On-Site Medical Lab Assistant — Patient-Focused Support

Yukon Hospital Corporation; Whitehorse; Hybrid; CAD 52,000 - 66,000; Part time

Job summary

Yukon Hospital Corporation’s Whitehorse General Hospital is hiring a Laboratory Assistant for Laboratory Services in a regular part-time role (0.7 FTE). You will administer outpatient and inpatient blood and urine sampling, ECGs, Holter monitors, and pulmonary function tests; prepare and dispatch specimens; assist with clerical duties in a fast-paced lab.

The successful candidate will hold Medical Laboratory Assistant certification (or equivalent) with CPR, TDG and ECG interpretation

Qualifications

• Knowledge of medical laboratory terminology.
• Keyboarding 30 wpm with <5% error.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and follow policies.
• Understand basic lab testing; perform ECG and PFT.
• Perform phlebotomy on all clients, including newborns.
• Maintain inventory; keep workspace clean and organized.

Responsibilities

• Administers out-patient and in-patient blood and urine sampling; performs ECG, Holter monitors, and PFT.
• Prepares and dispatches specimens to referral laboratories.
• Receives specimens from Health Centers; performs clerical duties.

Skills

Phlebotomy

ECG

PFT

Medical terminology

Laboratory safety

Privacy/confidentiality

Multi-tasking

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Medical Laboratory Assistant certification

Job description

Yukon Hospital Corporation’s Whitehorse General Hospital is hiring a Laboratory Assistant for Laboratory Services in a regular part-time role (0.7 FTE). You will administer outpatient and inpatient blood and urine sampling, ECGs, Holter monitors, and pulmonary function tests; prepare and dispatch specimens; assist with clerical duties in a fast-paced lab.

The successful candidate will hold Medical Laboratory Assistant certification (or equivalent) with CPR, TDG and ECG interpretation