Laboratory Assistant

NL Health Services; Carbonear; On-site; CAD 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

NL Health Services in Newfoundland and Labrador is seeking a Laboratory Assistant to support patient care by collecting and preparing specimens, registering samples, and coordinating shipments.

You will perform routine tests, record results, and work with automated and manual equipment while adhering to CSMLS standards and safety protocols.

Qualifications

• Completion of Medical Laboratory Assistant Course from a recognized program.
• Training or experience in basic laboratory techniques.
• Current CSMLS certification as Medical Laboratory Assistant is required.
• Must submit a satisfactory certificate of conduct.

Responsibilities

• Register blood samples and laboratory specimens for client/patients.
• Order laboratory tests.
• Sort, record, centrifuge and prepare specimens for analysis.
• Deliver specimens to the laboratory and package/send to outside labs.
• Receive samples from outside sites and perform routine tests.

Skills

Basic laboratory techniques

Patient specimen handling

Education

Medical Laboratory Assistant Course

CSMLS Certification (Medical Laboratory Assistant)

Job description

Every specimen matters because every patient matters.

As a Laboratory Assistant in Newfoundland and Labrador, you'll play an essential role in patient care by collecting and preparing specimens that support accurate, timely diagnoses.

Job Summary

• The primary purpose of this position is to provide client/patient registration for blood samples and laboratory specimens;
• Order laboratory tests;
• Sorting, recording, centrifuging and preparing specimens for analysis;
• Delivering specimens to the laboratory; packaging and sending of specimens to outside laboratories;
• Receiving of samples from outside sites; and performing a variety of routine, automated and manual tests.

Job Qualifications

• Successful Completion of the Medical Laboratory Assistant Course from a recognized training program.
• Training or experience in basic laboratory techniques.
• Current and continuing certification with the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) as a Medical Laboratory Assistant is required.
• The successful applicant will be required to submit a satisfactory certificate of conduct.

Pay Range and Compensation Package

LX-19 (CAD22.66 - CAD26.54 per hour)

Job Demands

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

• Occasionally lifts or moves supplies generally not weighing more than 25 lbs
• and occasional carrying, pushing/pulling and lifting between 25-50 lbs.
• Constantly stands, walks and bends or stretches into awkward positions when performing specimen collection procedures with patients.
• Constantly there is a requirement for fine finger and precision work when using needles to extract specimens, and when palpating for veins, when entering data into the computer, and preparing specimen labels.