Laboratory Support Technician

SSM Health; Missouri; On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in Missouri is seeking a Phlebotomist I – Pediatrics for an evening shift, 9:30 AM–6:00 PM, 40 hours weekly. The role supports compassionate pediatric care in a collaborative clinical environment, with preference for candidates who have experience with newborns and heel sticks.

Under direct supervision, you will perform routine lab tasks, may perform phlebotomy and waived testing, and support the laboratory with clerical duties such as admission

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED or 10 years of work experience.
• No experience required for the role.
• Evening shift duties and lab support duties.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers including answering phones and inquiries.
• Collect, label, process and preserve blood, urine and other specimens.
• Enter lab orders in the EMR system.
• Clean and maintain laboratory supplies and workspace.
• May perform phlebotomy and waived testing.
• Identify patients using two identifiers.
• Handle admissions activities and insurance verification.
• Adhere to safety and lab procedures.

Education

High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

Job description

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

MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

SSM Health is seeking a Phlebotomist I – Pediatrics for an day‑shift, working 9:30 AM–6:00 PM. This role supports compassionate, high‑quality care for pediatric patients in a collaborative clinical environment. Preferred candidates will have at least one year of experience working with newborns, including heel sticks.

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

• None

Work Shift:

Evening Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

3411000010 Phlebotomy

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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