Laboratory Support Technician Lead

SSM Health Care St. Louis

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OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City Until 9/14/2026 2+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted July 16, 2026 Last posted July 16, 2026
Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling

OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

·         Department: Lab

·         Schedule: Full Time, Days

·         Location: OKC

Our mission and values put the patient first and helps you to feel valued while respecting teamwork and collaboration.  Our lab support tech roles are an integral piece in our care team and we see it as a partnership.  At SSM Health, we know the healing power of presence begins with compassionate people like you.

Daily Pay:  Get paid daily doing the work you love in a way that fits your life.  At SSM Health, we believe you deserve the flexibility to work a schedule that fits your life and to get paid when you need it.

Job Summary:

Under direct supervision, supervises assignments within the laboratory and acts as a resource to Laboratory Support Technicians.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY 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.

EDUCATION

  • High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience.

EXPERIENCE

  • Two years' experience as a Lab Support Technician

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   

State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

  • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

3411000040 Lab Support Services

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

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. 

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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.

About this role

Summary

Supervise lab support staff, manage workflow, perform specimen handling and waived testing

Job title

Laboratory Support Technician Lead

Experience level

2+ years

Minimum experience

2+ years exp

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

Oklahoma City, on-site work only

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

BLS AHAsupervisionspecimen processingclerical skills

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

lab supportsupervisionspecimen handlingautomated testingclerical duties
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Unknown location

On-site