Phlebotomist - Oncology Lab, Community Care

Tennessee Oncology; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Tennessee Oncology, a leading community-based cancer care specialist based in Nashville, seeks a Laboratory Phlebotomist to collect patient specimens for laboratory testing in an outpatient setting. You will follow safety guidelines, document results, and maintain inventory to support accurate test reporting.

The role requires strong phlebotomy skills, experience in an outpatient/physician office environment, and familiarity with LIS systems.

Qualifications

• Phlebotomy skills and experience in outpatient settings.
• Phlebotomist/Medical Assistant with 2 years of clinical lab experience preferred.
• One year phlebotomy experience 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.
• 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.
• Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from established performance specifications.
• Document in charts for “lab only” visits.
• Have complete understanding of LIS; including ordering tests, rejecting tests, locating and printing result reports.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Phlebotomy skills

Outpatient experience

Education

2 years clinical lab experience (Phlebotomist/Medical Assistant)

1 year phlebotomy experience

Phlebotomy certification preferred

High school diploma required

Job description

Tennessee Oncology, a leading community-based cancer care specialist based in Nashville, seeks a Laboratory Phlebotomist to collect patient specimens for laboratory testing in an outpatient setting. You will follow safety guidelines, document results, and maintain inventory to support accurate test reporting.

The role requires strong phlebotomy skills, experience in an outpatient/physician office environment, and familiarity with LIS systems.