Laboratory Assistant

Every specimen matters because every patient matters.

As a Laboratory Assistant in Newfoundland and Labrador, you'll play an essential role in patient care by collecting and preparing specimens that support accurate, timely diagnoses.

Job Summary

• The primary purpose of this position is to provide client/patient registration for blood samples and laboratory specimens;
• Order laboratory tests;
• Perform phlebotomy procedures;
• Sorting, recording, centrifuging and preparing specimens for analysis;
• Delivering specimens to the laboratory; packaging and sending of specimens to outside laboratories;
• Receiving of samples from outside sites; and performing a variety of routine, automated and manual tests.

Job Qualifications

• Successful Completion of the Medical Laboratory Assistant Course from a recognized training program.
• Training or experience in basic laboratory techniques.
• Current and continuing certification with the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) as a Medical Laboratory Assistant is required.
• The successful applicant will be required to submit a satisfactory certificate of conduct.

Pay Range and Compensation Package

LX-19 (CAD22.66 - CAD26.54 per hour)

Job Demands

By applying for this job, you acknowledge an understanding that regular requirements and demands of this job include (but are not limited to):

• Occasionally lifts or moves supplies generally not weighing more than 25 lbs
• and occasional carrying, pushing/pulling and lifting between 25-50 lbs.
• Constantly stands, walks and bends or stretches into awkward positions when performing specimen collection procedures with patients.
• Constantly there is a requirement for fine finger and precision work when using needles to extract specimens, and when palpating for veins, when entering data into the computer, and preparing specimen labels.