Laboratory Support Technician II at Careerbuilder in St. Louis, Missouri

Job Description:

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

MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis



Worker Type:

Regular



Job Highlights:



This is a Full Time Day Shift position with varying work schedules.


3am-11:30am, 4am-12:30pm, or 6am-4:30 pm, rotating weekends and holidays.


We are looking for experienced phlebotomists to join our team in Lake St. Louis!



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 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 or equivalent or equivalent years of experience and education

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.

Department:

34110023 Phlebotomy



Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)



Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40


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