Phlebotomist and EKG Assistant

Location Address: 333 Smith Ave NSaint Paul, MN

Date Posted: January 02, 2026

Department:  Phlebotomy Core Team

Shift: Evening/Night (United States of America)

Shift Length: 8 hour shift

Hours Per Week: 20

Union

Contract:

SEIU-4-United Service Workers-SUH

Weekend Rotation: Every Other

Aspiring healthcare professionals, join our team to gain hands on experience in inpatient phlebotomy and EKG assistance. This entry-level role serves as a valuable foundation for a career in healthcare, allowing you to build meaningful connections with professionals across various departments in the hospital. Grow your career in a diverse, multicultural environment where your work directly contributes to patient care. This role offers valuable exposure to hospital operations and clinical workflows.

• FTE 0.50 (40 hours per two week pay period)
• 8-hour evening/nights
• Every other weekend - includes both Saturday and Sunday

Provides blood collection for laboratory analysis and 12 Lead Cardiogram acquisitions for in-patients and select out-patients of all ages.

• Blood sample collection via phlebotomy for lab analysis
  • Ensures accurate patient identification prior to proceeding.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of equipment, procedures and policies for phlebotomy to assure a quality specimen.
  • Demonstrates consistent compliance to pre-analytical phase processes and procedures to assure a quality specimen.
  • Demonstrates excellent customer service interactions and explanation of procedure.
  • Utilizes consistent hand-hygiene and other appropriate PPE for identified precautions status.
  • Interfaces and communicates with care team.
  • Documents completion of collection and communicates with co-workers for needed hand-off.
  • Utilizes appropriate age-specific modification for phlebotomy.
• Acquisition of 12 Lead Cardiograms
  • Ensures accurate patient identification prior to proceeding.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of equipment, procedure and policy for obtaining a high quality tracing.
  • Performs 12 lead cardiograms and demonstrates competency in performance of procedures.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of arrhythmias that require immediate reporting to patient's nurse/care team.
  • Demonstrates accurate data entry and timely transmission.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of troubleshooting techniques and appropriate documentation of problems and actions.
  • Demonstrates professionalism in interactions with patient and physician.
  • Adheres to hospital infection control policy.
• Departmental Operations and Workflow
  • Cleans and re-stocks Carts and Trays at end of shift.
  • Organizes work and reports promptly to floor.
  • Monitors and empties pneumatic tube system and communicates with co-workers of any request to be done. li>
  • Maintains clean work area.
  • Regularly checks email, mailboxes and bulletin board communication.
  • Participates in daily safety huddles.
  • Consistently checks in with co-workers when work is complete to offer assistance.
  • Returns phones and pagers at the end of the shift and assures sufficient charge life for next shift.
  • Responds promptly to pages and phone calls.
• Safety
  • Reports hazards and/or potential work hazards in our facilities in order to prevent injury to self, peers, patients, and visitors.
  • Acts as an ambassador for safety in our facilities.
  • Demonstrates safe work behaviors, sets an example, for these behaviors in our facilities.
  • Continuously strives to make our organization a safer place for themselves, peers, patients, and visitors.
• Technology
  • Understands and utilizes Excellian to ensure accurate and appropriate specimen collection.
  • Understands and utilizes bedside barcoding for specimen collection (Rover) to ensure accurate patient identification and timely blood draws.
  • Understands and utilizes available staffing resource tools to ensure effective communication of critical phlebotomy and EKG needs.
  • Submits tickets for malfunctioning equipment through Service Now or by calling the Help Desk.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Must be 18 years of age with education and/or experience needed to meet required functional competencies as listed on the job description
• Performs 12 lead EKG and specimen collection (i.e. venipuncture,…