Your Opportunity:
The town of Vermilion (population 4,000+) is a great place to live, work, and play. Discover K-12 public and Catholic education; Lakeland College offers local post-secondary and adult learning courses, as well as a variety of sports, arts, and social groups to enjoy. Vermilion Provincial Park, one of the largest in Alberta, is located within Town boundaries and boasts nearly 23 kilometers of hiking trails where you can spot up to 100 different bird species.
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: Lab
- Primary Location: Vermilion Health Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.00
- Posting End Date: 13-AUG-2025
- Employee Class: Casual/Relief
- Date Available: 23-AUG-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
- Shifts per cycle: Varies
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Other
- Minimum Salary: $23.72
- Maximum Salary: $29.56
- Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required
Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent.
Additional Required Qualifications:Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program and experience performing macroscopic and microscopic urinalysis testing. Phlebotomy experience is required. Working within a team environment, good interpersonal skills, effective time management and the ability to set priorities are necessary. Excellent communication skills both written and oral are required. Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, be adaptable and flexible within an environment of change and interruptions. Must be able to represent Laboratory Medicine in a respectful, professional, and courteous manner.
Preferred Qualifications:Connect Care - EPIC Lab Information System experience 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.
