City/State: Saint Louis, Missouri

Categories: Laboratory

Shift: Days

Job Status: Full-Time

Req ID: 87374

Pay Range: $15.00 – $22.33 / hour (Salary or hourly rate is based on job qualifications and relevant work experience)

Additional Information About the Role

BJC HealthCare System is hiring a Full-Time Lab Associate II - Phlebotomy for MBMC Laboratory - Missouri Baptist Medical Center Building B

Position Details:

• Full-Time Day Shift Hours: Monday- Friday (8:00am-4:30pm) - with a weekend rotation every 3 weeks

• Outpatient

• Phlebotomy

• Ability to interpret lab orders and manually order

• Inpatient Phlebotomy - Collecting blood samples from patients currently admitted to the hospital

• Nursing, Med Tech, healthcare students welcome to apply

• Patient Care interaction

Experience:

• 2 years or more of Phlebotomy experience

If you have experience in one of the below areas, you could be a great fit:

• Phlebotomist

• Lab Technician

• Lab Associate

• Laboratory

• Blood Draw

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED (required)

Why Join Us?

• Work with a highly skilled, compassionate, supportive, and caring team

• Growth Opportunities to learn new skills and advance (cross-train)

Next Steps:

• If selected to move forward with Interview Process, a Talent Advisor will contact you via email for a screen

Overview

Missouri Baptist Medical Center , an acute care hospital in St. Louis County, offers a full continuum of medical and surgical services, including heart care, cancer, women and infants, breast health, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, stroke, therapy, wound and pain management services. The hospital has a 24-hour adult emergency department and cares for pediatric patients at a separate emergency department in collaboration with St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Missouri Baptist is the first and only hospital in St. Louis County to be named a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The prestigious designation is the highest credential a health care organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient care. This recognition has been accomplished by less than nine percent of hospitals nationwide. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital #2 in the St. Louis metro area.

The Clinical Laboratory at Missouri Baptist Medical Center is committed to improving the health and wellness of patients through our expertise in laboratory medicine and strong customer service. The laboratory performs over 1 million tests annually with a focus on providing accurate and timely results and services to patients and the community we serve. The laboratory is fully accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB).

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Perform specimen collection, specimen handling and clerical duties. Experienced in phlebotomy and proficient in performing additional tasks such as central processing duties, in-office phlebotomy, or inventory management.

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.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or GED

Experience

• <2 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Associate's Degree

Experience

• 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

• < 2 years

Licenses & Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS)

• Phlebotomy

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date

• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC

• Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC

• 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

To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits (https://www.bjctotalrewards.org/Benefits)

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer