Phlebotomist - Community Oncology Lab Specialist

Astera Cancer Care; Murfreesboro (TN); On-site; USD 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Tennessee Oncology, one of the nation’s leading community-based cancer care specialists, seeks a Laboratory Phlebotomist to join our patient-centered team. You will collect patient specimens for lab testing, perform venipunctures and capillary collections, and follow safety guidelines for handling blood and hazardous chemicals.

Ideal candidates have high school diploma, phlebotomy experience, and familiarity with LIS; certification preferred but not required.

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.
• 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.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Venipuncture

LIS knowledge

Quality assurance

Education

High school diploma

Phlebotomy certification (optional)

2 years clinical lab experience preferred

1 year phlebotomy preferred

Job description

Tennessee Oncology, one of the nation’s leading community-based cancer care specialists, seeks a Laboratory Phlebotomist to join our patient-centered team. You will collect patient specimens for lab testing, perform venipunctures and capillary collections, and follow safety guidelines for handling blood and hazardous chemicals.

Ideal candidates have high school diploma, phlebotomy experience, and familiarity with LIS; certification preferred but not required.