Lab Assistant - #2025-10652 (reqID)

Dynacare; Kitchener; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare services provider is looking for a part-time Laboratory Assistant in Kitchener to process blood samples and enhance patient experiences. Candidates should have completed a secondary education and a training program in Laboratory Assistance, demonstrating strong phlebotomy skills and a commitment to patient care. This role requires empathy and precision in handling sensitive tasks. Join a recognized Top Employer for a rewarding career path.

Benefits

Health and wellness benefits

RRSP match benefits

Employee stock purchase program

Collaborative and respectful workplace

Qualifications

• Completed Secondary School and a Laboratory Assistant training program.
• Genuine care for patients’ health.
• Demonstrated skill in phlebotomy.

Responsibilities

• Process blood samples and other laboratory specimens.
• Provide quality customer service to enhance patient experience.
• Ensure compliance with established protocols for specimens.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Customer service

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Secondary School completion

Laboratory Assistant training program or Medical Lab Assistance course

Job description

Description

Position at Dynacare: Laboratory Assistant

Where YOU work makes a difference. Life is precious and every moment matters. Dynacare is helping Canadians achieve a healthy future with care and wellness solutions that are convenient, understandable, and accessible. When you join our team, every day is an opportunity to get better and be inspired. It’s an environment where you can grow your career in any direction you choose. We’re evolving our technology and optimizing our processes, so you can do your best work, make a meaningful impact, and grow with us.

Are YOU our next Laboratory Assistant? As a Laboratory Assistant (float), you are responsible for processing blood samples and other laboratory specimens, entering requisitions and results accurately – all in a timely manner. You also play an important role in providing customer service to create the best possible patient experience. These can be stressful situations for patients, and you need to display empathy, care, and kindness. Testing results are often critical for patients, and you are there to help and make an impact on their lives.

Status: Part Time, Contract (12 months)

Shift: Day Shift, Monday – Sunday, various hours between 6:30 am – 5:30 pm. Guaranteed 24 hours per week.

Float locations: Niagara Falls, Burlington, Stoney Creek, Kitchener, and Hamilton

Number of positions: 1

Start Date: ASAP

Internal Posting Deadline: Internal application to be received no later than August 13, 2025

Why Dynacare is an amazing place for YOU:

• Join an award-winning "Top Employer" with meaningful and impactful career opportunities
• Access a health and wellness benefits program that supports you and your loved ones
• Grow and thrive with a dynamic, successful company through internal mobility opportunities
• Invest in your future through RRSP match benefits and an employee stock purchase program
• Experience a collaborative, diverse workforce that prioritizes dignity and respect for all

How YOU will make a difference:

• Create an ideal customer experience that is best in class and engages with individuals around our products and services
• Accurately enter data, patient, and test information for Ministry of Health requisitions
• Obtain quality blood samples and other specimens from patients, using skillful venipuncture techniques, performed in keeping with Dynacare’s mission and values
• Sort and steer specimens, perform ECGs, Holter hook-ups, paternity, urine, drug, and breath alcohol collections
• Ensure specimens and supporting documentation are completed as required in SOPs and ready for data entry and transportation to the laboratory, following established protocols for handling suitable and unsuitable samples
• Maintain all confidential information securely. Contribute to meeting departmental and corporate quality metrics, regulatory compliance, and quality indicators

What YOU bring to the role:

• You have completed Secondary School and a Laboratory Assistant training program or a Medical Lab Assistance course with specialized training in phlebotomy
• You are customer-focused with a genuine care for patients’ health
• Demonstrate skill in phlebotomy, with the ability to manage anxious patients in a pleasant, calming, and reassuring manner
• Prioritize and self-manage within a deadline-oriented environment
• Be extremely detail-oriented
• Proficiency in English, both written and verbal, to communicate instructions clearly and understandably to patients

Passionate about supporting healthy lives with commitment and care? Please apply today and let us open the door to your extended career journey. Dynacare has been a “Top Employer” for many years, and there is a reason why. We are a great place to work. At Dynacare, we’re proud to hire the best people. If you are looking for a meaningful career where you can support healthy lives with commitment and care – we would like to meet you. Join us in our journey to become Canada’s leader in health and wellness solutions.