Laboratory Assistant I - Medicine Hat, Canada - Alberta Precision Labs

Alberta Precision Labs
Alberta Precision Labs
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Medicine Hat, Canada

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Your Opportunity:

As a Laboratory Assistant, you're analytical, detail-oriented, and organized. You are interested in the challenge and variety of performing lab collections in both acute and outpatient settings.

Working in collaboration with co-workers, other health professionals, physicians, and patients, you will solve problems and ensure a smooth, timely workflow.

You can comfortably work independently and in a group setting.

APL is the new, wholly owned subsidiary of Alberta Health Services and is ready to deliver high-quality, responsive diagnostic lab services to Albertans as a part of the provincial healthcare system.

With competitive salaries, opportunities for professional development, and comprehensive benefits, you can truly thrive.

Make a difference in your own community as you help healthcare professionals and patients get the information that they need to improve, optimize, or maintain health.


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: Accession
  • Primary Location: Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
  • Location Details: As Per Location
  • Multi-Site: Not Applicable
  • FTE: 0.
70

Posting End Date: 24-APR-2024

  • Employee Class: Regular Part Time
Date Available: 13-MAY-2024


  • Hours per Shift: 7.75
  • Length of Shift in weeks: 2
  • Shifts per cycle: 7
  • Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
  • Days Off: As Per Rotation
  • Minimum Salary: $23.72
  • Maximum Salary: $29.56
  • Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent.


Additional Required Qualifications:


Equivalency is defined as completion of a Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT) and/or Combined Laboratory and Xray Technologist (CLXT) program in Canada; completion of a Medical Lab Technician/Technologist program outside of Canada; and/or MLT or CLXT students who have completed their phlebotomy training/rotation.

Applicants with a high school diploma may be considered.

Upon hire, you will be required to complete on-the-job phlebotomy training provided by APL at no cost, and formal training courses offered by SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology) or NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology).

The costs associated with these formal training courses will be your responsibility.

You will be required to complete these training requirements within your probationary period, as per the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) collective agreement.


Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in blood and ECG collections.


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._
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