Different places to apply for a phlebotomy job

I am not going to give up though. I spent too much money to do that lol. It will happen we just need to be positive and resourceful and assertive. Also i heard becoming an examiner phlebotomist is a plus.

regina in Lithonia, Georgia said: I started phlebotomy back in the year 1992. If you don't believe enough in yourself to step out and ask somebody to give you a job with or without experience, then the person hiring is not going to have the confidence to know that you may be a person that is easily trained.

Regina GOD'S FAVOR IS NOT ALWAYS FAIR

CHECK OUT DEKALB MEDICAL CENTER AND ASK TO SPEAK TO THE PHLEBOTOMY SUPERVISOR DIRECTLY. I KNOW THAT THEY ARE IN NEED OF PRN...BEST WAY TO GET IN WITH EXPERIENCE!

Thanks Reginia. I spoke with Kendall and she said I should fax over my resume and atten it to her. Also I contacted Rhonda so I have an interview with her on 4/29. I will be flying down for the interview. do u have an email I could email u directly. Again thanks for ur help.

I am trying to return to the phlebotomy field. I have a year and a half hospital experience, and 7 years of vet phlebotomy experience(yes, animals...now that was a challenge). I am a hardstick specialist and spent alot of time in the ER. I found out the hard way I am not cut out for trauma situations. I have been in retail management for the last several years and hate the hours and stress. I am concidering Talecris. I am hoping the stress level will be lower than that of a hospital setting. Anyone have any info on this company. Policies and procedures, pay scale, dress codes, benefits, work settings...etc. I have done several internet searches but not much comes up.

happy 4/20 everyone!!!!! Hippie Hill was awesome in sf

Hi:
My email is realestategina@yahoo.com
Many blessings for your interview!

Hello Regina
Please pardon me for using this reply box to ask this question.

Is there anyone out there that works in a hospital setting in Jacksonville Florida?
I'm looking for a opportunity in a lab.

Thanks in advance

I went to google and put in phlebotomy traveling jobs and a couple of positions came up in Jacksonville

WOW!!!!!!!
Thanks for your prompt reply. How is hot lanta?

It is beautiful!!!! The weekend was awesome! Went to the park Sat and and Sun and has a blast!

I see the excitement in your words :-)

plice call me when you have opening

Okay you guys it is really hard. I finished school and started immediately @ a hospital an hour away from where i lived at. I was called by a supervisor @ another hospital to work for them (only through friends who worked at the current hospital i was working at). I went to work for them due to increase pay. I quit for a year (had baby) then of course went back to work at the hospital that i first work at. Yes, all places work you like a dog. I hated being the only one putting up with the boss's favorites or the lazy ones who sent you to do all the work period. I changed my way of thinking b/c that was the only way i was going to be appreciated. It wasn't my co-workers who ever appreciated me, it was my patients. Yes I called them my patients b/c they were the only ones who cared and I took care of them as far as drawing their blood, so in my eyes, they became my patients and they like that i treated with great no matter how my co-workers treated me and i used that to my advantage. It is the patients who know how crappy the medical field can be. I treated them with the upmost respect and that made me feel great. I relied on them for strength a lot of times.
Now as far as how hard it is to get a job, that comes with hardship and well all i can say is to keep up the hard work and it will show up. That may sound lousy, but i firmly believe in a positive attitude. When you get down, do what makes you start believing in yourself again.
Later, Raine

Hello Everyone,

I live in Atlanta, Ga. Considering going to school this summer for Phlebotomy. Do you know of any good schools in Atlanta that offers Phlebotomy courses?

Also, how long does it take to complete these courses? Sometime ago I saw an advertisement online ( I don't remember the name of the school) that offered courses that you can complete in as little as 5 weeks. Is that true?

Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you.

Hey Wendy:
I went to DeKalb Tech in Clarkston. It was a 2 quarter class. There is also a place in Avondale/Decatur on E. College that offers phlebotomy as well.

I also am a new Phlebotmist and can't find a job. I'v been looking on the internet and have my resume posted at a few web sites but so far i have had no luck.All places want experence so where do u start. Hospital's hours i can't do because i have a 7 year old. So i really need 9 to 5 jobs if any body can help me i would grately appreceate it.

Try the American Red Cross they will hire you with no experience you just need to have completted a clinical,have your cert and your own transportation.Quest diagnostics will not hire you to draw without experience however they will hire you as a speciemen processor.Try some doctors offices or imaging and diagnotic offices.I had the same problem a currently work at a diagnotic and imaging office(they do x-rays,sonograms,mammograms ect.),some of them draw blood.It took me over a year to find a job in this feild.Try not to get discarraiged and if any and I mean any position in this feild opens up take it to get your foot in the door,regardless of money and hours.I hope your blessing comes soon keep us posted.

