Laboratory Assistant

Laboratory Technician

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

MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles

Worker Type: PRN

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:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

3411000002 Phlebotomy

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay(fees may apply)before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.