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Laboratory Support Technician

SSM Health Care St. Louis
  • Missouri
    3 days ago

    Job Description

    It's more than a career, it's a calling

    MO-SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton

    Worker Type:

    PRN

    Job Highlights:

    Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient,

    every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow,

    supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

    In this role, you will provide hands-on support in a fast-paced care

    environment where every shift makes a direct impact on patients and

    families. Your attention to detail, compassion, and ability to work

    closely with clinical teams will help create a safer, smoother care

    experience.


    Department: Phlebotomy

    Schedule: As needed


    Apply today. SSM Health – We bring out the incredible in you,

    everyday.

    Job Summary:

    Under general supervision, this position performs standard laboratory tasks according to procedures. May perform phlebotomy and/or waived testing. May also perform various low complexity testing as well as a variety of general clerical duties to support the laboratory department, including receptionist and secretarial support, admission activities, and order entry processing.

    Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

    PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Performs the loading and unloading of lab specimens from automated and non-automated instrumentation, as well as perform various waived testing.
    • Assists in problem requisitions/specimens.
    • May orient new hires.
    • Assists customers including answering phones and responding to customer inquiries.
    • Collects, labels, processes and preserves blood, urine and other specimens according to established laboratory procedures.
    • Enters, accesses and executes lab orders in the appropriate laboratory and electronic medical record system.
    • Cleans and maintains laboratory supplies and work area.
    • May update statistical records, labels tubes, and schedules processing runs.
    • May perform moderate complexity testing.
    • May perform phlebotomy and/or waived testing.
    • Identifies patients using two identifiers.
    • Performs a variety of administrative and clerical duties including admission activities, insurance verification, order entry processing and medical record processing.
    • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
    • Performs other duties as assigned.

    EDUCATION

    • High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience.

    EXPERIENCE

    • One year experience in a laboratory setting

    PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

    • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
    • Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
    • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
    • Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
    • Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
    • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
    • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
    • Rare climbing.

    REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS   

    State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

    • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

    Work Shift:

    Variable Shift (United States of America)

    Job Type:

    Employee

    Department:

    3411000113 Phlebotomy

    Scheduled Weekly Hours:
    0

    SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Read our notice of non-discrimination


    Numbers & Facts

    LocationMissouri
    Websitessmhealth.com/privacy-notices-terms-of-use/non-discrimination?_ga=2.205881493.704955970.1667719643-240470506.1667719643

    Skills

    • Administrative Skillsunmatched
    • Basic Life Support (BLS)unmatched
    • Cleanroomunmatched
    • Clinical Laboratoryunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • Data Entryunmatched
    • Depth Perceptionunmatched
    • Detail Orientedunmatched
    • Electronic Medical Recordsunmatched
    • Healthcare Providersunmatched
    • High School Diplomaunmatched
    • Instrumentationunmatched
    • Keyboardsunmatched
    • Laboratoryunmatched
    • Laboratory Techniquesunmatched
    • Loading/Unloadingunmatched
    • Material Movingunmatched
    • Medical Record Systemunmatched
    • Medical Recordsunmatched
    • Order Processingunmatched
    • Paint Shop Pro Tubesunmatched
    • Phlebotomyunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Specimens/Samplesunmatched
    • Telephone Skillsunmatched
    • Testingunmatched

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