Yolanda Watkins in Belzoni, Mississippi said: I am recently looking for a job in phlebotomy

i am currently looking for a job in phlebotomy.

LC in Cleveland, Ohio said: Your advice is helpful up to a point. Quest and LabCorp can be very difficult to get a job at. And are you saying that you had no prior phlebotomy training but was able to talk your way into a position? The practice of hiring just anyone to be trained on the job,when there are already plenty of extensively trained and certified phlebotomists who are having trouble finding work,should not be encouraged.

Thanks to you about this comment. It is wrong for people to suggest that they got
their training the way that Regina W. did. However, I went out and volunteeredin several locations. The Veterans Hospitals are always looking volunteers. Most Doctors offices will allow at least one fresh student to do some sticking at their offices. Remember,That you can still use the volunteer work on your resume'. Even though there was no money passed, you still get experience!
This landed me a PRN postion with a staffing agency. (ON ASSIGNMENT) They have postions all over the US.
Which helped me get on with LABCORP. Whom are extremely hard to get on with.

Hope this helps guys. I too think that people need a lot of experience!

YES, I WORKED AT A DR.S OFFICE. THIS DR NEW ME FROM MY DEDICATION AS A CNA AND GAVE ME THE CHANCE AND WAS IMPRESSED. YOUR ADVISE IS TAKEN AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HONESTY. BUT I GIVE MYSELF JUST AS MUCH CONFIDENCE AS THE NEXT GUY.NO MATTER HOW LONG YOU WORK IN ANY FIELD EVERYDAY IS A NEW EXPERIENCE.

BETH in Lillington, North Carolina said: Thanks to you about this comment. It is wrong for people to suggest that they got
their training the way that Regina W. did. However, I went out and volunteeredin several locations. The Veterans Hospitals are always looking volunteers. Most Doctors offices will allow at least one fresh student to do some sticking at their offices. Remember,That you can still use the volunteer work on your resume'. Even though there was no money passed, you still get experience!
This landed me a PRN postion with a staffing agency. (ON ASSIGNMENT) They have postions all over the US.
Which helped me get on with LABCORP. Whom are extremely hard to get on with.

Hope this helps guys. I too think that people need a lot of experience!

CONGRADULATIONS TO
YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! as of today i am a new employee with labcorp as a pst/rover!! KUDOS TO ME!!! it took me since 2004 to get on!! but in my and their defence...i was in two different states at the time that probably got two different human resources than the one that has hired me today in north carolina WHOOOO HOOOO!!!!

Brianna in Fayetteville, North Carolina said: I am currently looking for a phlebotomy position. I just graduated from school and have not yet taken the ASCP exam. I hope to take it soon though. As far as phlebotomy positions in other areas I can be of some assistance. There is a company called Talecris. They have a few openings in Texas but they won't become available until June I think. If anyone is interested their website is www.talecrisplasma.com They usually hire students right out of school and sometimes hire people who have never had any education in this field. Good luck to all.

HA HA HA HA good luck at talacris i was the team lead there in the fayetteville branch when they first opened it but got so stressed out from the people there while in training in illinois i quit....good luck

For anyone looking for a Phlebotomy job in Fayetteville, NC. Try Quest Diagnostics. Talk to Elaine Heath @ 910-762-5137. If she asked how you got this number just tell her that someone who works for Quest gave you this number. I believe she has an opening. If she doesn't, she will be straight up honest with you. Good luck.

Hey Beth
This is Regina W and I did not quite understand your comment in the forum. I thought that this was supposed to be a site that was helpful to everyone not a site to blame someone for not locating a job. I have helped a few people get positions just by calling contacts that I know in the field. Maybe I read what you said wrong. Surely you were not saying that I am giving people false hope. Like I said before, if you are confident enough in yourself, you can make things happen positively.

Reginia is speaking the truth. I can speak for myself that this forum
help me a lot. Thanks to reginia who put me on few contacts which
landed me a fulltime position at dekalb medical & partime position
at Gwinette medical - ga .Prior my relocation. you just have to be
very assertive about what u can do, and stay positive

congratulations!!!!!!!! We all had to start somewhere good luck sereen and u wish u the best

Hello, I was reading what u wrote, as I have been reading the forms latley. I am in the same sisuation as alot of phlebotmist are. I recently finished my phlebotomy course and can't find work. They all say experence. I love phlebotomy and i feel very confindent in giving vein puncture and know if someone would give me a chance i would do great.

