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Covenant Health · 2 days ago

LAB TECHNICIAN

Knoxville, TN

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Covenant Medical Group is a comprehensive care provider across East Tennessee, and they are seeking a Lab Technician to perform routine and specialized clinical lab tests. The role involves collecting and handling blood specimens, maintaining laboratory equipment, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

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Responsibilities

Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program and safety standards

Properly collects blood samples from venous and capillary sites as required by the clinic

Properly handles all specimens including prompt transport to the lab, special tube requirements, on ice, as needed, preparation and preservation, without contamination, etc. Identifies and labels specimens

Performs all routine and specialized lab tests trained for as assigned

Runs, maintains and/or repairs laboratory equipment

Performs and documents quality control samples in assigned work area

Cleans and sterilizes equipment, glassware and instruments

Prepares solutions, reagents and stains according to standard formulas and procedures

Answers phones and responds to physician inquiries regarding lab results

Maintains required records, reports, statistics, logs, files to comply with requirements of accreditation and regulatory agencies, i.e. CLIA

Acts as CLIA trainer for clinic as appropriate and has thorough knowledge of lab requirements

Informs patients of test results and medication changes or adjustments as needed after physician reviews and approves report

Plans work to insure maximum productivity with minimum amount of “carry over” work, while keeping overtime to a minimum. Responsible for communicating to the other appropriate staff needed information about patient samples or instrument performance

Complies with OSHA standards, Universal Precautions, safety manuals and laboratory policies and procedures including, but not limited to, wearing gloves and using safety needles

Uses fundamentals of AIDET when communicating with patients

Maintains all insurance payor billing requirements and lab billing procedures so profitability of lab is maximized

Attends meetings as required and participates on committees as directed

Perform other duties as assigned or requested

Collaborate with the patient, physician and other care team members as part of a team based approach to overall patient care

Qualification

Phlebotomy skillsBasic medical terminologyBasic computer skillsOSHA trainingCLIA training

Required

None specified; will accept any combination of formal education and/or prior work experience sufficient to demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skill and ability needed to perform the essential tasks of the job, typically such as would be equivalent to a high school diploma or GED

Entry Level Position

Must possess basic computer skills, phlebotomy skills, and know basic medical terminology

OSHA and CLIA annual training