. You'll also serve as a CDL-licensed driver for the Dietz and Watson Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center Mobile Cancer Screening Unit.

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Performs venipunctures on patients who meet cancer screening or other medical guidelines.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
• Follows proper infection control procedures before, during and after drawing blood.
• Verifies patient identification and explains sampling procedures to patients.
• Tracks collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection, as well as other required documentation.
• Processes samples in the centrifuge in preparation for shipping or laboratory analysis.
• Safely drive the Dietz and Watson SKCC Mobile Cancer Screening Unit to and from community screening events.
• Comply with all safe driving practices, policies, and processes at all times.

Qualifications

• Valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) required, Minimum Interstate CLASS B CDL with Air Brake Endorsement. DOT Physical.
• Phlebotomy technician certification in Pennsylvania and New Jersey required.
• HS Diploma or equivalent preferred; 3+ years of related experience required.

Conditions of Employment

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson's clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Closing Statement

About Jefferson

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

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