Laboratory Phlebotomist

Laboratory/Phlebotomist

Location: Potsdam, NY

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 2 months
• Pay Rate: $22.00 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: Day (5×7.5 Hours) 6:00–14:00 / Night (5×7.5 Hours) 22:00–6:00. Must be available to work nights, days, or evenings — combination of all is expected. You will receive your schedule 2 weeks prior to start of that week.
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

This is a Laboratory/Phlebotomist travel contract position supporting both inpatient and outpatient patient populations at a 109-bed facility. The role requires availability across day, night, and evening shifts, with schedules provided two weeks in advance. Call, float, and every-other-weekend coverage are required. First-time travelers are accepted.

Required Skills

• Hospital phlebotomy
• Outpatient lab phlebotomy
• CLSI recommended order of blood draws
• Gray top tubes (Fluoride, Potassium Oxalate)
• Green top tubes (Heparin, Ammonia)
• Instruct patient on proper collection and preservation for laboratory specimen
• Light blue top tubes (coagulation)
• Patient positioning
• Post venipuncture site care
• Prioritize patient collections based on order request (stat, timed, routine)
• Process specimens for laboratory (centrifuge, aliquot, storage)
• Purple top (EDTA)
• Understand mode of action of additives/anticoagulants in blood collection tubes
• Blood culture bottles
• Centrifuge operation
• Heel warmers
• Infant restraints
• Laboratory requisitions
• Vacutainer holder
• Vacutainer tubes
• Syringe method
• Vacutainer method
• Deliver specimens to laboratory (time-sensitive)
• Chilled specimen handling
• Microbiological specimens
• Protection of specimen from light source
• Warmed specimen handling
• Finger stick
• Heel stick
• Neonatal screening panel
• Blood culture
• Oral glucose tolerance test
• Aseptic technique
• Blood specimen storage
• Data entry
• Hazardous materials and MSDS
• Identify and respond to emergency situations
• Medical records review
• Patient and donor care
• Proper disposal
• Proper labeling
• Quality assurance and controls
• Radiation safety
• Standard precautions
• Transmission-based precautions
• EPIC EHR proficiency

Required Experience

• Minimum 1 year of phlebotomy/laboratory experience required

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Facility size: 109 beds
• On-call required
• Float required
• Weekend coverage required (every other weekend)
• Patient diagnoses include both inpatient and outpatient
• Ratios dependent on inpatient/outpatient census and shift
• Scrubs: Not provided; no specific colors required
• COVID-19 vaccination: Not required

Important Notes

• Local candidates accepted; must be greater than 50 miles from facility or may be considered at a lower rate
• First-time travelers accepted

About the Client

This client is a healthcare organization operating a community hospital in northern New York, providing inpatient and outpatient laboratory and clinical services to the region. The facility employs phlebotomists, laboratory technicians, allied health professionals, and nursing staff across a range of inpatient and ambulatory care settings, supporting a 109-bed patient population with around-the-clock coverage needs.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund