Your Opportunity:
Located minutes away from East Edmonton, Sherwood Park is a community that embraces family and supports a lifestyle where everyone can flourish. There is an extensive park system of recreational trails for activities such as walking, running, biking, and cross-country skiing. Sherwood Park also offers unique shopping boutiques, restaurants, and is home to Festival Place. With easy access from Anthony Henday Drive, or from Hwy 16, Sherwood Park is well connected to amenities and continues to develop and expand its communities. This is an exciting opportunity at the Strathcona Community Hospital. The facility offers a 24/7 Emergency Department and a variety of Ambulatory, Laboratory, and Diagnostic Imaging services which all work as a team to provide high quality health care to its patrons. The Medical Laboratory Assistant I primary responsibilities include collection of blood specimens from adults and children using macro and micro phlebotomy techniques, performing ECGs, complete urinalysis, accessioning patient information into EPIC Beaker Laboratory Information System, processing samples, transport of specimens and slides, troubleshooting problem specimens and reception duties. This position will work primarily weekday and weekend evening shifts to support the Emergency Department but may be scheduled on day shifts as needed.
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: Strathcona Community Hospital
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.70
- Posting End Date: 28-AUG-2025
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 07-SEP-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 7
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $23.72
- Maximum Salary: $29.56
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent.
Additional Required Qualifications:Completion of accredited urinalysis and ECG courses including theory and practical. Phlebotomy, ECG and urinalysis experience within the last 2 years.
Preferred Qualifications:The ideal candidate will have recent experience with data entry, specimen handling and troubleshooting, and proficiency using Rover. Previous experience in a high-volume lab setting and working during an EPIC downtime is an asset. The candidate should also have experience with minor equipment maintenance, inventory management, and loading analyzers such as the Sysmex XNL550.
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.