Lab Phlebotomist

Tennessee Oncology•Chattanooga, TN

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Tennessee Oncology, established in 1976, is one of the nation’s largest community-based cancer care specialists with a leading clinical trial network. Their mission is to provide high-quality cancer care and clinical research expertise to all patients at convenient community locations. The organization is committed to advancing detection science and targeted treatments, making these available to every patient. They seek talented and motivated individuals to support community oncologists and patients. The Laboratory Phlebotomist is responsible for collecting patient specimens for laboratory testing, adhering to proper guidelines for safe handling of blood, body fluids, and hazardous chemicals, accurately recording lab testing, ensuring quality control and assurance, and maintaining appropriate inventory levels of reagents and supplies.

Requirements

Excellent phlebotomy skills
Outpatient facility or physician office experience
High school diploma required.

Nice To Haves

Phlebotomist/Medical Assistant with 2 years of clinical lab experience
One year phlebotomy experience
Phlebotomy certification

Responsibilities

Demonstrates ability to perform clean venipunctures.
Demonstrates ability to perform capillary collections.
Follows proper guidelines for safe handling of blood, body fluids and hazardous chemicals.
Demonstrates knowledge of procedures and practices
Demonstrates knowledge of ongoing quality assurance activities in the office and documents breaches of quality as they occur.
Maintains appropriate inventory levels of reagents and supplies.
Be capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and either must correct the problems or immediately notify Clinic Operations Manager and Clinical Laboratory Operations Manager.
Must be able to document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from laboratory’s established performance specifications.
Be able to document in charts for “lab only” visits.
Have complete understanding of LIS; which includes ordering test, rejecting test, locating and printing result reports.
Other duties as assigned.