Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
- Pathology residency programs
- Hematological pathology residency programs
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Hospital (staff position)
- Willing to relocate
- Urban area
- Relocation costs covered by employer
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Diagnose diseases and physiological disorders
- May conduct medical research on human disorders, illnesses, preventive or curative methods
- Conduct microscopic and chemical analyses of laboratory samples and specimens
- Prepare research papers for publication and presentation
- Study the nature, cause and development of diseases and the structural and functional changes caused by diseases
- Supervise laboratory activities
- Act as consultants to other physicians
- Order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures
Supervision
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC)
- Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE I and MCCQE II)
- Specialty residency training
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Certification Examination
- Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities
Experience and specialization
Specialization in laboratory medicine
- Anatomical pathology
- General pathology
- Hematology pathology
Additional information
Security and safety
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Manual dexterity
- Repetitive tasks
- Large workload
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Creativity
