Mobile Laboratory Assistant - Temporary Full Time - Lower Mainland, BC

LifeLabs; Burnaby; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join LifeLabs as a Laboratory Assistant, where you'll play a vital role in patient care through on-site specimen collection across various facilities. This temporary full-time position offers a dynamic work schedule, competitive compensation, and employee benefits while delivering exceptional healthcare services.

Benefits

Retirement Savings Plan

Vacation entitlement

Wellness Program

Employee Giving program

Professional development

Qualifications

• Empathetic and adaptable individual.
• Ability to maintain strict privacy standards.
• Valid driver's license with a clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Organizing daily schedules and routes for specimen collection.
• Performing phlebotomies and ECG tracings.
• Liaising with doctors and facility staff regarding patient issues.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Customer service

Education

Approved Laboratory Assistant program

Job description

Improve lives. Love your job. Grow your career.

LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services is seeking a responsible and patient-oriented individual to join our team in the lower mainland, BC as a Laboratory Assistant for our Mobile Lab Services team.

Our Mobile Laboratory Assistants play an important part in on-site patient care at locations including private homes, commercial facilities, and long-term care facilities. This active and rewarding role allows you to build relationships with patients and see the impact of your work on their lives and healthcare outcomes.

This is a temporary full-time regular mobile laboratory float position for the LOWER MAINLAND until 02/28/2025. Varying hours Monday to Friday, 0500 AM - 1600 PM.

There is a possibility of extension for this role.

Your responsibilities will include :

1. Organizing daily schedules of visits to facilities and private residences to collect specimens as per physicians’ requests, planning routes based on courier times, specimen integrity, and travel time.
2. Performing phlebotomies, connecting/disconnecting Holter monitors, and performing ECG tracings.
3. Collecting and delivering specimens to designated labs for testing, including accessioning, spinning, separating, and preparing for transport.
4. Booking patient appointments, requesting necessary information, explaining specimen collection procedures, and ensuring patients follow test protocols.
5. Liaising with doctors and facility staff regarding patient issues, scheduling changes, and specimen procedures.
6. Covid-19 vaccinations and a booster shot are required for this role.

LifeLabs seeks an empathetic and adaptable individual who can deliver exceptional customer service and relate to patients, even in stressful situations. Requirements include :

• Graduate of an approved Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record and access to a vehicle.
• Satisfactory criminal reference check.
• Excellent communication skills to relate with diverse individuals.
• Problem-solving skills and the ability to think quickly.
• Ability to maintain strict patient privacy and confidentiality standards.

At LifeLabs, we value our employees, offering competitive compensation, benefits, coaching, training, a uniform and shoe allowance, and opportunities for career advancement.

This is an in-person role.

Hiring Range : $26.43 - $31.46

The final salary will be determined based on experience, education, market conditions, and internal equity.

Employee Benefits :

• Retirement Savings Plan
• Vacation entitlement, with vacation pay included in each paycheck
• Wellness Program supporting physical, emotional, and financial health
• Employee Giving program supporting charitable activities
• Professional development, membership reimbursement, preferred rates, and health benefits

We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.

Join the LifeLabs team today and make a difference!