Job Description

Job category: Laboratory and phlebotomy
Job posting ID: 3719

Employment status: Regular full-time
Possible schedule/FTE: 1.0

Classification: Lab Aligned
Salary/Rate of pay: TECH II ($29.82 - $37.41)

Application deadline: 2022-10-23
This position is open to: Internal and External applicants

Somewhere in Canada there's a life you can save.

Be part of a dynamic, collaborative and caring organization committed to saving and improving the lives of Canadians. Thousands of Canadians depend on us every day for reliable access to blood, plasma, stem cells and organs and tissues.

Join Canada's Lifeline and make a meaningful difference every day.

Canadian Blood Services is looking for a Regular full-time General Duty Technologist (MLT) to join our dynamic team in Winnipeg. In this role, you will be responsible for accessioning, testing, interpreting and reporting all results, management of blood and blood component inventory and post-production component processing and preparation of reagents and equipment for daily use. You will perform these duties in accordance with all Canadian Blood Services Operating Procedures and manufacturer's instructions.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Accession patient samples for testing.
• Perform testing procedures.
• Report patient results, including identifying patients eligible to receive RhIG treatment.
• Distribute blood components for transportation to the hospitals and determine if returned components will be accepted into inventory for re-distribution.
• Receive and prepare reagents or reagent kits for testing.
• Prepare laboratory equipment for routine operation.
• Occasionally assist with training of staff, student technologists and other health care professionals as required.
• Extended periods (2 or more hours duration) of sitting, standing, walking and lifting supplies and equipment that may exceed 10 kg throughout the course of the regular work schedule.

Qualifications and Required Skills:

• Graduate of an approved Medical Laboratory Technology training program with attained certification or eligibility for certification by the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) is required.
• Current registration with the College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Manitoba (CMLTM) is required, or eligible to obtain registration.
• A minimum of one year experience in a Transfusion Medicine related laboratory is preferred.
• General knowledge of hospital and various laboratory policies and procedures, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), is required.

OR an equivalent combination of education and experience. * Ability to develop and maintain professional working relationships with departmental staff, management, volunteers, customers, and the general public.

• Competency in the use of Laboratory software, computers within a Windows operating system using Microsoft Word, Excel, and e-mail software.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Displays telephone etiquette and maintains high professional standards.
• Demonstrates good listening skills.
• Ability to follow instructions, document work and assume responsibility for own work.

Benefits:

• Paid vacation and stat holidays
• Comprehensive health, dental and vision plan
• Choice of defined contribution or defined benefits pension plan.
• Employee discounts, wellness programs.

Diversity and inclusion play a vital role in ensuring health equity for patients across Canada. We are committed to reflecting Canada's population in our organization and fostering an environment where all employees can be their authentic selves, with equal opportunities to succeed and contribute.

To protect the health and safety of its employees, all Canadian Blood Services' employees are required to be fully vaccinated (COVID-19 vaccine doses as approved by Health Canada), subject to any medical or other human rights grounds.

If this role resonates with you, we encourage you to apply! This could be your first step towards a meaningful and inspiring career. Come to work each day knowing that you save lives.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those considered for an interview or those invited to participate in an assessment (such as testing) will be contacted. Applicants who require accommodation should discuss their needs with us.