Laboratory Assistant
Rapid City, SDFull-time$16–25.5/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
Sanford Health is hiring a Laboratory Assistant at its Rapid City facility. The role includes phlebotomy, specimen collection and processing, and support for laboratory activities. The position is scheduled for day shifts Monday through Friday, with no weekends or major holidays. The posting prefers a high school diploma or GED, phlebotomy training or experience, and laboratory-related experience.
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Full job description
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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: Sanford Health Jordan Clin Location: Rapid City, SD Address: 7236 Jordan Dr, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA Shift: Day Job Schedule: Full time Weekly Hours: 40.00 Salary Range: $16.00 - $25.50
Department Details
Day shift Monday-Friday, No weekends, No major holidays
Job Summary
Responsibilities include phlebotomy, collecting, preparing and processing specimens biological specimens. Assists in performing laboratory activities and other assigned tasks. 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.
Qualifications
High school diploma or General Educational Development Diploma (GED) preferred.
Completion of a formal phlebotomy program, phlebotomy experience, and experience in a laboratory-related field preferred. May be required to have Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Benefits
Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .
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-0279779 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$16–25.5/hr
- US median$19–26/hr369 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $20.75/hr, is 6% below the US median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the middle half of Laboratory Assistant hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 748 open Laboratory Assistant jobs 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
- Sutter Health32 open
- 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
- 17 of the 748 open Laboratory Assistant jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree 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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