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City/State: Saint Louis, Missouri

Categories: Laboratory

Job Status: Full-Time

Req ID : 119675

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

Lab Associate III - Surgical Pathology

Join the Surgical Pathology team at Missouri Baptist Medical Center ! We are seeking a detail-oriented Lab Associate III to support pathology and cytology operations. Responsibilities include case creation and routing of pathology specimens, triaging send-out testing requests and reports, and communicating with providers and pathologists regarding testing status.

Why Join Us?

+ Monday-Friday day shift

+ Choice of 4x10-hour shifts or 5x8-hour shifts

+ Start time 7am or 8am depending shift

+ No weekends or holidays

+ Supportive team environment with exposure to multiple areas of pathology workflow

+ Potential pathway to Histotechnician (HT) certification through the University of Iowa Histotechnology Program

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Strong attention to detail and communication skills

+ Prior laboratory experience preferred

If you're looking to grow your laboratory career in a collaborative environment, we'd love to hear from you!

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

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

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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 (https://assets.jibecdn.com/prod/bjc/0.0.331/assets/2026%20Benefits%20Summary\_Final.pdf) .

*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

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