Job opportunity
Laboratory Assistant
NL Health Services
Every specimen matters because every patient matters.
As a
Laboratory Assistant
in
Newfoundland and Labrador , you'll play an essential role in patient care by collecting and preparing specimens that support accurate, timely diagnoses.
Job Summary
The primary purpose of this position is to provide client/patient registration for blood samples and laboratory specimens;
Order laboratory tests;
Sorting, recording, centrifuging and preparing specimens for analysis;
Delivering specimens to the laboratory; packaging and sending of specimens to outside laboratories;
Receiving of samples from outside sites; and performing a variety of routine, automated and manual tests.
Job Qualifications
Successful Completion of the Medical Laboratory Assistant Course from a recognized training program.
Training or experience in basic laboratory techniques.
Current and continuing certification with the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) as a Medical Laboratory Assistant is required.
The successful applicant will be required to submit a satisfactory certificate of conduct.
Pay Range and Compensation Package
LX-19 (CAD22.66 - CAD26.54 per hour)
Job Demands
By applying for this job, you acknowledge an understanding that regular requirements and demands of this job include (but are not limited to):
Occasionally lifts or moves supplies generally not weighing more than 25 lbs
and occasional carrying, pushing/pulling and lifting between 25-50 lbs.
Constantly stands, walks and bends or stretches into awkward positions when performing specimen collection procedures with patients.
Constantly there is a requirement for fine finger and precision work when using needles to extract specimens, and when palpating for veins, when entering data into the computer, and preparing specimen labels.
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Apply on source site As a
Laboratory Assistant
in
Newfoundland and Labrador , you'll play an essential role in patient care by collecting and preparing specimens that support accurate, timely diagnoses.
Job Summary
The primary purpose of this position is to provide client/patient registration for blood samples and laboratory specimens;
Order laboratory tests;
Sorting, recording, centrifuging and preparing specimens for analysis;
Delivering specimens to the laboratory; packaging and sending of specimens to outside laboratories;
Receiving of samples from outside sites; and performing a variety of routine, automated and manual tests.
Job Qualifications
Successful Completion of the Medical Laboratory Assistant Course from a recognized training program.
Training or experience in basic laboratory techniques.
Current and continuing certification with the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) as a Medical Laboratory Assistant is required.
The successful applicant will be required to submit a satisfactory certificate of conduct.
Pay Range and Compensation Package
LX-19 (CAD22.66 - CAD26.54 per hour)
Job Demands
By applying for this job, you acknowledge an understanding that regular requirements and demands of this job include (but are not limited to):
Occasionally lifts or moves supplies generally not weighing more than 25 lbs
and occasional carrying, pushing/pulling and lifting between 25-50 lbs.
Constantly stands, walks and bends or stretches into awkward positions when performing specimen collection procedures with patients.
Constantly there is a requirement for fine finger and precision work when using needles to extract specimens, and when palpating for veins, when entering data into the computer, and preparing specimen labels.
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