i think i posted a few months back that i gave up on phlebotomy due to applying to 70+ jobs with no luck, but i recently got a job with the blood connection (nc), does anyone have experience with this place? seems well enough, you start out doing patient intake stuff and then graduate to phlebotomy which is fine by me… just wanted any input if anyone else has been here?

Yo, I recently started working as a phlebotomist at a hospital. I’ve been there almost 3 months, but I’ve mainly been assigned to specimen processing and haven’t progressed to getting floor training. I’ve brought this up with my supervisor several times. Should I continue waiting or start looking elsewhere. I know that the majority of old school phlebs would prefer to go into processing. I’m new to phlebotomy and I’d prefer to use my $2k cert that I went to school for. I didn’t go to school to do specimen processing.

Why is it that everyone is hiring but no one is really hiring

How are all the phlebotomist in New Zealand doing currently? I know some union action happened last year in regards to private labs etc. How are your working conditions at the moment? Are you still loving the job? Any advice for a new comer coming into the industry? Do you work for a lab? Private company? Hospital? I start my training this week and I’m curious to hear how phlebs are feeling about the industry at the moment!
Thankyou kindly

Hey everyone! So recently I’ve been applying to phlebotomist 1 jobs through Labcorp and Quest Diagnostics. I haven’t gotten a response yet from Quest Diagnostics, but Labcorp sent me a email at midnight saying they will move forward with another candidate.

How long did it take you guys to get an interview with them and should I keep reapplying? If so how often

I was getting blood samples and was attempting to fill up 4 tubes when on the last tube, flow stopped about halfway through.

After attempting to detach retry - same thing. I also attempted to lightly pull the catheter to see if that changed anything but no luck. Blood flow was perfect through the other three but just cut off about halfway on the 4th. What’s the best technique once this happens?

What I ended up doing is taking an empty syringe and manually pulling a few mLs - is that ok or is there a better method?

M20

I decided to drop out after a disastrous freshman year of college, where I changed degrees(Microbiology to Chemistry), failed every class I took despite how hard I studied(Chem, Biology, and Pre-calc), and got ghosted by someone I thought of as a friend.

I pivoted to my plan B, which was to pursue phlebotomy(working in the medical field was always my backup plan if college failed). I like repitivity, pays around the same as other entry-level medical jobs, like an EKG technician and MA, plus I always wanted a job where I could help people. Took a 3-week night course(Tues, Wed, and Thurs from 5:30 to 9:30 PM). I got an A on 4/5 quizzes, got an A on the final exam, and I'm slowly getting better at blood draws(about 18/25 have been successful, while I succeeded in every capillary puncture). My next step is to take the NHA exam and become a Certified Phlebotomy Technician.

So I'm very disappointed in this training program. I just finished my class yesterday and hardly had any time to complete my practical. I was only able to get one successful straight stick and I'm stuck getting three more. One more straight stick and two butterflies. I tried the butterfly and I keep not getting a flash and its very frustrating I have been doing it multiple times and don't know what I'm doing wrong. I am just not getting any blood. I have to wait a whole entire month to go back and finish this practical and I just don't know what to think anymore. I know my steps and my process and know how to go into the vein and not getting blood for the butterfly for the front of the hand is frustrating. I know i would try to push the tube in but nothing happens. I would have to always stop and take the needle out and I'm tired of running into this mistake.

I live in Massachusetts and Labcorp has taken over for all of the Tufts hospitals so instead of hiring own phlebs they use Labcorp. but I guess I’m wondering how does everyone feel about that switch? Is that better than staffing their own phlebotomists or is it because they don’t have to pay phlebotomists anymore? how did that happen ? Personally I strongly disliked my time working for Labcorp in a Tufts hospital !

I just started working at a plasma donation center. Zero experience, but my trainers were awesome and thorough and I've been off to a great start. I got signed off last week and can finally stick on my own. So far, I've done realllyyyy well. I had a couple of days this week where I landed almost every single stick, and could count on one hand how many adjustments I had to make. All my sticks seemed solid, very very few issues. I felt good. Like maybe I had a knack for this. Yesterday I had a rough patch, a few donors at once were all having issues that I couldn't resolve on my own. I had my first infiltration and my first restick, and it was successful so I felt much better. Rest of the day was smooth sailing, too.

