Phlebotomist, Laboratory, Green Hills

Heritage Medical Associates; Green Hills (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Heritage Medical Associates in Nashville, TN, seeks a full-time phlebotomy technician. The role emphasizes accurate specimen collection, proper labeling, and adherence to lab procedures in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities include drawing blood with minimal patient wait time, preparing specimens for testing, and assisting with other specimen collection tasks as directed by physicians. Prior phlebotomy experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Phlebotomy training (diploma or certificate) and/or Medical Assistant program or equivalent training and experience.
• 1 year of phlebotomy experience.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates the ability to accurately and precisely follow established office and laboratory procedures.
• Organizes work so that patient specimen is drawn with a minimum of patient waiting time.
• Performs blood collection duties in a timely manner to ensure availability of test results.
• Label and manage specimens with required patient and test details.
• Prepare and process specimens for testing and reference lab courier as needed.

Skills

Phlebotomy procedures

Patient care

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Phlebotomy training (diploma/certificate)

Medical Assistant program or equivalent training

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Green Hills (GH) - Nashville, TN, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: Technical Diploma, Certificate or Degree, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Job Shift: Day, Job Category: Health Care, Site Manager:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrates the ability to accurately and precisely follow established office and laboratory procedures.
• Organizes work so that patient specimen is drawn with a minimum of patient waiting time.
• Performs blood collection duties in a timely manner to ensure availability of test results.
• Give appropriate instructions to the patients and performs other specimen collection as requested by physician
• Appropriately labels all patient specimens with patient name, chart number, requesting physician's name, date and time specimen collected, and the name of test required.
• Delivers and/or processes specimens in a timely manner (i.e. centrifuges, prepares specimen and paperwork for reference laboratory courier, aliquots and refrigerates for later batch testing, or immediately notifies appropriate testing personnel of STAT requests, etc)
• Collects blood samples in appropriate tubes.
• Assists nursing personnel in the collection of specimens if needed.
• Receives phone calls from nurses, doctors, and reference laboratories.
• Inventories and orders supplies.
• Demonstrates, at all times, in dealing with the public a positive image of the clinic as a caring and concerned organization.
• Respects the confidentiality of patient records and uses discretion with discussing patient results/matters.
• Demonstrates the ability to deal with priorities in an appropriate manner.
• Performs work within the established laboratory safety and infection control policies and procedures, practices, infection control and chemical hazard procedures for protection of self, patients, and clinic personnel.
• Must have predictable and consistent attendance

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Phlebotomy Training (Diploma or Certificate) and/or successful completion of an accredited Medical Assistant Program or equivalent training and experience
• 1 Year of phlebotomy experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Capable of performing the procedures required providing proper patients care.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

None required, but Certification in Phlebotomy is preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Must be able to stand for 8 to 10 hours a day
• Requires regular walking, bending, pushing, pulling and lifting
• Must be able to lift at least 10-15lbs
• Must be able to assist patients with transfers from chair to wheelchair, to exam tables, and back to wheelchair/chair
• Must be able to assist patient with turning/positioning on exam table
• Must be able to push patient in wheelchair
• Must be able to manipulate objects-reaching, grasping, handling
• Must exhibit good communication skills-understand, respond and translate into action

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Clinical setting: exposure to communicable disease, medical preparations and other conditions common to a clinical environment.