Laboratory Assistant I - Drayton Valley, Canada - Alberta Precision Labs

Alberta Precision Labs

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Drayton Valley, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Your Opportunity:

Drayton Valley Hospital and Care Centre is an acute care hospital with a busy emergency department as well as acute care, day surgeries, cancer centre, restorative care, palliative and long term care departments providing service for the Community and surrounding area.

This is a working level position utilizing technical skills and judgment performing a diverse range of procedures within the scope of practice of a Medical Laboratory Assistant I (MLA).

Qualified MLA's will be considered for this position.

Applicants must be able to work independently and perform all aspects within the scope of practice of an MLA including all specimen procurement and blood collection procedures as well as cardiology and urinalysis including microscopic analysis.

Description:

As a Medical Laboratory Assistant I, you will provide high quality service to clients of the clinical laboratory in an effective, efficient and safe manner.

You will be responsible for a variety of laboratory functions including procurement, handling, processing, dispatching and testing of specimens, performing procedures and reporting results.

Classification: Laboratory Assistant I
Union: HSAA FAC PROF/TECH
Unit and Program: Laboratory
Primary Location: Drayton Valley Hospital
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 0.

80

Posting End Date: 30-JAN-2023

Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits

Date Available: 10-FEB-2023

Temporary End Date: 30-JUL-2023

Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 10
Shifts per cycle: 40
Shift Pattern: Days, Weekends
Days Off: As Per Rotation
Minimum Salary: $22.73
Maximum Salary: $28.34
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Completion of a recognized Medical Laboratory Assistant training program including a microscopic urinalysis component. Equivalencies may be considered. Cardiology training and experience including ECG's and Holter Monitors.

All blood collection procedures including:
venipuncture, micro-punctures, blood culture collection as well as collections on all patient ages including newborns, pediatrics and geriatrics. Recent experience performing macroscopic and microscopic urinalysis testing.

Preferred Qualifications:

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated._

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions _that may occur during their employment with APL._