Laboratory Associates Coordinator

About the role

Join the team at Alton Memorial Hospital as a Laboratory Associates Coordinator and play a key role in supporting laboratory operations, staff development, and exceptional patient care. This position combines hands-on patient care responsibilities with leadership and coordination duties to ensure efficient daily workflow within the laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Obtain blood and non-blood specimens from both inpatient and outpatient populations.
• Coordinate Laboratory Associate staff to maintain a productive workflow and outstanding patient care.
• Answer phones and process laboratory specimens accurately and efficiently.
• Coordinate daily schedules, including lunches, breaks, and training time for Laboratory Associates.
• Lead onboarding and training efforts for new employees.
• Provide coverage for scheduled and unscheduled staff absences.
• Assist with maintaining quality standards and operational efficiency within the laboratory.

Schedule

Monday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. On-call rotation every third week and weekend. On-call coverage every other holiday. Must be flexible and able to work a variety of shifts based on staffing and operational needs. Must be able to accommodate on-call requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of Laboratory Associate, phlebotomy, or related laboratory experience required.
• Strong specimen collection and processing skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, and organizational abilities.
• Experience training, mentoring, or coordinating staff preferred.
• Ability to work independently and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Overview

Since 1937, Alton Memorial Hospital has cared for residents in Alton, Illinois, and the surrounding communities in a five-county area. Starting as a land gift to the community from the Smith family, Alton Memorial today is a full-service acute care hospital. Alton Memorial offers patients a variety of inpatient and outpatient services, including surgery services, medical imaging, interventional and diagnostic heart services, cancer care, rehabilitation, 24-hour emergency care, ambulance services and more.

Preferred Qualifications

• Role Purpose: Responsible for the oversight of all technical functions for Specimen Collection and Processing.
• Supervises laboratory activities to ensure that procedures are performed promptly, accurately, and precisely according to department and hospital policies and procedures.
• May participate in the development of departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets and having direct responsibility for adhering to those goals. This includes responding to changes in the business which may affect the ability to achieve the budget goals.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory guidelines.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.
• Minimum Requirements: Education – High School Diploma or GED; Experience – 2-5 years; Supervisor Experience Preferred.
• Preferred Requirements: Education – Associate's Degree; Licenses & Certifications – Basic Life Support (BLS), Phlebotomy.

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