Laboratory Assistant I

🔍 AB Precision Lab Zone, Calgary, South Health Campus

📁: Laboratory

📅   : LAB00014746 Requisition #

📅   : Oct 24, 2023 Post Date

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Classification: Laboratory Assistant I

Union: HSAA FAC PROF/TECH

Unit and Program: Accession

Primary Location: South Health Campus

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 0.70

Posting End Date: 31-OCT-2023

Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits

Date Available: 10-NOV-2023

Temporary End Date: 06-NOV-2024

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 2

Shifts per cycle: 7

Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends

Days Off: As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary: $23.72

Maximum Salary: $29.56

Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent. Equivalent is defined as completion of a Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT) and Combined Laboratory and Xray Technologist (CLXT) program in Canada; completion of a Medical Lab Technician/Technologist program outside of Canada; and MLT and CLXT students who have completed their phlebotomy training/rotation. Applicants with a high school diploma may be considered. If hired, you will be required to complete on-the-job phlebotomy training provided by APL at no cost, and formal training courses offered by SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology) or NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology). The costs associated with these formal training courses will be your responsibility. You will be required to complete these training requirements within your probationary period, as per the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) collective agreement.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Recent and relevant experience and competency in phlebotomy techniques within the last year. Recent and relevant experience in a hospital setting within the last 2 years.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with EPIC. Experience with pediatric and neonatal venipuncture and/or skin puncture within the last year. Outstanding interpersonal and customer service skills. Courses or training in process improvement or change management. Experience in outpatient lab one patient flow process

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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