What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lab Associate III - Evenings position at BJC HealthCare?
- Hours 1230 - 2100
- 2 years of phlebotomy experience preferred
- Shift Differential Pay
- Rotating holidays / weekends and on-call (2 shifts within a six-week period)
Overview
Christian Hospital has been serving St. Louis and the surrounding metro areas since 1903. U.S. News & World Report ranks Christian Hospital No. 5 in St. Louis for overall clinical excellence and No. 9 in Missouri, which puts us in the top 6% of all hospitals in the state!
The U.S. News adult methodology ranks clinical specialties and rates common care procedures and conditions. Christian was nationally ranked as “high performing” in the clinical specialty of geriatrics and in the following seven of 21 common procedures and conditions: heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia and stroke. High performing in a specialty means we were in the top 10% nationally of all evaluated hospitals for that specialty or procedure and condition.
Northwest HealthCare, six miles west of Christian, offers 24- hour emergency care, the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services.
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
Performs a variety of pre analytic, analytic and post analytic laboratory duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
- Performs waived and moderate complex testing with appropriate training and competency, sweat chloride collections, EKG's, etc.
- Under supervision, reports test results as appropriate. Sorts and processes routine and specific high level specimens received by the lab
- -including multistep technical processing (i.e. Histology, Microbiology, Cytology, etc.). Ensures correct processing and packaging for esoteric send out tests.
- 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.
- Inventory management, equipment cleaning, maintenance, loading, etc.
Minimum Requirements
Education
- High School Diploma or GED
Experience
- 2-5 years
Supervisor Experience
- No Experience
Preferred Requirements
Education
- Associate's Degree
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
- 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