Laboratory Support Technician

SSM Health; Baraboo (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Payment Options via DailyPay

Upfront Tuition Coverage

Job summary

SSM Health St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo, WI, is seeking a PRN Phlebotomist to support the Laboratory department. The role involves phlebotomy, waived testing, and related clerical duties with a variable schedule including weekends and nights.

Under general supervision, you will handle specimen collection, processing, and data entry in the EMR, while maintaining accuracy and safety. Prior lab experience and BLS certification are required for this per diem position.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED or 10 years of work experience.
• One year experience in a laboratory setting.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification from American Heart Association

Responsibilities

• Load and unload lab specimens from instruments and perform various waived testing.
• Assist with troublesome requisitions/specimens and orient new hires as needed.
• Answer phones and respond to customer inquiries; provide clerical support and order entry processing.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Education

High School diploma/GED

Job description

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

WI-SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo

Worker Type:

PRN

Job Highlights:

This is a PRN Phlebotomist position for St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo. Variable shifts are available for fill in/pick up.

Work Schedule

Variable schedule, including weekends, night shifts, and rotating shifts.

Weekday start times range from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM. 8-hour shifts, with the second shift starting at 3:30 PM.

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:

PRN / Per Diem Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

3401000012 Laboratory

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

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.

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status , or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.