Lab Assistant Certified
Carmichael, CAJob$34.08–38.45/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Lab Assistant collects, prepares, and processes patient specimens for diagnostic testing. The role calls for knowledge of laboratory procedures, attention to detail, and commitment to continued learning. Candidates must demonstrate knowledge of laboratory terminology, aseptic technique, laboratory tests, specimen handling, and blood collection techniques, and hold an eligible California phlebotomy certification. Acute-care hospital experience is preferred.
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Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Lab Assistant, you will play a crucial role in solving diagnostic mysteries, bringing us one step closer to effectively treating patient illnesses and injuries.
Every day you will utilize your expertise and our advanced technology to precisely collect, prepare, and process a diverse range of patient specimens (blood, urine, tissue, etc.) for various diagnostic tests.
To be successful in this role, you will possess a foundational understanding of laboratory procedures, demonstrate meticulous attention to detail, and maintain an eager commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
Job Requirements
Required
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Demonstrated knowledge of laboratory terminology, aseptic technique, laboratory tests and specimen handling and blood collection techniques as demonstrated by CAP required competency assessment and organizational requirements.
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California CPT-1 or CPT-2 certification or other California state certification permitting phlebotomy.
Preferred
- Lab Assistant/phlebotomist in an acute care hospital. One (1) year experience preferred.
Where You'll Work
Founded in 1967, Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 377-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Carmichael, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Mercy San Juan Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Comprehensive Stroke Center, the highest level of stroke care certification awarded by The Joint Commission.
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Pay Range
$34.08 - $38.45 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
How this job compares
Set against the 748 open Laboratory Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$34.08–38.45/hr
- California median$28–39/hr75 hourly ranges
- US median$19–26/hr369 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $36.27/hr, is 11% above the California median midpoint ($33/hr) — in the middle half of Laboratory Assistant hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 93 open Laboratory Assistant jobs in California and 748 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Sutter Health30 open
- Kaiser Permanente11 open
- Providence11 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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