Laboratory Assistant I - Special Chemistry
- Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Job details
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
- Classification:
- Laboratory Assistant I
- Union:
- HSAA FAC PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program:
- Special Chemistry
- Primary Location:
- U of A Hospital
- Location Details:
- As Per Location
- Multi-Site:
- Not Applicable
- FTE:
- 1.00
- Posting End Date:
- 02-NOV-2026
- Temporary Employee Class:
- Temp F/T Benefits
- Date Available:
- 30-NOV-2026
- Temporary End Date:
- 07-APR-2028
- Hours per Shift:
- 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks:
- 2
- Shifts per cycle:
- 10
- Shift Pattern:
- Days
- Days Off:
- Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary:
- $25.91
- Maximum Salary:
- $32.30
- Vehicle Requirement:
- Not Applicable
Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent.
Additional Required Qualifications:Data entry experience. Experience in inventory control, equipment maintenance, and specimen handling. Experience in Epic.
Preferred Qualifications:Experience in a Chemistry Laboratory. Experience in a Clinical Laboratory environment. Experience with document storage and retrieval. Pipette calibration verification experience.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Laboratory Assistant I at Alberta Precision Laboratories will handle specimens, keep inventory and equipment in order, and enter data in the lab's systems. The work is done on day shifts in a hospital laboratory.
Requirements
Alberta Precision Laboratories needs candidates who have completed an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent, with data entry experience, inventory and equipment work, specimen handling, and Epic experience. Chemistry lab and pipette calibration experience are preferred.
Skills
- Epic
- Data entry
- Specimen handling
- Inventory control
- Equipment maintenance
- Document storage and retrieval
- Clinical laboratory practice
- Chemistry laboratory practice
- Laboratory safety
- Record keeping
- Attention to detail
Categories
- Healthcare
- Science & Research
- Administrative
Keywords
- Medical Laboratory Assistant
- laboratory assistant
- clinical laboratory
- chemistry laboratory
- specimen handling
- inventory control
- equipment maintenance
- data entry
- Epic
- document storage and retrieval
- pipette calibration
- medical laboratory
- hospital laboratory
- lab technician
- temporary full-time
- day shift
Seniority
Entry level
Tools
- Epic
Languages
- English
Fields of study
- Medical Laboratory Assistant