Phlebotomist - North County Lab

This is a full-time, benefitted position consisting of five 8-hour shifts per week, totaling 80 hours per biweekly pay period. The locations covered for this position include North County Labs: Carlsbad, Scripps Clinic Encinitas, Scripps Coastal Encinitas, and Oceanside.  Floating to other locations is required based on operational needs.

Shift times are variable between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on varied days with rotating Saturdays 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  Holiday coverage may also be required based on department needs.

Why join Scripps Health?

At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:

• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.

• Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.

• Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.

• Becker's Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2026 list of 150 top places to work in health care.

• We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.

• Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.

Why Scripps Clinic Labs?

• Support the laboratory manager in providing excellent patient care.

• Serve as an ambassador for the laboratory in interactions with patients, physicians, nurses and visitors.

• Adhere to all safe patient handling standards including demonstration of pre-analytical safety procedures and Infection control protocols.

• Participate in laboratory performance improvement, which includes error identification and appropriate follow up, investigation, correction, documentation, and notification to appropriate caregiver and lab leadership.

Your job duties:

• Respond to life critical situations such as Trauma, Stroke Codes, Code Sepsis or Code Blues.

• Ensure samples are collected following time-sensitive priorities (STAT, Timed and routine).

• Observe aseptic technique and isolation procedures whenever indicated.

• Clarify unclear orders, resolve any orders or patient identification discrepancies prior to sample collection and document ABN necessity whenever indicated.

• Identify patients according to policy prior to sample collection and label samples accurately.

• Perform phlebotomy through venipuncture or capillary puncture and observe age-specific techniques for all patient age groups.

• Preserve sample integrity by delivering samples to the laboratory within the required amount of time.

• Process specimens and follow critical sample handling instructions regarding centrifugation, aliquoting, transport, and storage requirements for every test performed in the laboratory or sent out to a reference laboratory.

• Follow HAZMAT regulations when packing samples for transport to the Core Lab or other laboratories.

• Perform crucial pre-analytic and analytic steps of test procedures as required, under supervision of licensed laboratory personnel.

• Demonstrate knowledge of standard office equipment, computers and computer software skills including laboratory and hospital electronic medical records.