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Lab Associate III - Floater

BJC HealthCare

Saint Louis, MOFull-time$18–27.35/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$18–27.35/hr
Location
Saint Louis, MO
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Lab Associate III - Floater supports outpatient laboratory operations across multiple collection sites, providing coverage for PTO, call-ins, and operational needs. The role includes patient registration, specimen collection and processing, and a range of laboratory duties. It is full-time, with varying shifts by assigned location, no regular weekends or holidays, and holiday coverage rotation as needed.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

PhlebotomyLaboratory ExperienceComputer SkillsCustomer ServiceCommunicationProblem SolvingDependabilityFlexibilityLaboratory TestingSpecimen ProcessingTask PrioritizationInventory Management

Qualifications

5+ Years Phlebotomy ExperiencePrevious Laboratory ExperienceHigh School Diploma or GED2-5 Years ExperienceAssociate's DegreeBasic Life SupportPhlebotomy Certification

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off

Full job description

City/State: Saint Louis, Missouri

Categories: Laboratory

Job Status: Full-Time

Req ID : 119653

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 - Floater (Full-Time)

Why Join Us?

  • Support a team dedicated to exceptional patient care across 8 outpatient laboratory locations.

  • Gain experience in registration, specimen processing, and phlebotomy.

  • Work in a collaborative, patient-focused environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform venipunctures and specimen collections.

  • Complete patient registration in EPIC.

  • Process and stabilize laboratory specimens.

  • Travel between multiple collection sites to provide staffing coverage for PTO, call-ins, and operational needs.

  • Deliver excellent customer service to patients and team members.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of phlebotomy experience preferred.

  • Previous laboratory experience.

  • Strong computer skills.

  • Excellent customer service and communication skills.

  • Effective problem-solving abilities.

  • Dependable and flexible with changing work locations.

Schedule

  • Full-Time

  • No weekends or holidays

  • Holiday coverage rotation as needed

  • Various shift times depending on assigned location

Overview

Christian Hospital has been serving St. Louis and the surrounding metro areas since 1903. U.S. News & World Report ranks Christian Hospital No. 5 in St. Louis for overall clinical excellence and No. 9 in Missouri, which puts us in the top 6% of all hospitals in the state!

The U.S. News adult methodology ranks clinical specialties and rates common care procedures and conditions. Christian was nationally ranked as “high performing” in the clinical specialty of geriatrics and in the following seven of 21 common procedures and conditions: heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia and stroke. High performing in a specialty means we were in the top 10% nationally of all evaluated hospitals for that specialty or procedure and condition.

Northwest HealthCare , six miles west of Christian, offers 24- hour emergency care, the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services.

Network Reference Lab is the Christian Hospital Laboratory Outreach program for marketing & providing lab services to hospitals, physician offices, clinics & other clients.

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

How this job compares

Set against the 3,692 open Phlebotomist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$18–27.35/hr
  • Missouri median$21–23/hr23 hourly ranges
  • US median$20–25/hr1,808 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $22.68/hr, is 5% above the Missouri median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the top quarter of Phlebotomist hourly ranges in Missouri.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 73 open Phlebotomist jobs in Missouri and 3,692 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Missouri
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Phlebotomist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (1,474 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,624 of the 3,692 open Phlebotomist jobs (71%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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