Lab Support Technician Lead

SSM Health; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Payment Options via DailyPay

Upfront Tuition Coverage

Job summary

SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City is seeking a Lab Support Technician to supervise assignments and ensure smooth daily operations in the laboratory. The role supports Lab Support Technicians and acts as a resource under direct supervision.

Responsibilities include specimen handling, order entry in the EMR, and potential phlebotomy duties, with opportunities to assist in medium-scale projects and staff orientation as needed.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or 10 years of work experience.
• Two years' experience as a Lab Support Technician.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) HealthCare Provider certification from American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Schedules, plans, delegates and supervises assignments.
• Ensures daily workflow is completed following established procedures.
• Assists leadership on projects of medium complexity and size.
• May orient new staff.
• Performs loading/unloading of lab specimens and various waived testing.
• Assists customers including answering phones and responding to inquiries.
• Collects, labels, processes and preserves specimens as per procedures.
• Enters, accesses and executes lab orders in the EMR system.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Education

High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

Job description

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

OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Summary:

Under direct supervision, supervises assignments within the laboratory and acts as a resource to Laboratory Support Technicians.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Schedules, plans, delegates and supervises assignments. Provides feedback during performance review process.
• Ensures daily workflow is completed following established procedures.
• Assists leadership on projects of medium complexity and size.
• May orient new staff.
• Performs the loading and unloading of lab specimens from automated and non-automated instrumentation, as well as perform various waived testing.
• Assists customers including answering phones and responding to customer inquiries.
• Assists laboratory staff in the daily operation of the lab by collecting, labeling, processing and preserving 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.
• Assists pre-analytical laboratory staff with competency assessments.
• 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

• Two years' experience as a Lab Support Technician

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:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

3411000040 Lab Support Services

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay(fees may apply)before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage :we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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