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Quest Diagnostics

Operates nationwide clinical laboratory testing

Phlebotomist 3 - Float

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
$24 - $26.75/hr
Mid, Senior
Chicago, IL, USA
In PersonTravel within the assigned territory; travel up to 75%. Mileage reimbursement is available.
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryDiagnostics & Laboratory Professionals

About the job

Requirements
  • Three years of phlebotomy experience is required.
  • A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
  • Phlebotomy certification is required in California, Nevada, Washington, and Louisiana.
  • A valid driver's license and clean driving record are required when applicable to the role.
  • Ability to work independently and perform accurate work in a fast-paced setting with minimal on-site supervision.
  • Proven phlebotomy experience, including pediatric and geriatric collections.
  • Knowledge of phlebotomy best practices and complex collection practices, including pediatric and geriatric draws.
  • Keyboard and data-entry experience.
  • Ability to travel up to 75% and maintain reliable transportation.
  • English is required.
  • Ability to lift up to 15 pounds frequently and up to 40 pounds occasionally, with assistance as needed; perform repetitive fine-motor hand motions; stand or sit for extended periods; walk and stand frequently; and occasionally bend, kneel, reach, twist, or pull.
  • Frequent use of phone and computer and frequent communication with patients and clients.
Responsibilities
  • Travel within an assigned territory to provide professional phlebotomy services at Patient Service Centers, client offices, or other sites.
  • Perform specimen collections using established procedures, including venipuncture and capillary draws; handle difficult draws, including pediatric, geriatric, and hard sticks, accurately and with minimal error.
  • Obtain patient identification and signatures to confirm specimen-labeling accuracy, and perform data entry as needed.
  • Prepare specimens for transport and testing by labeling, centrifuging, splitting, and storing them as required by test orders.
  • Research test and client information and confirm and verify written and electronic orders using laboratory technology systems or the directory of services.
  • Provide professional, respectful, and efficient service to patients and clients; use verbal and written communication, problem-solving, and collaboration to complete procedures and address patient questions.
  • Perform accurate data entry for patient registration, test-order entry, and billing information.
  • Clearly explain collection procedures and answer patient questions.
  • Maintain a clean, orderly, and welcoming collection environment.
  • Handle multiple priorities in a high-volume setting.
  • Provide coverage across Patient Service Center and client-office locations within the assigned territory, sometimes with minimal notice.
  • Complete daily office activities accurately and on time.
  • Mentor on-site staff by providing guidance and support when needed.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on complex specimen requirements, special processing, specimen troubleshooting, and business knowledge.
  • Adapt independently to operational needs and ensure workflow continuity.
  • Obtain identification, enter billing information accurately, and collect payments when required, following corporate policies.
  • Follow departmental policies, procedures, safety protocols, and compliance standards, including patient-information confidentiality.
  • Use laboratory systems, directories, and corporate tools to confirm orders and documentation.
  • Support routine administrative tasks, including stocking supplies, sanitizing, maintaining logs, filing, using email, and answering phones.
  • Complete all training and maintain current phlebotomy skills and knowledge.
Desired Qualifications
  • Customer-service experience in a retail or service environment.
  • Completion of an accredited phlebotomy program, or medical-assistant or paramedic training.
  • Professional medical certification, such as medical-assistant or phlebotomy certification, is strongly desired.

About the company

Quest Diagnostics provides clinical laboratory testing and diagnostic services. It processes patient samples across a network of laboratories to run a broad menu of 3,000+ tests, including cancer diagnostics and anatomical pathology, and delivers interpretive reports through its medical staff. Tests are performed at its patient service centers, esoteric and rapid-response labs, and outpatient facilities, with results shared with clinicians via connected data systems. What sets Quest Diagnostics apart is its scale and scope: the world’s largest clinical lab network, the broadest test menu, a large team of MDs and PhDs for interpretation, and leadership in cancer diagnostics and pre-employment drug testing, plus extensive clinical trials testing. Its goal is to empower healthcare providers and patients with actionable diagnostic insights to identify, treat, and manage disease, inspire healthy behaviors, and improve health outcomes.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Secaucus, New Jersey

Founded

1967

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What believers are saying

  • Apple Health users will order Quest tests later in 2026, expanding direct-to-consumer reach.
  • Quest’s consumer-health business reached $250 million in 2025 and management targets 30% 2026 growth.
  • Quest will launch Roche pTau217 and its new multi-biomarker AD-Detect panel in Q4 2026.

What critics are saying

  • CMS cuts lab reimbursement up to 15% on January 1, 2027, hitting CMS revenue.
  • Quest faces NLRB case 14-CA-378210 over alleged discharge and coercive statements in St. Louis.
  • Repeated PAMA cuts and commoditized testing can squeeze Quest into a low-margin processing utility.

What makes Quest Diagnostics unique

  • Quest serves half of U.S. physicians and hospitals through 2,000 service centers.
  • Quest built a consumer-health platform with Apple Health, Oura, Hims & Hers, and Function Health.
  • Quest leads blood-based Alzheimer’s diagnostics with AD-Detect and Roche pTau217 launches in 2026.

