2024002499 - Laboratory Assistant

Eastern Health; San Juan de Terranova; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Laboratory Assistant to perform various duties related to laboratory tests and analyses. The role involves sample collection, preparation, and testing, requiring a recognized qualification in Phlebotomy or Medical Laboratory Assistance and certification with the CSMLS. Candidates should be prepared for physical demands and possess a satisfactory work record.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a recognized program in Phlebotomy or Medical Laboratory Assistance is required.
• Training or experience in basic laboratory techniques.
• Current certification with the CSMLS as a Medical Laboratory Assistant.

Responsibilities

• Perform registration and collection of blood samples and other specimens.
• Deliver specimens to the laboratory and prepare samples for analysis.
• Perform manual and automated tests and maintain lab equipment.

Skills

Basic laboratory techniques

Fine finger and precision work

Education

Graduation from a recognized program in Phlebotomy or Medical Laboratory Assistance

Current certification with the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS)

Job description

The Laboratory Assistant performs a variety of duties associated with laboratory tests and analyses. Work can involve but is not limited to: registration and collection of blood samples (inpatient, outpatient, ER patients, and pediatric) and other specimens from patients, delivering specimens to the laboratory, sorting, recording, centrifuging, preparing samples for analysis, packaging specimens for transport to other testing locations, performing manual and automated tests, staining and cover-slipping of slides in various departments, dumping surgical specimens, plating microbiology specimens, and other lab-related duties.

Job Demands

By applying for this job, you acknowledge understanding that the regular requirements and demands include (but are not limited to):

1. Occasionally lifting or moving supplies generally not exceeding 25 lbs, with occasional carrying, pushing, pulling, and lifting between 25-50 lbs.
2. Constantly standing, walking, and bending or stretching into awkward positions during specimen collection procedures with patients.
3. Consistently performing fine finger and precision work when using needles to extract specimens, palpating for veins, entering data into the computer, and preparing specimen labels.

Job Qualifications

• Graduation from a recognized program in Phlebotomy or Medical Laboratory Assistance is required.
• Training or experience in basic laboratory techniques.
• Current and ongoing certification with the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) as a Medical Laboratory Assistant is required.
• A satisfactory record of work performance is required.

Employees should review their attendance record via the employee portal on the Intranet; this record is available only to current employees in positions that accrue sick time.

If this is an internal posting only, applications from the Eastern Health NAPE LX Regional Bargaining Unit will be considered. If both internal and external applications are accepted, preference will be given to qualified internal candidates from the same bargaining unit.