Laboratory Support Technician

SSM Health; Lake Saint Louis (MO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis is seeking a Regular, full-time Phlebotomist to join our evening shift team. You will perform routine phlebotomy and waived testing, collect specimens, and support the laboratory and patient care staff in a fast-paced environment.

Minimal experience is required, with an emphasis on accuracy, safety, and compassionate service. Responsibilities include greeting patients, labeling and processing samples, entering orders into EMR, and coordinating

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED, or 10 years of work experience.
• No experience required.
• BLS Health Care Provider certification required.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers including answering phones and responding to inquiries.
• Collect, label, process and preserve blood and other specimens.
• Enter and process orders in lab and EMR systems.
• Perform phlebotomy and waived testing as needed.
• Adhere to safety and quality policies.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Customer service

Education

HS diploma

BLS HCP Certification

Job description

It\'s more than a career, it\'s a calling MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis

It\'s more than a career, it\'s a calling MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis

Worker Type

Regular

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: 11:30 AM - 8:00 PM or 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM and occasionally working 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM; every other weekend and rotating weekends (on the evening shift 11:30 AM - 8:00 PM or 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM).

Job Summary

Under direct supervision, this position performs routine laboratory tasks according to procedures. May perform phlebotomy and/or waived testing. May also perform 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

• 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.
• Cleans and maintains laboratory supplies and work area.
• May update statistical records, labels tubes, and schedules processing runs.
• 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

• No experience required

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

Evening Shift (United States of America)

Job Type

Employee

Department

3411000023 Phlebotomy

Scheduled Weekly Hours

20

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.