Laboratory Assistant I

**Your Opportunity**:
Are you a strong team player who also enjoys the challenge and independence of managing your own workflow? Are you committed to delivering quality patient care? Here's your opportunity to join Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) at the new Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre (Arthur Child). The Arthur Child Central Receiving Lab 7, as part of APL, provides support for sample receiving, data entry, shared laboratory supports, and sample transport for the APL testing labs located within the building. In addition, this lab works closely the with the Sample collections, portering, logistics and the other APL lab teams to ensure efficient movement of incoming/outgoing samples and their transport within the Arthur Child. As a Laboratory Assistant I (LAI), you will provide high quality service to clients of the clinical laboratory in an effective, efficient and safe manner. The LAI may support lab work in pre-analytical specimen handling, triaging, data entry, accessioning, processing, storage and transport, including packaging and shipment of specimens as required. Other responsibilities include responding to inquiries; cleaning; monitoring and preventative maintenance of common lab equipment and work areas; maintaining common supplies; transport of laboratory waste; updating inventories and data sheets; participating in lab quality and safety requirements and supporting training of co-workers and/or students. Must be able to work alone as well as with a team. This position includes rotating day and evening shifts, Monday to Friday.

**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: Central Receiving Lab 7, Central Laboratory Support
- Primary Location: Arthur Child Cancer Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.00
- Posting End Date: 20-SEP-2024
- Employee Class: Casual/Relief
- Date Available: 14-OCT-2024
- Hours per Shift: Varies
- Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
- Shifts per cycle: Varies
- 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**:
Minimum two years current experience in a hospital/clinical laboratory setting. Technical experience with processing samples. Excellent typing and database entry abilities (both speed and accuracy). Experience with Microsoft Office Suite of programs. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment. Demonstrated self-motivation and ability to work independently. Superior organizational and time management skills with demonstrated ability to prioritize work and deliver accurate work under stressful conditions.

**Preferred Qualifications**:
Minimum 1 year experience in accessioning/Pre-analytics preferred. Experience with handling and packaging sample for external send-out. TDG with air training is an asset. Experience with Connect Care Beaker is preferred. Experience with Teams, Sharepoint and the internet is an asset.

**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._