Laboratory Assistant I

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Path Assistant II, MLT II, MLAII and the Anatomical Pathology Supervisor, the Medical Laboratory Assistant I is responsible for performing a variety of duties including but not limited to collections and / or specimen processing, quality management, troubleshooting, and general support. Receives and processes a variety of specimens in accordance with laboratory policies and procedures, as appropriate to their scope of work. Operates, maintains and performs troubleshooting on a variety of laboratory equipment. Performs quality control and quality assurance activities, calibrates instruments and maintains records as appropriate to their scope of work. Follows safety procedures and policies, uses personal protective equipment appropriately and identifies / reports unsafe conditions. Maintains a clean, safe and organized work area. Recognizes and assesses unusual or abnormal findings. Escalates problems, issues, and occurrences as required and documents appropriately. Identifies opportunities for safer practices and workflow improvement and applies process improvement principles to support and make changes. Delivers customer focused service and provides reception, answers inquiries, and responds to requests for in information for patients and other health care. Performs administrative duties such as filing, faxing, reports distribution and archiving when required. Documents and participates in the training and orientation of students and staff. Monitors, orders, rotates, and stores supplies as applicable. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Description

As a Medical Laboratory Assistant I, you will provide high quality service to clients of the clinical laboratory in an effective, efficient and safe manner. You will be responsible for a variety of laboratory functions including procurement, handling, processing, dispatching and testing of specimens, performing procedures and reporting results.

Job Details

• Classification : Laboratory Assistant I
• Union : HSAA FAC PROF / TECH
• Unit and Program : Anatomic Pathology
• Primary Location : Foothills Medical Centre
• Location Details : As Per Location
• Multi-Site : Not Applicable
• FTE : 0.80
• Posting End Date : 02-JAN-2026
• Temporary Employee Class : Temp P / T Benefits
• Date Available : 19-JAN-2026
• Temporary End Date : 30-JUL-2027
• Hours per Shift : 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks : 2
• Shifts per cycle : 8
• Shift Pattern : Days, Evenings
• Days Off : Saturday / Sunday
• Minimum Salary : $23.72
• Maximum Salary : $29.56
• Vehicle Requirement : Not Applicable

Required Qualifications

Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent.

Additional Required Qualifications

Proficiency in data entry. Knowledge of anatomy and medical terminology. Heavy lifting and / or pushing (on cart) up to 25lbs. Capable of standing or walking for long periods. Able to work with and exposure to chemicals (xylene, formalin, alcohol) with proper PPE including respirator, eye protection, and gloves. Any Canadian equivalency to English 30 or 33 or CLBA score of Benchmark 8 completed within the last six months.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous Anatomic Pathology experience (experience within the last 2 years preferred.) Post secondary Anatomy and / or Pathophysiology courses. Basic LIS (Epic preferred) and Microsoft computer skills.

Please note

All postings close at 23 : 59 MT of the postingend 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 APL.

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