* Medical Laboratory Technologist

Interior Health; Kelowna; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP

Training opportunities

Vacation entitlement

Health benefits

Pension plan

Shift premiums

Competitive wages

Job summary

Interior Health is seeking Medical Laboratory Technologists to join our team across the sunny interior of British Columbia. The position offers flexible worksite locations and a collaborative, team-based laboratory environment in which you will perform a variety of tests and support patient care.

You will greet patients, collect specimens, enter data in LIS, validate results, and help maintain instruments. IH supports training, rotation, and professional growth within a diverse workplace.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an approved Medical Laboratory Science Program.
• Successful completion of recognized competency assessment exam and registration in CAMLPR pathways or CSMLS certification.
• One (1) year recent related experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and/or complex tests using manual procedures and automated instruments.
• Greeting patients and collecting and/or receiving specimens.
• Entering data into the Lab Information System (LIS) and related programs.
• Validating and reporting test results.
• Maintaining instruments and preparing solutions and control agents.
• Contributing to training, evaluation and improvement programs.

Education

Medical Laboratory Science Program

CSMLS/CAMLPR Certification

Job description

* Medical Laboratory Technologist (WORKSITE LOCATION IS FLEXIBLE)

Position Summary

Interior Health is seeking Medical Laboratory Technologists to join our team of Lab professionals across the sunny southern interior of British Columbia. Our region is a world-renowned vacation destination, offering hot summers and milder winters, envious lifestyle and recreation choices and career opportunities to match your aspirations.

Who We Are

Interior Health (IH) is committed to achieving a culturally diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of the communities we serve, and where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work. Well-being and work life balance is promoted within the IH team, and our commitment to environmental sustainability supports our primary goal of increasing the health and well-being of everybody in the Interior Health region from our employees to the population we serve.

What We Offer

• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Employer paid training/education opportunities
• Generous Vacation Entitlement
• Employer Paid Health Benefits
• Municipal Pension Plan
• Shift Premiums
• Competitive wages

About the Job

Medical Laboratory Technologist's work in a supportive, team-based environment and perform a variety of duties within the assigned discipline department.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Performing routine and/or complex tests, utilizing manual procedures and automated instruments
• Greeting patients and collecting and/or receiving specimens
• Entering data into the Lab Information System (LIS), related systems and programs
• Validating and reporting test results
• Maintaining instruments and preparing solutions and control agents
• Contributing to training, evaluation and improvement programs

About our Locations:

Whether you are looking for a big city, smaller town or rural community, we have the position and location to suit.

Okanagan:Beautiful beaches, lakes, orchards, vineyards, golfing and world-class ski resorts all just minutes away from the main centres of Kelowna, Vernon, Penticton and Oliver.

Thompson Cariboo Shuswap:Spectacular scenery, agricultural abundance, provincial parks, culturally and historically rich communities such as Williams Lake, Kamloops, Salmon Arm and Revelstoke.

Kootenay's:The wilderness capital of BC offers majestic mountain ranges, glacier-fed lakes and lush forests for skiing, hiking, biking and camping. Home to sunny, laid back communities like Cranbrook, Trail, Nakusp and Grand Forks.

Come join our team and see why we’re one of B.C's Top Employers!

Explore our extensive benefits, career growth opportunities, and lifestyle in one of the most beautiful and diverse regions of Canada.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an approved Medical Laboratory Science Program.
• Successful completion of recognized competency assessment exam and registration in the relevant field(s) of practice in accordance with the Canadian Alliance of Medical Laboratory Professionals Regulators (CAMLPR) pathways, or certification with the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS).
• One (1) year recent related experience.

International Applicants:

• For detailed information regarding the Canadian certification pathway, please visit: Internationally and Non-Traditionally Educated Applicants - CAMLPR
• For additional information, please visit: Information for International Applicants

Comments

Interior Health is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and to creating an environment free from discrimination. Our goal is to cultivate a workforce rich in culture, experience, and knowledge to enable us to provide high quality, accessible and culturally safe health services to everyone in the Interior Health region. We are committed to addressing existing inequities and barriers to achieving a diverse workforce, one that is representative of the communities we serve. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently marginalized groups.