Laboratory Assistant I

**Your Opportunity**:
Consort, Castor, and Coronation are small rural community towns located in the East Central part of the province only 60 km from the Saskatchewan border, 350 km east of Calgary, and 225 km from Red Deer. The Consort Hospital provides Laboratory and Diagnostic Imaging services to a 15 bed Long Term Care unit, a 5-bed respite facility, and an active Emergency Department. Community collection and DI services are also provided to area residents from Monday to Friday. The Castor Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital is a rural facility located in Castor Alberta. The position includes 4.25-hour day shifts during the week, that will utilize your phlebotomy and customer service skills in a rural setting. The Coronation hospital houses 10 Acute care beds, 23 LTC beds, and 19 Assisted Living Units with an active Emergency Department. You will work as a member of the inter-professional team and be responsible for collecting and processing of biological specimens, performing ECG and Holter monitoring testing, referral and dispatch of samples. You will be working with a small Lab and DI team, who work closely with nursing and other health care professionals.

**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.
- Classification: Laboratory Assistant I
- Union: HSAA FAC PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Laboratory
- Primary Location: Consort Hospital and Care Ctr
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.00
- Posting End Date: 05-JAN-2023
- Employee Class: Casual/Relief
- Date Available: 15-JAN-2023
- Hours per Shift: Varies
- Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
- Shifts per cycle: Varies
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Other
- Minimum Salary: $22.96
- Maximum Salary: $28.62
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

**Required Qualifications**:
Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent.

**Additional Required Qualifications**:
**Preferred Qualifications**:
Experience in Connect Care LIS, MUSE, Cardioday, WHMIS training, and TDG certification preferred.

**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 APL._