Adhere to safety regulations and compliance standards in accordance with OSHA, HIPAA, and clinical laboratory requirementsPerform quality control procedures to maintain equipment integrity and ensure accurate point-of-care testingPrepare patients for specimen collection by verifying identity, obtaining consent, and assessing special considerationsConduct routine venipuncture and capillary collections following established order-of-draw and infection control protocolsManage collection complications by recognizing adverse patient responses and implementing appropriate interventionsPerform special collections including blood cultures, pediatric draws, drug screening, and point-of-care testingProcess and handle specimens according to storage, transport, and chain-of-custody requirementsDocument and report laboratory results to ordering providers in compliance with recordkeeping standardsCommunicate effectively with patients and healthcare team members across diverse cultural and clinical settings