Phlebotomist, Lead

SSM Health

1d • Onsite

About The Position

It's more than a career, it's a calling.
MO-SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Highlights:
Phlebotomist, Lead role offers a 0400–1230 Monday–Friday schedule with weekends and holidays as needed. We are seeking an outstanding phlebotomist known for precision, a near‑zero blood culture contamination rate, and strong leadership skills. Responsibilities include managing call-offs, securing coverage, and supporting operations.
Job Summary:
Under direct supervision, supervises assignments within the laboratory and acts as a resource to Laboratory Support Technicians.

Requirements

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience.
• Two years' experience as a Lab Support Technician

Responsibilities

• Schedules, plans, delegates and supervises assignments. Provides feedback during performance review process.
• Ensures daily workflow is completed following established procedures.
• Assists leadership on projects of medium complexity and size.
• May orient new staff.
• Performs the loading and unloading of lab specimens from automated and non-automated instrumentation, as well as perform various waived testing.
• 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.
• Assists pre-analytical laboratory staff with competency assessments.
• Cleans and maintains laboratory supplies and work area.
• May update statistical records, labels tubes, and schedules processing runs.
• May perform moderate complexity testing.
• 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.

Benefits

• SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.
• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED