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**City/State:** Saint Louis, Missouri

**Categories:** Laboratory

**Job Status:** Full-Time

**Req ID** : 100138

**Pay Range:** $18.00 – $27.35 / hour (Salary or hourly rate is based on job qualifications and relevant work experience)

Additional Information About the Role

_Are you looking for a career as a_ **_Lab Associate?_** _Look no further than BJC!_ _Join our_ **_Laboratory_** _team to be an integral part of delivering precise and reliable laboratory results that impact patient outcomes positively._

+ Hours- 7 - 3:30pm

+ Days - Monday thru Friday and Every 3rd Weekend

+ Duties - This position will be a "Send outs" focused role. Because of the acuity and research aspects of SLCH, there are many complex tests that are sent to a multitude of different laboratories. For these complex tests: specimens need processed, testing needs ordered, specimens need packaged and shipped, reports need reviewed, and results need to be scanned into the patient chart. This role requires strengths in organization, communication, and attention to detail. This role will also require consistent and clear communication with providers and external laboratories.

Overview

**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.”

Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, 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. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. 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).

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

To learn more, go to our** **Benefits Summary** **.

*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