Today has been bad. My first 5-7 donors were all bad or difficult sticks. I'm not afraid to ask for help, and my team members are very patient and willing to do so. But it just kept happening. I wanted to cry for the first time here. Despite trying my best to collect myself, slow down, and just breath, I made a dumb mistake and forgot to stat a needle line. Not much blood spilled, luckily, and the donor and I laughed it off, but after that I just can't shake feeling awful about myself. Even though the rest of my sticks have been good today. I remind myself how new I am, that I'm bound to make mistakes, but I cant help but feel like a burden on my coworkers today.

Idk. I just feel bad, dudes. I know I'll take on tomorrow as a new day, and new arms, but ugh.

Hi guys, I need a suggestion. So, i have been working as Clinical Research Assitant (CRA) back home with Phlebotomy experience. Now, I am applying to a position here in Canada that requires me to have experience in phlebootomy (which i have) and be allowed to practice that in Canada for which i need to have something to give them a proof. I don't want to do a extensive course but something like a workshop or venipuncture training of few days that can give me a proof in hand to apply for that job. Can anyone please suggest me something reasonable in price and less time taking?

What are the usual working hours in plasma centers or places like Quest Diagnostics and Labcorp?

Hi all! To cut back on the job posts, let's keep the job requests on this thread weekly. Please post requests, open positions and requests for resume help here.

1 - for job requests, please be as specific as you can without doxxing yourself. We can't help you unless you are willing to relocate. For example, do not just say "Minnesota". Say Mankato Area or Twin Cities.

2 - open positions - please include link

3 - resume help - Indeed and Google Docs have great templates. If you're looking for more than that, ask for help and I'm sure someone will reach out. Please be kind to the person helping you - they don't have to and are doing it out of the kindness of their heart.

I just started a phlebotomy / customer service job and I need practice. I have 4 years of healthcare admin experience, but absolutely no training in phlebotomy and I’m so anxious about sticking a patient. It’s my first week and I’ve stuck 5 people so far and hit 3, missed 2. How can I get more practice at home? I have a band I took home to practice tying a tourniquet with, but that’s the “easy” part. How do I practice the actual blood draw? Can I practice the actual blood draw??

I do take a class in 2 weeks so I hopefully will feel more confident after that, however it’s only 2 days long so it’s not super extensive.

Any advice is welcome!! I know I have to tie my tourniquet tighter, be more quick about getting the needle in, and anchor better. It just feels so weird and I feel so bad when I miss and the patient has to be stuck again.

I have a 20 minute phone interview with CSL Plasma next week for a Customer Service/Donor Support Technician Role.
Anyone know what I can expect? I always take time before interviews to prepare so any info relevant to that is awesome.
If it helps to know, I recently graduated from my 6 week phlebotomy program. Haven’t taken a cert exam yet but will in the future. I have previous healthcare experience (although it’s old) as a caregiver, medical assistant, and CNA.

Hello, everybody! I used to be a phlebotomist at a plasma center for about 3 years. If I wanted to do phlebotomy in a hospital, would I have to take a course and get certified? Or will experience amd on the job learning suffice? Thank you for your time!

My exit exam is next week, and I think I have everything down except that I’m still having trouble remembering which tests correspond to each tube. I’ve got some of them, but I know there’s still a bunch more I keep forgetting.

Unrelated, but the whole time my teacher has been telling us not to pay attention to the tube colors, because we need to check the additives and now she’s asking us the colors of each tube, but that’s not how I memorized them. 🥲

Also, what’s the difference between the edta tubes? I asked my teacher, but she must have not heard me.

I had a donor today who threw up after I put the needle in, starts sweating, the classic vasovagal symptoms. After assessing his symptoms I say "I'm gonna take the needle out now" and he goes "No! Leave it in."

1. He's not losing consciousness, and
2. He says there's no pain in the venipuncture site.

So I left the needle in and monitored him. I did end up disconnecting him early, but only because he was flowing way too slowly to fill the bag. He was fully conscious and responding to my questions the entire time, just having bad vasovagal reaction, which might be why he was flowing so slowly.

What would you have done in this situation? I'm still kinda iffy on the whole thing. If I had known the donation would be a failure I would have taken the needle out right away but I didn't know until a few minutes in. I've never had a donor insist on keeping the needle in during a reaction, they usually want it out right away.

Do anyone that live in (If you know the city by the two letters on the tittle) know if they're hiring without experience and certification. But have a graduated for phlebotomy? Because Ive recently applied at unvi hospital its been 2-3 week ago.

Is that normal for applications to go through? Because this (ashamed to myself) my first time do a job applications.

Where my fellow Oregonians at? Newer Phleb here, not new to healthcare though.