Laboratory Assistant I

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

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare facility as a Medical Laboratory Assistant I, where you will ensure high-quality service in laboratory functions. This part-time role involves specimen handling, testing, and reporting results, requiring completion of a Medical Laboratory Assistant program. Ideal candidates will have experience in blood and ECG collections.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent.
• High school diploma may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality service to clinical laboratory clients.
• Responsible for procurement, handling, processing, and testing of specimens.

Skills

Blood Collection

ECG Collection

Education

Medical Laboratory Assistant Program

Medical Lab Technician Program

Job 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 : Accession
• Primary Location : Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
• Multi-Site : Not Applicable
• FTE : 0.70
• Posting End Date : 25-JUN-2024
• Employee Class : Regular Part Time
• Length of Shift in weeks : 2
• Shifts per cycle : 7
• 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.