Mobile Lab Patient Technician - Part Time Regular - Ottawa, ON

Colonial Group; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

Colonial Group’s Mobile Lab Patient Technicians provide on-site patient care across homes, commercial facilities, and long-term care sites in Ottawa and surrounding areas.

You will organize daily visit schedules, perform phlebotomies and ECG tracings, collect specimens for labs, coordinate with doctors and facility staff, and ensure patient privacy while meeting testing protocols. This is a part-time role with weekend shifts and ASAP start.

Qualifications

• Phlebotomy experience required.
• ECG training or experience is an asset.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• Excellent communication and ability to relate to diverse people.
• Strong problem-solving skills and discretion.
• Commitment to patient privacy and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Organizing a daily schedule of visits to facilities and residences to collect specimens, planning routes and timing.
• Performing phlebotomies, connecting/disconnecting holter monitors, and ECG tracings.
• Collecting and delivering specimens to designated labs for testing.
• Accession, spin, and prepare samples for transport to reference lab.
• Booking appointments, obtaining necessary information, and explaining test protocols to patients.
• Liaising with doctors, facility staff, and CCAC regarding patient issues and scheduling.

Skills

Phlebotomy

ECG familiarity

Driving

Communication

Problem solving

Privacy

Job description

Mobile Lab Patient Technicians play an important part in on-site patient care in locations including private homes, commercial facilities, and long-term care facilities. This is an active and rewarding role that will let you build relationships with patients and see the difference that you make in their lives and healthcare outcomes.

Status: Part Time Regular

Schedule: Monday-Friday 6:00am-4:00pm Saturday 6:00am-2:00pm(subject to change)

Additional requirements: Successful candidate must be able to work shifts within those hours. Must be available to work Saturday shifts.

Number of positions: 1

Start date: ASAP

This vacancy is for an existing position

Selected candidates are required to be fully vaccinated with Covid-19 vaccinations, and a booster shot for this role.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Organizing a daily schedule of visits to facilities and private residences to collect specimens as per physicians’ requests, planning your route according to courier times, specimen integrity, and required travel time.
• Performing phlebotomies, connecting/disconnecting holter monitors, and performing ECG tracings.
• Collecting and delivering specimens to designated labs for testing.
• Accession, spin, separate and prepare for transport to reference lab as required.
• Booking patient appointments, requesting required information from patients, explaining the specimen collection process and ensuring patients have followed necessary test protocol prior to specimen collection.
• Liaising with doctors, facility staff, and CCAC staff regarding patient problems, changes in scheduling, specimen collection procedures, and other matters.

What you will bring to the role:

• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record and access to a vehicle.
• Satisfactory criminal reference check.
• Phlebotomy experience.
• Excellent communication skills to enable you to relate with a wide variety of people.
• Problem solving skills and the ability to think quickly on your feet.
• Ability to maintain the strictest standards of patient privacy and confidentiality.
• ECG training or experience is an asset