Lab Patient Technician

LifeLabs; Pickering; Vor Ort; CAD 25.000 - 36.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

LifeLabs in Pickering, Ontario is hiring a part-time Lab Patient Technician. You will greet patients, perform phlebotomies, connect/disconnect Holter monitors, and run ECG tracings, preparing specimens for transport. Schedule varies with the seven-day operation; you must be available Monday through Sunday.

Start date: 30 October 2026. Ideally you hold a Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent; phlebotomy and ECG experience are assets.

Qualifikationen

• Graduate of an approved Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent preferred.
• Phlebotomy experience is an asset.
• ECG training or experience is an asset.
• Excellent communication skills.
• 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.

Aufgaben

• 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.

Kenntnisse

Phlebotomy

ECG

Communication

Typing 40 wpm

Customer service

Privacy/confidentiality

Ausbildung

Laboratory Assistant program

Jobbeschreibung

As a Lab 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: Part Time Regular
Schedule: Various based on job requirements
Additional requirements: The candidate must be available to work Monday through Sunday, as the location operates seven days a week. Scheduling can be flexible based on business needs. The successful candidate may also be required to provide coverage at other Patient Service Centres (PSCs) within the surrounding area as needed

Number of positions: 1

Start Date: 30 October 2026

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.
• ECG training or experience is an asset
• Excellent communication skills.
• 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.