Lead Lab Support Technician

SSM Health; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Payment Options (DailyPay)

Upfront Tuition Coverage (FlexPath)

Job summary

SSM Health is seeking a Lab Support Technician to supervise assignments in the laboratory under direct supervision, serving as a resource to Laboratory Support Technicians.

Responsibilities include scheduling and supervising workload, ensuring workflow adherence, assisting leadership on projects, orienting new staff, handling specimens, and supporting phlebotomy and waived testing as needed.

Qualifications

• Two years' experience as a Lab Support Technician.
• State of work location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

Responsibilities

• Schedules, plans, delegates and supervises assignments. Provides feedback during performance review process.
• Ensures daily workflow is completed following established procedures.
• Assists leadership on projects of medium complexity and size.
• May orient new staff.
• Performs the loading and unloading of lab specimens from automated and non-automated instrumentation, as well as perform various waived testing.
• 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.
• May perform phlebotomy and/or waived testing.
• Identifies patients using two identifiers.

Education

High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

Job description

SSM Health is seeking a Lab Support Technician to supervise assignments in the laboratory under direct supervision, serving as a resource to Laboratory Support Technicians.

Responsibilities include scheduling and supervising workload, ensuring workflow adherence, assisting leadership on projects, orienting new staff, handling specimens, and supporting phlebotomy and waived testing as needed.