Clerk Phlebotomist Full-time Night position 8:00 p.m. - 6:30 a.m. with rotating weekend/holidays AFSCME union Posted: June 2, 2025 reposted: August 8, 2025 Night Program Guidelines * As part of the program, participants must commit to working to the maximum of their budgeted shifts based on FTE status as off-shift hours (12-hour blocks such as 3 p.m. to 3 a.m., 4 p.m. to 4 a.m., etc. or 8-hour blocks such as 11 p.m to 7 a.m, etc.). * Eligible participants will receive an additional $2 per hour night program differential, on top of their hospital’s current off-shift differential, for night hours worked as part of the program. o This $2 will be given on top of the new, market-competitive shift differentials. * Any additional worked day shifts (meetings, competencies, additional overtime shifts) will be paid without the night program differential. * Laboratory Professionals who work rotating night shifts as part of their schedule, but are not participants in the night program, will not receive the additional $2 differential. * All PTO (paid time off) requests must continue to be approved, in advance, by the participant’s unit director/manager, and the night program differential will not be applied to the hourly rate paid for PTO. * Business unit leaders will determine the appropriate number of program participants based on business unit and department needs. Night Program Eligibility * Eligible participants must be in a laboratory professional role in a regular full-time or part-time status, and work in a department that requires 24-hour on-site coverage. * Laboratory professionals who have completed their orientation period and have at least six-months of experience are eligible to participate. * Eligible participants must have a performance rating of Solid/Strong/Good to enter the program and not received any corrective action within the last six months. Maintaining a Solid/Strong/Good rating will be required to remain in the program. New employees are able to enter the program at the time of hire. * If a participant resigns or is removed from the program for not meeting the night program guidelines, they are not permitted to return to the program for one calendar year. * If a participant does not work steady night shifts, they are not eligible to receive the additional differential and their participation will be evaluated for removal from the program. * There is no impact to medical benefits, short-term disability (STD), long-term disability (LTD), PTO, or tuition reimbursement as part of this program. **Responsibilities:** + Appearance is professional and in accordance with the Department of Laboratory Services dress code and hospital policy. + Communicates with patients, explaining procedures prior to venipuncture. Serves patient in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort. + Processes outpatients, to include interpreting physician orders, venipuncture and billing. + Collects routine, fasting, timed and stat blood samples as indicated on label ordered by a physician and entered into the computer. + Properly labels specimens with patient's name, hospital and room number, name of test, date and time collected and phlebotomist's initials. + Performs receptionist duties. + Prior to collecting blood samples, identifies patient by identification armband, checking it with label using two unique identifiers. Education and Formal Training Required: + High school graduate or equivalent; completion of an acceptable phlebotomy training program. If no previous phlebotomy training program, successful completion of UPMC phlebotomy training program. Experience Required: + Prefer one year experience, however a clinical rotation during phlebotomy training program is acceptable. + Must be able to learn: + The practices and procedures required in the work place. + The types of tests performed and laboratory terminology. + The performance of phlebotomies. + The courtesies of dealing with patients, physicians, and other hospital employees. + The use of the telephone effectively and giving or receiving reports and messages clearly and accurately. **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:** + Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal + Act 33 with renewal + Act 34 with renewal + Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal **UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**