Laboratory Support Technician

SSM Health; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily Pay

Job summary

SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City is seeking a PRN Lab Support Tech with phlebotomy duties in Jefferson City, MO. The role includes specimen handling, waived testing, and clerical support for the laboratory department.

Under supervision, you may perform phlebotomy and basic tests, assist in admissions and order entry, and support the lab team in a fast-paced environment. Daily Pay options are available to accommodate flexible scheduling.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED or 10 years of work experience.
• One year experience in a laboratory setting.
• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) certification required.

Responsibilities

• Performs loading/unloading of lab specimens on equipment and waived testing.
• Assists in problem requisitions/specimens and may orient new hires.
• Answers phones and responds to customer inquiries while assisting patients.
• Collects, labels, processes and preserves blood, urine, and other specimens.
• Enters and processes lab orders in the EMR system.
• Cleans and maintains lab supplies and work area.
• Performs administrative duties including admission activities and order entry processing.
• Identifies patients using two identifiers while performing tasks.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Customer service

EMR systems

Education

High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

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

MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City

Worker Type: PRN

Job Highlights:

• Department: Lab
• Schedule: PRN
• Location: Jefferson City

Our mission and values put the patient first and helps you to feel valued while respecting teamwork and collaboration. Our lab support tech roles are an integral piece in our care team and we see it as a partnership. At SSM Health, we know the healing power of presence begins with compassionate people like you.

Daily Pay: Get paid daily doing the work you love in a way that fits your life. At SSM Health, we believe you deserve the flexibility to work a schedule that fits your life and to get paid when you need it.

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

3411000011 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.