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Lifelabs LP

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Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Canada seeks a Lab Patient Technician to support specimen collection and patient interactions. This part-time role offers flexibility and involves working in various locations, with responsibility for ensuring accurate and compassionate patient care. Join a dynamic team committed to empowering healthier Canadians.

Benefits

Competitive employee group benefits
Retirement savings plan
Vacation and wellness days
Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

  • Preferred graduate of an approved Laboratory Assistant program.
  • Phlebotomy experience is an asset.
  • Good computer skills, minimum typing speed of 40 wpm.

Responsibilities

  • Greet patients and explain the specimen collection process.
  • Perform phlebotomies, connect/disconnect holter monitors.
  • Complete data entry of required patient demographics.

Skills

Phlebotomy
Customer Service
Data Entry
Empathy

Education

Graduate of approved Laboratory Assistant program

Job description

11 Lakeside Ter, Barrie, ON L4M 0H9, Canada

Job Description

Posted Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM

For over 50 years, LifeLabs has beenCanada’s leading provider of laboratory diagnostic information and digital health connectivity systems, enabling patients and healthcare practitioners to diagnose, treat, monitor and prevent disease. We are passionate about empowering healthier Canadians through accessible, accurate, and innovative diagnostic services.

We are committed innovators, operatingCanada'sfirst commercial genetics lab, and the country's largest online patient portal, with more than 8 million Canadians receiving their results online.More than112 million laboratory tests come through LifeLabs’ laboratories annually, and our team of more than 6,000 passionate, caring, and diverse professionals works together as one to provide high quality testing and results that Canadians can trust.

We know that behind every lab requisition, sample being tested, or investment in technology is an individual and their family counting on us. At LifeLabs, you can make a meaningful impact on Canadians’ lives every day.

Our teams are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Best Employers, reflecting our deep commitment to our core values of caring, agility, teamwork, and a customer-centered approach. As part of this commitment, LifeLabs prioritizes the ongoing development of our diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program to better serve the needs of our diverse workforce and the communities we serve. We continue to take steps to challenge ourselves to act with courage and integrity, and to create an environment where people can be their true selves.

These values are not just words on a page, they guide our actions and decisions every day and have come to define our team culture.

As aLab Patient Technician,you will be responsible for the specimen collection process, from greeting patients through to preparation of specimens for transportation. This is an important role in patient care and our business and will let you see the difference that you make in patients’ lives.

Status: Casual Part Time Float
Schedule:
11 Lakeside Terrace 9:00-17:00 1 Quarry Ridge 7:00-15:00 121 Wellington St. W. 6:30-14:30 370 Bayview Dr 10:00-18:00 480 Huronia Rd 8:00-16:00 38 El Alamein Rd, Borden 8:00-12:30
Additional requirements:
Please note that flexibility in availability is essential for this role and your shift location can change based on operational needs.
Number of positions:
1
Start Date:
ASAP
Union:
This is part of the OPSEU Barrie Collective Agreement.This vacancy is for an existing position.


Your responsibilities will include:

  • Greet and request required information from patients, explain the specimen collection process, and ensure patients have followed necessary test protocol prior to specimen collection.
  • Perform phlebotomies, connect/disconnect holter monitors, and perform ECG tracings.
  • Perform special test collections, such as medical/legal drug screens, paternity tests, and clinical trials, and complete related documentation.
  • Maintain client relationships, including responding to inquiries and following up on requests.
  • Complete data entry of required patient demographics, requisition information, and other information related to processing test results.
  • Prepare specimens for transportation and testing.

What you will bring to the role:

  • Graduate of an approved Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent are preferred.
  • Phlebotomy experience is an asset.
  • Good computer skills with a minimum typing speed of 40 wpm.
  • Strong customer/patient service with the ability to relate to patients and clients even in stressful situations
  • Strong empathy, flexibility, adaptability to change, and problem solving skills
  • Ability to maintain the strictest standards of patient privacy and confidentiality.

LifeLabs’ compensation programs are commensurate based on the role, skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions, irrespective of gender, race, ethnicity, beliefs, age or any other personal characteristics. Pay programs are communicated regularly in an accessible and transparent manner.

LifeLabs is also proud to offer resources, opportunities, as well as a collaborative and supportive environment that enables our team members to thrive.

In addition to a competitive compensation package, LifeLabs provides a comprehensive total rewards program, specific to the job position. Your package may include:

  • Employee Group Benefits: Competitive coverage for employees and their families to support their overall health and wellness needs, including Extended Health Care, Dental Care, and Life Insurance.
  • Retirement Savings Plan
  • Vacation and Wellness Days
  • Employee Wellness and Giving Programs: Our award winning mental, physical and financial wellness programs aim to address the comprehensive well-being of our team members, including resources like the Employee & Family Assistance Program, financial planning tools, and employee recognition initiatives.
  • Professional development and membership reimbursement, access to preferred rates and discount programs, including WorkPerks, Home and Auto Insurance, Costco Membership, etc., and optional health-related benefits.

In accordance with LifeLabs’ Accessibility Policy , and the applicable Accessibility Acts within the provinces we operate in, accommodations are available by request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process. For a confidential inquiry or to request an accommodation, please contact your recruiter or email careers@lifelabs.com .

Vaccinations are highly encouraged at LifeLabs’. Vaccinations and/or immunization screening may be mandatory for selected employees if regulated by provincial or regional governments, or through employer-led vaccination policies in the facilities we service. Please ensure you ask if this position requires the successful candidate to be vaccinated or undergo immunization screening.

Ready to empower healthier Canadians? Apply today!

11 Lakeside Ter, Barrie, ON L4M 0H9, Canada

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