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Benefits

  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Performance Bonus
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Wellness Program
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Holidays
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

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1 year growth

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2 year growth

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Yahoo Finance
Oct 23rd, 2026
Quest Diagnostics and Waters partner on at-home cervical cancer screening kit

Quest Diagnostics and Waters Corporation have announced a collaboration to expand access to the Onclarity Self-Collection Kit for cervical cancer screening. Patients collect samples at home, and Quest laboratories process them using the Onclarity HPV assay. The companies aim to widen access to testing for patients who face barriers to screening in clinics. The move supports Quest's push into consumer health testing, a business of roughly $300 million. Quest has a market value of about $26.9 billion. The program is due to enter broader rollout in 2027. Reimbursement pressure remains a risk for the company.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 22nd, 2026
Quest Diagnostics lifts 2026 guidance as Q3 revenue climbs 10%, warns of 1% PAMA hit

Quest Diagnostics reported 10% revenue growth in the third quarter of 2026 and raised its full-year revenue and earnings per share guidance. Growth came from physician, hospital, and consumer channels, and organic volume rose 5% excluding major partnerships. Hospital revenue grew by double digits, helped by the Corewell Health partnership. Consumer health revenue is expected to grow more than 30% this year, as users can now order labs through the Apple Health app. The company expects a 2027 hit of about 1% of revenue from cuts under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA), and less than 1.3% cumulatively through 2029. It is backing the RESULTS Act to reform PAMA, and plans to offset part of the impact through efficiency gains. Quest also disclosed a cybersecurity incident at a test ordering system, which it said has not materially disrupted operations.

FOX21 News Colorado
Oct 22nd, 2026
Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach affecting 'certain patient records'

Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach affecting 'certain patient records' by: Associated Press Posted: Oct 22, 2026 / 09:09 AM MDT Updated: Oct 22, 2026 / 09:13 AM MDT CHICAGO (AP) - Medical laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics said it learned of a cyber breach of one of its systems this week, likely compromising some records for patients. In a Thursday regulatory filing, Quest Diagnostics reported "unauthorized access" to its Quanum Lab Services Manager, a platform where certain clients can place test orders and receive or look up their results. The company said it discovered the hack on Wednesday and notified federal law enforcement. How many patients and which particular records have been affected is still unknown. Quest Diagnostics said it believes "certain patient records" were accessed in the breach, but that the full scope remains under investigation. The New Jersey-based company said it's also working with external cybersecurity experts to assist in its response. Quest Diagnostics has seen hacks impacting patient records before. In 2016, for example, the company said data including lab results and contact information of about 34,000 people was exposed in another online breach. And in 2019, other personal information belonging to about 11.9 million Quest patients was affected after a separate hack at American Medical Collection Agency, a billing collections service provider. Cyberattacks are on the rise across industries. Beyond healthcare, other breaches have recently disrupted anything from supermarket chains to core education applications. Governments and companies worldwide are working more broadly on online security updates. Urgency erupted this week, after an AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a programming language called PHP, which is vital to 70% of websites globally. Outages and limited service have continued for many as firms rush to patch those risks. But based on the company's investigation, Quest Diagnostics confirmed to The Associated Press Thursday that its cyber breach was not related to the PHP issue.

The Seattle Times
Oct 22nd, 2026
Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach affecting 'certain patient records'

Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach affecting 'certain patient records' Oct. 22, 2026 at 7:32 am The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Medical laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics said it learned of a cyber breach of one of its systems this week, likely compromising some records for patients. In a Thursday regulatory filing, Quest Diagnostics reported "unauthorized access" to its Quanum Lab Services Manager, a platform where certain clients can place test orders and receive or look up their results. The company said it discovered the hack on Wednesday and notified federal law enforcement. How many patients and which particular records have been affected is still unknown. Quest Diagnostics said it believes "certain patient records" were accessed in the breach, but that the full scope remains under investigation. The New Jersey-based company said it's also working with external cybersecurity experts to assist in its response. Quest Diagnostics has seen hacks impacting patient records before. In 2016, for example, the company said data including lab results and contact information of about 34,000 people was exposed in another online breach. And in 2019, other personal information belonging to about 11.9 million Quest patients was affected after a separate hack at American Medical Collection Agency, a billing collections service provider. Cyberattacks are on the rise across industries. Beyond healthcare, other breaches have recently disrupted anything from supermarket chains to core education applications. Governments and companies worldwide are working more broadly on online security updates. Urgency erupted this week, after an AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a programming language called PHP, which is vital to 70% of websites globally. Outages and limited service have continued for many as firms rush to patch those risks. But based on the company's investigation, Quest Diagnostics confirmed to The Associated Press Thursday that its cyber breach was not related to the PHP issue. The Associated Press. See more Seattle Times content on Google The Seattle Times does not append comment threads to stories from wire services such as the Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post or Bloomberg News. Rather, we focus on discussions related to local stories by our own staff. You can read more about our community policies here.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 22nd, 2026
Quest Diagnostics Q3 revenue rises 10% to $3.1B, beating estimates and lifting guidance

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE:DGX) beat Wall Street expectations in the third quarter, with revenue up 10% year on year to $3.1 billion. Analysts had expected $3.07 billion. Adjusted earnings per share were $3, 4.4% above estimates of $2.87 and up from $2.60 a year earlier. Sales volumes rose 14.5%, and operating margin climbed to 15.5% from 13.7%. The company raised its full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $11.30 at the midpoint. Full-year revenue guidance of $12.09 billion at the midpoint came in 0.6% above estimates. Chief executive officer Jim Davis credited strength across physician, hospital, and consumer channels, plus gains from automation and AI. Shares fell 1.8% to $234.67 after the results.