Laboratory Assistant I

Alberta Health Services (AHS); City of Leduc; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 43,000; Part time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services’ Leduc Community Hospital is seeking a Medical Laboratory Assistant I to provide high quality laboratory services in a community hospital setting. You will handle procurement, processing and testing of specimens, and report results accurately as part of a multidisciplinary team.

This multisite role includes shifts at Leduc primarily, with coverage at Devon and WestView as needed; 0.50 FTE, 7.75 hours per shift, rotation across days, evenings, nights and weekends.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent.
• Grade 12 high school diploma required.
• Recent Urinalysis experience preferred.
• Ability to listen, comprehend, and communicate clearly in person, by phone, or in writing.

Responsibilities

• Procure, handle, process, dispatch and test specimens safely and efficiently.
• Perform procedures and report results accurately.
• Work within a team in a community hospital laboratory.
• Maintain data entry and documentation with attention to detail.

Skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Prioritization

Education

Medical Laboratory Assistant program

Grade 12 high school diploma

Job description

This is a multisite position in which shifts will be primarily at Leduc Laboratory. Shifts at Devon and WestView will be only as needed to support operations. Stony Plain, Devon and Leduc are all towns in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta that is surrounded by Parkland County. Stony Plain is approximately 40 minutes West of Edmonton adjacent to the City of Spruce Grove and sits on Treaty 6 land. Devon is approximately 26 km southwest of Edmonton and Leduc is immediately south of the City of Edmonton.

Description:

As a Medical Laboratory Assistant I, you will provide high quality service to clients of the clinical laboratory in an effective, efficient and safe manner. You will be responsible for a variety of laboratory functions including procurement, handling, processing, dispatching and testing of specimens, performing procedures and reporting results.

• Classification: Laboratory Assistant I
• Union: HSAA FAC PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Community Hospital Lab
• Primary Location: Leduc Community Hospital
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.50
• Posting End Date: 18-SEP-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 05-OCT-2026
• Length of Shift in weeks: 8
• Shifts per cycle: 20
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $25.16
• Maximum Salary: $31.36
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

• Classification: Laboratory Assistant I
• Union: HSAA FAC PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Community Hospital Lab
• Primary Location: Leduc Community Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.50
• Posting End Date: 18-SEP-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 05-OCT-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 8
• Shifts per cycle: 20
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $25.16
• Maximum Salary: $31.36
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent.

Additional Required Qualifications:

A Grade 12 high school diploma is required. Successful demonstration of laboratory skills and data entry is required. Working within a team environment, good interpersonal skills, effective time management and the ability to set priorities are necessary. The successful candidate must be adaptable and flexible within an environment of change and interruptions. The candidate selected will have the ability to listen, comprehend and orally respond to or relay information, directions or questions in person, over the phone or in writing in an accurate, clear and concise manner. The successful candidate must represent Laboratory Medicine and Pathology in a respectful, professional and courteous manner. Recent experience in Urinalysis.

Preferred Qualifications:

As Required.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the postingend date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with APL.