Lab Phlebotomist

Tennessee Oncology, one of the nation’s largest community-based cancer care specialists, is home to one of the leading clinical trial networks in the country. Established in 1976 in Nashville, our mission remains unchanged: to provide access to high-quality cancer care and the expertise of clinical research for all patients, at convenient locations within their community and close to their home. We are committed to advancing both the science of detection and targeted treatments, and to making these advances available to every patient.

About the role

The Laboratory Phlebotomist is responsible for the collection of patient specimens for laboratory testing. This includes following proper guidelines for safe handling of blood, body fluids, and hazardous chemicals, properly recording lab testing, quality control and assurance, and maintaining appropriate inventory levels of reagents and supplies.

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.
• Identifies problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and either corrects the problems or immediately notifies Clinic Operations Manager and Clinical Laboratory Operations Manager.
• Documents all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from laboratory’s established performance specifications.
• Documents in charts for “lab only” visits.
• Has complete understanding of LIS, which includes ordering tests, rejecting tests, locating, and printing result reports.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Excellent phlebotomy skills.
• Outpatient facility or physician office experience.

Qualifications

• Phlebotomist/Medical Assistant with 2 years of clinical lab experience preferred.
• One year of phlebotomy experience preferred.
• Phlebotomy certification is preferred but not required.
• High school diploma required.