Lab Associate II - Core Lab (Children's Specialty Care Center - South County)

Join our team at St. Louis Children's Hospital to make a direct impact on patient care and operations.

About the role

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”

The hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries. St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report in all surveyed categories. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).

Schedule

• Full Time - 40 Hours Per Week
• Monday through Friday, rotating weekends
• Day Shift: 9:30am-3:00pm
• No holidays, no night shift

Location

St. Louis Children's Hospital's Specialty Care Center (South County)

Responsibilities

• Interpret physician orders and order tests in appropriate system.
• Perform phlebotomy, positive patient identification, and positive patient interaction, proper collection and specimen integrity.
• May work in outpatient lab, in physician office, or off campus patient service center.
• Sort and process specimens received by the laboratory and proficiently handle all specimens received in the lab.
• Coordinates a simultaneous series of tasks accurately, including STAT orders and fluctuation in workload, prioritizing work to complete within scheduled hours and established turnaround times.
• May perform registration, inventory maintenance, and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED (Minimum Requirement)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Phlebotomy certification or experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's Degree
• 2-5 years of experience
• Supervisor experience of less than 2 years
• Experienced in phlebotomy and proficient in performing additional tasks such as central processing duties, in-office phlebotomy, or inventory management.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time
• Adoption assistance