Laboratory Support Technician

SSM Health; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis, MO, is seeking a Night Shift Phlebotomist to provide essential laboratory support in a fast-paced environment. Under supervision, you will perform phlebotomy, waived testing, and clerical duties to support patient care.

The role requires a High School diploma or 10 years of experience, at least one year in a lab, and BLS certification. Schedule is 11:00 PM to 7:30 AM; weekly hours around 24; benefits as an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience.
• At least 1 year of laboratory experience.
• BLS HCP certification (AHA) required.

Responsibilities

• Loads and unloads lab specimens from instruments and performs waived testing.
• Assists in problem requisitions/specimens.
• May orient new hires.
• Gathers and responds to customer inquiries.
• Collects, labels, processes and preserves specimens according to procedures.
• Enters lab orders in EMR.
• Cleans and maintains laboratory supplies and work area.
• Performs moderate complexity testing.
• Identifies patients using two identifiers.
• Performs administrative duties including admission activities, insurance verification, order entry processing and medical record processing.
• Works in a state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Customer service

Attention to detail

Education

High School diploma or 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

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: 11:00 PM to 7:30 AM

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

Night Shift (United States of America)

Job Type

Employee

Department

3411000010 Phlebotomy

Scheduled Weekly Hours

24

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. Read our notice of non-discrimination