Laboratory Assistant I

Medicine Hat Regional Hospital; Medicine Hat; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare facility in Canada is seeking a Medical Laboratory Assistant I. You will be responsible for high-quality service to laboratory clients, including specimen procurement, handling, testing, and reporting results. Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program is required. Preferred experience in blood and ECG collections. Regular full-time position with competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent.
• MLT or CLXT students must complete phlebotomy training.
• High school diploma may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality service to clients of the clinical laboratory.
• Procurement, handling, processing, and testing of specimens.
• Perform procedures and report results.

Skills

Blood collection

ECG collections

Education

Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program

Job description

Overview

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.

Job Details

• Classification : Laboratory Assistant I
• Union : HSAA FAC PROF / TECH
• Unit and Program : Accession
• Primary Location : Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
• Location Details : As Per Location
• Multi-Site : Not Applicable
• FTE : 1.00
• Posting End Date : 23-SEP-2025
• Employee Class : Regular Full Time
• Date Available : 06-OCT-2025
• Hours per Shift : 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks : 2
• Shifts per cycle : 10
• Shift Pattern : Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
• Days Off : As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary : $23.72
• Maximum Salary : $29.56
• Vehicle Requirement : Not Applicable

Required Qualifications

Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent.

Additional Required Qualifications

Equivalency is defined as completion of a Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT) and / or Combined Laboratory and Xray Technologist (CLXT) program in Canada; completion of a Medical Lab Technician / Technologist program outside of Canada; and / or MLT or CLXT students who have completed their phlebotomy training / rotation. Applicants with a high school diploma may be considered. Upon hire, you will be required to complete on-the-job phlebotomy training provided by APL at no cost, and formal training courses offered by SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology) or NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology). The costs associated with these formal training courses will be your responsibility. You will be required to complete these training requirements within your probationary period, as per the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) collective agreement.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in blood and ECG collections.