What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lab Support Technician position at SSM Health?
SSM Health is seeking a Lab Support Tech to join our team. We are pleased to offer a $5,000 Sign on Bonus to new SSM candidates
*Please speak with your recruiter regarding eligibility. There is a required two-year service commitment to receive the sign on bonus.
This position is a Full-time, 40 hours per week role at our Healthplex Mustang. The ideal candidate will have at least one year of phlebotomy/lab experience.
There are also stackable shift differentials available for this role that enable you to make more per hour by working specific shifts (evenings, nights and weekends).
Our mission and values put the patient first and helps you to feel valued while respecting teamwork and collaboration. Our lab tech roles are an integral piece in our care team and we see it as a partnership.
If you are eager to begin a new journey in your career, please apply today!
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- 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.
- 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
- No experience required
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.
Salary : $1 - $1,000,000
