Lab Assistant Phlebotomy PT.
Sarah Bush Lincoln$17.79–$27.57/hrSarah Bush Lincoln Health Center (Mattoon, IL)Part timePosted 4d agoStill open, checked every night- $500 sign-on bonus
- BLS
How this pay compares
This posting states $17.79–$27.57 an hour. Open laboratory assistant jobs in Illinois post a median of $21.28 an hour, the middle half $20.14–$22.68, across 32 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Laboratory assistants employed in Illinois earn a median of $34.59 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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Workplace injuries
Sarah Buch Lincoln in Mattoon reported 66 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 5,886,514 hours worked: 2.2 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.0 per 100 full-time workers at hospitals, general medical and surgicalnationwide. With its hours, the best estimate leaning on similar sites is 2.3 per 100 full-time workers. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.
Medicare rating of Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
Medicare gives Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center 3 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; Illinois's hospitals average 3.0). 82% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · Illinois hospitals by rating.
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Lab Assistant Phlebotomy PT.
Job Description
Lab Assistants work in Phlebotomy, Outreach, and/or Processing and are responsible for duties that may include some or all of the following: patient intake (customer service, reception, registration, scheduling), order management (activating / entering orders or following up with provider offices to clarify or complete information), specimen collection (phlebotomy techniques, collection requirements, and specimen handling), specimen flow (transport, receipt, processing, distribution to testing areas, tracking, storage, retrieval, and disposal), point-of-care testing, and assisting scientists, technologists or technicians in clinical areas as directed.
Department: Lab
Hours: Part-time, 20 hours a week required
Required: High School Diploma, BLS
Pay: based on experience, starting at $17.79 an hour
$500.00 sign on bonus
Responsibilities
Assists in putting away supplies delivered to work areas by Materials Management., Collects throat, nasal, and nasopharyngeal swabs using appropriate procedures and supplies., Collects urine and/or alcohol for non-chain-of-custody drug screen testing., Communicates with other shifts about pending specimens needing collected., Evaluates orders to perform appropriate specimen collection per providers’ orders., Maintains work areas in a neat and orderly fashion; cleans, decontaminates counters and drawing stations on every shift, and empties sharps disposal containers., Other duties as assigned., Performs phlebotomy techniques – via venipuncture and capillary puncture – using appropriate procedures and supplies including site selection, order of draw, and test requirements., Prioritizes draws by date and time of specimen collection., Researches and assists with problem-solving regarding specimens and lab results., Routinely prints unreceived specimen collection lists and handles any unresolved specimen issues., Takes inventory and re-stocks phlebotomy trays, chairs and cabinets, and lists the supplies that need to be reordered., Utilizes safety tools for patient identification and specimen labeling, including handheld phlebotomy scanners and/or verbal interaction with patients to validate and verify accuracy of information.
Requirements
High School (Required)BLS or CPR certification (within 90 days of hire) - Sarah Bush Lincoln
Compensation
Estimated Compensation Range
$17.79 - $27.57
Pay based on experience
From Sarah Bush Lincoln's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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