Senior Laboratory Assistant, Float
Ladysmith, WIPer Diem$17.5–26.5/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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The Senior Laboratory Assistant, Float supports laboratory testing at the Marsh Med Ctr Ladysmith and MMC-Rice Lake laboratories. The role handles pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical testing phases, including phlebotomy and specimen collection, preparation, and processing. It also assists with laboratory activities, may enter orders and results, maintains data accuracy and quality, and trains and onboards new employees.
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Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.
Facility: Marsh Med Ctr Ladysmith Location: Ladysmith, WI Address: 1200 Port Arthur Rd, Ladysmith, WI 54848, USA Shift: Varies Job Schedule: PRN Weekly Hours: Varies Salary Range: $17.50 - $26.50 Pay Info: Eligible for Float Premium
Department Details
This position will float between MMC-Rice Lake and MMC-Ladysmith laboratories. Shifts will be variable in amount of hours and will most often be between the hours of 5 am and 9pm. Weekend and holiday rotation with associated pay incentives.
Job Summary
Responsible for pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical phases of testing. Responsibilities include phlebotomy, collecting, preparing and processing specimens biological specimens. Assists in performing laboratory activities and other assigned tasks. Performs phlebotomy/collects blood specimens. Aids in preparing laboratory specimens and supplies. May be responsible for entering laboratory orders and results. Ensures the accuracy and quality of laboratory data in a safe and professional work environment. Expected to train and onboard new employees.
Qualifications
High school diploma or General Educational Development Diploma (GED) required.
One year of laboratory related experience preferred.
National phlebotomy certification through American Medical Technologists (AMT) or American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is required or registry eligible to take exam within 12 months of hire. May be required to have Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to [email protected] .
Sanford has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.
Req Number: R-0279695 Job Function: Allied Health Featured: No
How this job compares
Set against the 748 open Laboratory Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$17.5–26.5/hr
- US median$19–26/hr369 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $22/hr, is close to the US median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the middle half of Laboratory Assistant hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 17 open Laboratory Assistant jobs in Wisconsin and 748 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- HCA Healthcare64 open
- AdventHealth33 open
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- Experience
- Laboratory Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (228 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 477 of the 748 open Laboratory Assistant jobs (64%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 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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