**It's more than a career, it's a calling.** IL-SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon **Worker Type:** PRN **Job Summary:** Under direct supervision, this position performs routine laboratory tasks according to procedures. May perform phlebotomy and/or waived testing. May also perform a variety of general clerical duties to support the laboratory department, including receptionist and secretarial support, admission activities, and order entry processing. **Job Responsibilities and Requirements:** PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES + 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. + Cleans and maintains laboratory supplies and work area. + May update statistical records, labels tubes, and schedules processing runs. + 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. EDUCATION + High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience. EXPERIENCE + No experience required PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS + Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. + Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. + Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. + Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. + Frequent keyboard use/data entry. + Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping. + Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. + Rare climbing. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS + None **Work Shift:** Variable Shift (United States of America) **Job Type:** Employee **Department:** 3401000046 Laboratory **Scheduled Weekly Hours:** 0 _SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,_ _pregnancy, veteran status_ **_,_** _or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more. (https://www.ssmhealth.com/privacy-notices-terms-of-use/non-discrimination?\_ga=2.205881493.704955970.1667719643-240470506.1667719643)_