Phlebotomist

**Job no**: 502882
**Work type**: Casual, Permanent
**Location**: South Brisbane
**Categories**: Laboratory

**About the role**

Mater Pathology is currently seeking a highly skilled **phlebotomist** to join our esteemed hospital team. **We have two positions available: one part-time position offering 24 hours per week** **and another position on a casual basis.**

As a phlebotomist within our organization, your primary responsibilities will involve serving multiple locations within the prestigious Mater Hospital South Brisbane campus. To ensure comprehensive coverage, these roles will **require availability across a 24/7 rotating roster. Therefore, full flexibility to work within this roster is a mandatory requirement for this position.**

As a Mater Pathology Phlebotomist you will be providing a high level of customer service and care to patients through phlebotomy, specimen collection, specimen management and administration duties. The management of specimens in the pre-analytical stage ensures the delivery of quality samples for testing that leads to timely diagnosis and treatment of patients. In addition, you will also be trained in Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation.

**Salary range: $34.02 - $35.66 per hour plus superannuation and**access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900** +**access to many staff benefits**

**What you'll be doing**
- Collection of blood samples from adults, children, and infants. Including collecting samples such as blood, urine, swabs, and skin.
- Advise clients on any special requirements prior to test procedures.
- Registration of patient using pre-analytical management system.
- You will maintain equipment, consumables, and work areas in a clean, safe and well-resourced state.
- Maintain patient confidentiality.
- Deliver customer experience of a high standard by ensuring a professional appearance and positive personal interaction.
- Promoting the philosophy of health care and values of Mater Health Services.
- Providing excellent patient care and a strong commitment to customer service.
- Maintaining quality of service as per ISO 17025 accreditation and AS/NZS ISO/9001 2000 standards

**About you**

To be considered suitable for this position you must possess the following:

- Certificate III in Phlebotomy or equivalent relevant experience
- Minimum of 2 years experience working as a phlebotomist
- Hold a QLD open drivers license
- Good manual dexterity and ability to show empathy and understanding to patients
- Good understanding of patient confidentiality
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work as part a of multidisciplinary team environment

**Why join us?**

Mater is Queensland's largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that's because we employ exceptional people. **#MAKEYOURMATERMOVE**
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national businesses/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
- Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
- Access to on-site, discounted parking
- Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies._
- For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our _Reconciliation webpage_._

**Advertised**: 14 Apr 2025 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 27 Apr 2025 E. Australia Standard Time