Laboratory Attendant 2

Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion; London; On-site; CAD 41,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Public Health Ontario (PHO) role within the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion seeks a Laboratory Attendant 2 for the London Laboratory. You will log, process, and manage specimens, enter results in the LIS, and support daily lab operations under a 1-month contract with part-time hours.

Responsibilities include sample handling, inventory management, safety compliance, and data accuracy. This position offers exposure to standardized lab workflows and collaboration with the London

Qualifications

• Certification as a Medical Laboratory Technician or equivalent training.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and laboratory safety procedures.
• Experience with data entry and specimen handling.

Responsibilities

• Logs, sorts, and labels specimens for testing.
• Transports samples to the testing laboratory as required.
• Prepares and processes samples up to result interpretation.
• Enters data in the Laboratory Information System with accuracy.
• Manages inventory and stock, cleans and maintains equipment.
• Answers inquiries and resolves issues related to samples.

Skills

Medical terminology

Laboratory safety

Computer literacy

MS Office

LIS familiarity

Education

Certification as Medical Laboratory Technician

Tools

Laboratory Information System (LIS)

Automated laboratory equipment

Job description

Laboratory Attendant 2 Location: PHO London Laboratory, 1200 Commissioners Road East, Unit 102, London, ON

Department: London Laboratory

Key Responsibilities

• Logs, sorts, labels all specimens submitted for laboratory testing/examination.
• Transports samples to testing laboratory as required.
• Handles, prepares and processes medical samples (e.g. culture media and reagents) for identification of micro-organisms, reagents and solutions and testing up to the point of result interpretation (e.g. set up of cultures, staining, extraction, loading analyzers).
• Handles, prepares, processes and enters data entry results of water samples.
• Uses automated equipment or manual methods to prepare and aliquot human samples for testing.
• Uses PHO Laboratory Information System to prepare worksheets or enter data, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality of data.
• Prepares, loads and unloads laboratory analyzers.
• Performs inventory management functions including ordering, unpacking and storing of laboratory goods.
• Files, stores, discards laboratory samples.
• Cleans and maintains laboratory equipment, cleans and disinfects laboratory work areas.
• Maintains laboratory stock supplies.
• Assists with set-up of quality control and maintenance of stock cultures.
• Answers telephone and resolves problems related to samples (e.g., incomplete information, mismatched tests and information, leaking samples).
• Performs other duties or projects as assigned.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of medical terminology and laboratory safety procedures to provide a range of laboratory services in support of operations.
• Knowledge of computer systems, familiarity with laboratory information systems, MS office products such as Word and Excel.
• Proficient computer skills necessary to work with automated, computer driven equipment.

Certification as a Medical Laboratory Technician from a recognized community college program or relevant training and experience.

Attributes and Competencies

• Oral communication skills to exchange information and clarify test requests or discrepancies with other team members as well as with external clients (i.e., physicians).
• Written communication skills to record information into logs/records.

Duration: Contract (Fixed Term), 1 month(s)

Hours of Work: Part time, 18.13 hours per week

Compensation Group:Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Compensation Range :$30.51 - $34.71

Posting Date: 09-23-2026

Closing Date: 10-4-2026

PHO is committed to ensuring equity in employment.

Our goal is to create a diverse, inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to ensure our services and communications are accessible to all individuals.

Any candidate who requires a job posting in an alternative format may email a request to [e-mail].

Public Health Ontario (PHO) is an agency of the Government of Ontario dedicated to protecting and promoting the health of all Ontarians and reducing inequities in health. We link public health practitioners, front-line health workers and researchers to the best scientific intelligence and knowledge from around the world. With our partners in government, public health and health care, we provide the scientific evidence and expert guidance that shapes policies and practices for a healthier Ontario.

PHO has locations across Ontario, including 11 laboratory sites.

We’re committed to ensuring equity in employment. Our goal is to create a diverse, inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to ensure our services and communications are accessible to all individuals.

Any candidate who requires a job posting in an alternative format may email a request to [e-mail].

For more information, visit publichealthontario.ca.