How far is the local Red Cross? They do hire people right out of school, the only thing is that you have to travel in your own car and the hours are sporatic.

Hello, I just happen to run across this website. I'm very impressed with what has been said. I too, am going to school in August to obtain my Phlebotomy & EKG Certificate. I recently obtained my CNA certificate and I wanted to add to my skills. I enjoy working with people. I'm looking forward to working in the field. The school that I will be attending has placement assistance. The ratio of placement is 90%. I did my research of schools and found this school to be a good place to attend. I wish everybody luck in the field. Hopefully I will be able to find something quickly. Best wishes to all!!!

Regina Wilcox in Stone Mountain, Georgia said: When I used to be in the phlebotomy field, I enjoyed many different opportunities in the art of collecting blood, urine and saliva.
People new into the field should check out all the local jails and also the state penitentiary if there is one in your city. You should call and find out if the work in the medical area of the jail is contracted out and then find out who has the contract. Contact that person to see if there are any positions that may fit your skills.
Also, I worked for Quest Diagnostics and you should try LabCorp as well.
For some of the seasoned phlebotomist, why not try your hand at teaching at one of the technical schools that offer phlebotomy training.
For those that don't have that 6 months to a years experience, do what I did...I contacted the hospital that I really really wanted a job and spoke to the supervisor of the shift that wanted to work. I convinced the supervisor to hire me because they could train me just like they wanted to and without any prior phlebotomy experience I did not have any "bad habits"
Anyway, I hope that this advice helps.

What do you mean by bad habits and on another note if you don't mind how much did you make|?

The bads habits were, not using gloves, recapping needles, not putting names on tubes, drawing the wrong tubes, not washing hands and so on.
My salary when I started out was 7.03 plus I got a $1.75 shift diff because I worked the evening shift

Just a question for you experienced Phlebos....I am on the waiting list for LPN and was thinking about taking the phleb course while I'm waiting. Is this a good idea or will I learn all the phleb stuff once I'm in the program for the LPN?

Thanks!!

that would be cool if u had money to blow but y do that when u r going to learnbit in the nursing coarse trust me I know. U r going to need that extra money on books, uniforms, clinical requirements, and trying to study and pay for ur licsence.

LoriLynn in La Crescent, Minnesota said: Just a question for you experienced Phlebos....I am on the waiting list for LPN and was thinking about taking the phleb course while I'm waiting. Is this a good idea or will I learn all the phleb stuff once I'm in the program for the LPN?

Thanks!!

This might be a question better posted on a LPN forum,or on "allnurses.com". But it's ALWAYS a good thing to know how to do properly because from what I have heard,some nursing programs just skim over the basics in phlebotomy.

I am currently a certified phlebotomist and Ekg technician. But i cant find any Jobs because I am only 16 years old. Any one knows what I should do.

Yes I use to work there they pay the max at 10.00 and that's if ur team lead good luck they wear scrubs and u must go through a long sop training

kittikatkim in Columbus, Georgia said: I am trying to return to the phlebotomy field. I have a year and a half hospital experience, and 7 years of vet phlebotomy experience(yes, animals...now that was a challenge). I am a hardstick specialist and spent alot of time in the ER. I found out the hard way I am not cut out for trauma situations. I have been in retail management for the last several years and hate the hours and stress. I am concidering Talecris. I am hoping the stress level will be lower than that of a hospital setting. Anyone have any info on this company. Policies and procedures, pay scale, dress codes, benefits, work settings...etc. I have done several internet searches but not much comes up.

Omg!!! I must say am impressed that u buckled down and got them kudos!!!! The fact that u did it at a early age show that u r responsible u r dedicated and down the road when years add up its going to look good say I have x years of experience. companies r not suppose to discriminate on ur age but some do they might say its for another reason but they do. So I say give it at shot anyway putting out resumes look for summer positions volenteering so u can have them as a reference on your resume keep ur head up and don't give up.

Lazaro92 in Miami, Florida said: I am currently a certified phlebotomist and Ekg technician. But i cant find any Jobs because I am only 16 years old. Any one knows what I should do.

