Laboratory Assistant

LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services; Sechelt; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare service provider in Sechelt is seeking a part-time Laboratory Assistant to perform vital specimen collection tasks. You will interact with patients, conduct blood draws, and ensure quality processing of specimens. Ideal candidates will have a recognized Medical Laboratory Assistant certification and strong communication skills. The role offers collaborative work in a supportive environment, contributing to the health and wellness of Canadians.

Benefits

Employee Group Benefits including Health Care and Dental

Retirement Savings Plan

Vacation and Wellness Days

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in phlebotomy or equivalent healthcare professional training.
• ECG training or experience is an asset.
• Ability to maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and explain the specimen collection process.
• Perform phlebotomies and maintain client relationships.
• Prepare specimens for transportation and testing.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Communication skills

Data entry skills

Customer service skills

Education

Completion of a recognized Medical Laboratory Assistant program

Job description

For over 50 years, LifeLabs has been Canada’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, operating Canada's first commercial genetics lab, and the country's largest online patient portal, with more than 8 million Canadians receiving their results online. More than 112 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) programme 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.

Laboratory Assistant 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 Float

Schedule: 20 - 37.5 hours Monday to Friday

Additional requirements: Must be available to cover vacation and sick calls. Should live on Sunshine Coast

Number of positions: 1

Start Date: ASAP

Union: This is part of the BCGEU 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, 24- hour blood pressure monitoring, 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

• Completion of a recognised Medical Laboratory Assistant programme or equivalent related experience such as working as a healthcare professional with previous training or experience in phlebotomy, intravenous infusion and/or intravenous therapy (e.g. nurses, infusion therapist, cardiac technologist etc.).
• ECG training or experience is an asset.
• Proficient data entry skills.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to maintain the strictest standards of patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Ability to effectively relate to patients and health care providers.

LifeLabs’ compensation programmes 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 programmes 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.

Benefits

• 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 programmes aim to address the comprehensive well‑being of our team members, including resources like the Employee & Family Assistance Programme, financial planning tools, and employee recognition initiatives.
• Professional development and membership reimbursement, access to preferred rates and discount programmes, 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 [e-mail].

Vaccinations are highly encouraged at LifeLabs’. Vaccinations and/or immunisation 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 immunisation screening.

Ready to empower healthier Canadians? Apply today!