Patient Care Technician-M PCT IV Team

CUPE JOB POSTING
Position: Patient Care Technician
Dept: Laboratory Medicine and Genetics
Posting ID: 4731
Role Level: CUPE08-( $30.73 to $34.09)
Status: Temporary Full Time ( 12 months)
Site: Mississauga Hospital, Queensway Health Centre
Shift: All shifts
Posted: October 9,2025
Internal Deadline: October 16,2025
Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and the Reactivation Center at Humber. Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.
Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community
Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage
Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability
Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research
The MH/QHC Patient Care Technicians are the laboratory professionals that interact directly with patients. They collect samples such as blood from adults, children and neonates. They are also responsible for performing ECGs as required in the outpatient and inpatient setting.
They work under the CUPE collective agreement and maintain respectful relations with representatives, direct supervisor and employer.
Responsibilities:
Primary source of contact between the laboratory, patients, and other health care professionals, in all inpatient and outpatient collection areas.
Collect samples such as blood (via venipuncture, finger prick or heel prick) from adults, children and neonates and receive other samples from patients.
Perform ECGs as required in the outpatient and inpatient setting. Laisse with CDS.
Perform daily ECG, phlebotomy cart and other maintenance as required.
Manage inventory as required.
Miscellaneous duties as required.
Work in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and follow hospital safety procedures. This includes wearing necessary protective equipment, reporting problems with equipment and hazards, and having a medical follow-up at the request of Occupational Health Services.
Must have the physical strength, flexibility, and endurance required to perform the job, as analyzed by the physical needs assessment for the position conducted by Occupational Health Services.
Practices according to, and is knowledgeable in, the Laboratory Quality Management System.
Participate and show competence in written annual competency, specimen collection audits.
Maintain respectful relations as a CUPE member with representatives and employer working under CUPE collective agreement contract.
Qualifications:
Laboratory Assistant Certification required.
MLPAO registration required.
CSMLS an asset.
years recent acute care experience performing high volume phlebotomy and ECGs
Knowledge of laboratory LIS (Laboratory Information Systems)
Good verbal and written communication and interpersonal skill.
Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English.
Must be able to meet the physical demands of the position: Walking for long time across the hospital, pushing the phlebotomy & ECG cart, etc.
Required to maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.
Satisfactory employment and attendance record required.
Able to learn and use Technology for work & communication: MS Office, Rover, Pager, EMR (EPIC), etc.
Good Troubleshooting skills
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Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications.
Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant.
Trillium Health Partners' (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.
All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.
We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.