Yolanda Watkins in Belzoni, Mississippi said: I am recently looking for a job in phlebotomy

I am also looking for a job in phlebotomy it doesnot look to good for me, but if I was you have you thought of checking out the Red Cross in your area

Yolanda Watkins in Belzoni, Mississippi said: I am recently looking for a job in phlebotomy

I am also looking for a job in phlebotomy it doesnot look to good for me, but if I was you have you thought of checking out the Red Cross in your area

THIS IS A WAY COOL FORUM I TO JUST COMPLETED A PHLEBOTOMY AND EKG COURSE IN CHICAGO AND I HAVE BEEN LOOKING NOW FOR OVER A MONTH HAD A INTERVIEW OVER THE PHONE WITH QUEST ABOUT 3WEEKS AGO HAVEN''T HEARD ANYTHING,TRIED ALL HOSPITALS IN CHICAGO APPLIED ON LINE NO RESPONSE NO INTERVIEWS, MUST HAVE 1YR EXPERIENCE I WILL LOOK INTO THE RED CROSS WISH ME LUCK
AND GOD BLESS EVERYONE I WISH SUCCESS TO EVERY ONE AND NEVER GIVE UP

LOTS OF LOVE

I am a phlebotomist - I was certified 4 years ago and let me tell you MD's dont pay well. I have been trying to crack this nut but its really hard. Hospitals dont trust us and like I mentioned before doctors are too cheap!!!!
I speak 4 languages and worked as a secretary for years while in school. I became a medical assistant but for the above reasons continued with corpo america. After a few years I took a refresher course in phlebotomy and got recertified.
But I am still anxiously waiting for the right opportunity. Lab Core or Quest would be ideal. If there is anyone out there that can suggest how I can find a job please advice.

THANKS

What city and state do you live in?

I have been a stay at home mom for the past 18 years. I need to work now but don't want to work in retail or office setting. I'd like more of a hands on type job, and something where I could make a difference in someone elses life. I am considering going to school for phlebotomy certification. At 50, however, I am wondering if I will have a problem getting hired in this field.

I appreciate any advice.

MyKat in Miami, Florida said: I have been a stay at home mom for the past 18 years. I need to work now but don't want to work in retail or office setting. I'd like more of a hands on type job, and something where I could make a difference in someone elses life. I am considering going to school for phlebotomy certification. At 50, however, I am wondering if I will have a problem getting hired in this field.

I appreciate any advice.

Congrats to you, MYKat for making a life changing decision! After being a Cosmetologist for 25 years, I've just completed my Phlebotomy course in April and yes, even though I was the 3rd oldest in my class (46) I did just fine! It was a great experience for me and with encouragement from my family and friends, I'm glad I went through with it. It's taking me a while to get a job here in Tennessee, but this seems true everywhere in the US with the economy ?Recession? being the way it is. I'm volunteering with the American Red Cross as a Licensed Hospital Volunteer right now and just signed up as a Collection Tech/Phlebotomist and hope to start my paid career there. Yes, I've been on several interviews, (4) and have my resume in several places (16)and put the great advice here to use, but I don't think my age had anything to do with any of the rejections. Those who responded stated they wanted someone with 1-2 years experience. So, with this in mind I remain confident in my ability as a great Phlebotomist, and when the right job comes, I'll be ready! All in all I say...GO FOR IT! Good luck in school and your future endeavors!

Kaisle in Elk Grove, California said: I am not going to give up though. I spent too much money to do that lol. It will happen we just need to be positive and resourceful and assertive. Also i heard becoming an examiner phlebotomist is a plus.

Examiners do not have any protection. No workers comp or any cushion if you get injured going to and from a job. They do not tell you these things.

UPDATE
I got a job with the hospital on a local military post! It's a Med Tech position doing phlebotomy, and I'm being crossed trained in other areas-great for my resume and I'm enjoying the experience. Thanks to everyone here for the great advice and keep your head up and don't give up!

God is Good ur welcome

Hello Everyone,

I completed the program years ago, and I never found a job actually doing phlebotomy. I live in Chicago, and they require 1 year of experience everywhere out here. I will be starting school for Nursing in 2009, after working in the mortgage industry soon to be laid off, I have to get into a career that is stable. I have always had a love for working with people especially hands on care with the elderly. Does anyone know how I can get some hands-on experience in Chicago? Hospitals, clinics, schools, etc..? I called American Red Cross and they said they do not allow inexperienced individuals to volunteer anymore. I have also worked as a CNA, just never drawing blood. Please help.

I currently work as a lead phlebotomist in southern california at Labcorp, it is difficult to get into a phlebotomy job, just apply everywhere you can, I am very new to phlebotomy, just under 8 months, and i am already the lead at my site. As for Labcorp, just apply for all jobs online www.labcorp.com (any that are near your area) becuase turing in a resume will get you no where. Also try dialisis centers, they use phlebotomists too. My job is super stressful, and it takes up most of my life, tread lightly, you dont get paid that much, and work 12 hour days, a dr. or dialisis center would prob be a better bet.