Lab Phlebotomist

Tennessee Oncology; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Tennessee Oncology is seeking a Laboratory Phlebotomist to join our community-based cancer care network and support specimen collection for laboratory testing.

You will perform venipunctures and capillary collections, follow safety guidelines, and document results while helping maintain LIS accuracy and quality assurance in a patient-centered environment. Candidates should have a high school diploma, with phlebotomy experience; certification is preferred.

Qualifications

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

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.
• Identify and correct problems affecting test performance or report to supervisors.
• Document corrections in charts for lab visits.
• Understand LIS including ordering tests, rejecting tests, and printing reports.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Excellent phlebotomy skills

Outpatient facility experience

Education

High school diploma

Phlebotomy certification (preferred)

2 years clinical lab experience (preferred)

1 year phlebotomy experience (preferred)

Job description

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 1976 in Nashville, Tennessee Oncology’s 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. Our growing network of physicians and locations is based on this mission. Tennessee Oncology is committed to advancing both the science of detection and targeted treatments, and to making these advances available to every patient. We believe caring for cancer patients is a privilege.

Why Join Us? We are looking for talented and highly-motivated individuals who demonstrate a natural desire to support the meaningful work of community oncologists and the patients we serve.

Job Description

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

Essential Functions

• 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.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent phlebotomy skills
• Outpatient facility or physician office experience

Education & Experience

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

Physical Requirements

Job Title:

Physical Activity Required:

Amount of time:

None

Less than 1/3 (Occasionally)

1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)

More than 2/3 (Regularly)

• Standing
• Walking
• Sitting
• Fingering or manual dexterity
• Repetitive finger motion
• Lifting or exerting force
• Up to 10 pounds
• Up to 25 pounds
• Up to 50 pounds
• Up to 100 pounds
• Over 100 pounds
• Reaching or stretching
• Climbing or balancing
• Crouching or stooping
• Speaking
• Hearing
• Seeing (with correction)