Lab Assistant/Phlebotomist
Des Moines, IAFull-timePosted 5 days agoStill listed 4 days ago
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MercyOne is hiring a Lab Assistant/Phlebotomist to support laboratory departments in patient diagnosis and treatment. The role assists technical staff with collecting, processing, analyzing, and reporting laboratory tests, while ensuring specimens, patient information, and testing workflows are handled accurately and efficiently. The position contributes to timely turnaround, data integrity, and compliance with quality and safety standards.
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Employment Type: Full timeShift: Day Shift Description: At MercyOne, health care is more than just a doctor’s visit or a place to go when you need medical attention. Our Mission is based on improving the health of our communities – that means not only when you are sick but keeping you well.
MercyOne Central Iowa sets the standard for personalized and radically convenient care in the Des Moines metro area and surrounding counties. MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1893, is the longest continually operating hospital in Des Moines and Iowa’s largest medical center, with 802 beds available. The hospital is one of the Midwest’s largest referral centers.
With more than 7,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 1,500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne Central Iowa is one of Iowa’s largest employers.Join the MercyOne Family! We are looking to hire a Lab Assistant/Phlebotomist!
As a Lab Assistant/Phlebotomist at MercyOne, you will:
- Support a variety of laboratory departments by assisting technical staff in the collection, processing, analysis, and reporting of laboratory tests necessary for patient diagnosis and treatment
- Ensure specimens, patient information, and testing workflows are handled accurately and efficiently
- By contributing to reliable test processes and smooth laboratory operations, this position helps maintain timely turnaround, data integrity, and compliance with quality and safety standards
Schedule:
- 40 hours a week
- Day shift
General Requirements:
- High school diploma or GED required
- Completion of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Mandatory Reporter training specific to the population served within three (3) months of hire
- Laboratory experience and knowledge of medical terminology preferred
If applicable to department assignment, must meet the following requirements:
- Possess a valid driver’s license appropriate for the type of vehicle operated and be eligible to drive under Iowa state law
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Meet MercyOne’s Quality and Authorized Drivers requirements
Colleagues of MercyOne Health System enjoy competitive compensation with a full benefits package and opportunity for growth throughout the system!
Visit MercyOne Careers to learn more about the benefits, culture, and career development opportunities available to you at MercyOne Health System circle of care.
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
How this job compares
Set against the 743 open Laboratory Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$19–26/hr358 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 24 open Laboratory Assistant jobs in Iowa and 743 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Iowa
- Trinity Health (this employer)9 open
- UnityPoint Health3 open
- Eurofins2 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 (245 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 478 of the 743 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 4, 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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