Lab Associate III - Floater

Bjc-Healthcare; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

BJC HealthCare is seeking a Lab Associate III - Floater to support 8 outpatient laboratory locations in the St. Louis area. The role involves venipuncture, patient registration in EPIC, and processing and stabilizing specimens across multiple sites.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of phlebotomy experience, strong computer skills, and excellent customer service. Travel between locations is required to cover PTO and operational needs, with varied shifts and no weekend or holiday work.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of phlebotomy experience preferred.
• Previous laboratory experience.
• Strong computer skills.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Effective problem-solving abilities.
• Dependable and flexible with changing work locations.

Responsibilities

• Performs venipunctures and specimen collections.
• Complete patient registration in EPIC.
• Process and stabilize laboratory specimens.
• Travel between multiple collection sites to provide staffing coverage for PTO, call-ins, and operational needs.
• Deliver excellent customer service to patients and team members.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Venipuncture

Customer Service

Communication

Problem Solving

Flexibility

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's Degree

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Lab Associate III - Floater (Full-Time)

Why Join Us?

• Support a team dedicated to exceptional patient care across 8 outpatient laboratory locations.
• Gain experience in registration, specimen processing, and phlebotomy.
• Work in a collaborative, patient-focused environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform venipunctures and specimen collections.
• Complete patient registration in EPIC.
• Process and stabilize laboratory specimens.
• Travel between multiple collection sites to provide staffing coverage for PTO, call-ins, and operational needs.
• Deliver excellent customer service to patients and team members.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of phlebotomy experience preferred.
• Previous laboratory experience.
• Strong computer skills.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Effective problem-solving abilities.
• Dependable and flexible with changing work locations.

Schedule

• Full-Time
• No weekends or holidays
• Holiday coverage rotation as needed
• Various shift times depending on assigned location

Overview

Christian Hospital has been serving St. Louis and the surrounding metro areas since 1903. U.S. News & World Report ranks Christian Hospital No. 5 in St. Louis for overall clinical excellence and No. 9 in Missouri, which puts us in the top 6% of all hospitals in the state!

The U.S. News adult methodology ranks clinical specialties and rates common care procedures and conditions. Christian was nationally ranked as “high performing” in the clinical specialty of geriatrics and in the following seven of 21 common procedures and conditions: heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia and stroke. High performing in a specialty means we were in the top 10% nationally of all evaluated hospitals for that specialty or procedure and condition.

Northwest HealthCare, six miles west of Christian, offers 24- hour emergency care, the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services.

Network Reference Lab is the Christian Hospital Laboratory Outreach program for marketing & providing lab services to hospitals, physician offices, clinics & other clients.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Performs a variety of pre analytic, analytic and post analytic laboratory duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Performs waived and moderate complex testing with appropriate training and competency, sweat chloride collections, EKG's, etc.
• Under supervision, reports test results as appropriate.
• Sorts and processes routine and specific high level specimens received by the lab--including multistep technical processing (i.e. Histology, Microbiology, Cytology, etc.). Ensures correct processing and packaging for esoteric send out tests.
• Coordinates a simultaneous series of tasks accurately, including STAT orders and fluctuation in workload, prioritizing work to complete within scheduled hours and established turnaround times.
• Inventory management, equipment cleaning, maintenance, loading, etc.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or GED

Experience

• 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Associate's Degree

Licenses & Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Phlebotomy

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer