Laboratory Support Technician Lead

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. Schedule Variable Hours Job Summary Under direct supervision, supervises assignments within the laboratory and acts as a resource to Laboratory Support Technicians. Job Responsibilities and Requirements Primary 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. Assists pre-analytical laboratory staff with competency assessments. 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 Two years' experience as a Lab Support Technician 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 3411000010 Phlebotomy Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr SSM Health