Job Description

Your Opportunity:

Okotoks Health and Wellness Centre is located in the bustling community of Okotoks, Alberta. We are actively seeking a Medical Laboratory Assistant with experience and knowledge of policies and procedures to join our dynamic team in providing the highest level of service to our clients. As a member of the interdisciplinary team this position is responsible for working all shifts as assigned by the site Senior Technologist. Specifically this position collects specimens, performs sample handling and manipulation, ECG’s, and reports results within the scope of practice of a Medical Laboratory Assistant. The Okotoks outpatient laboratory sees a high volume of outpatients during the operating hours, as well as providing collection services to the Urgent Care department. Reporting directly to the on-site senior technologists and the Regional Supervisor, the MLA will be responsible for providing exemplary patient care by applying the regional policies and procedures. The scope of practice is a continuum ranging from basic to highly complex procedures and activities within the laboratory department. Employees shall maintain confidentiality of all AHS/APL information in accordance with HIA, FOIP and other privacy legislation in effect and shall comply at all times with AHS/APL’s information privacy and information security policies. This position is currently identified to transfer to DynaLIFE in December of 2022. However, as other vacancies come up within this area, this position may no longer be identified to transfer. For further details, please speak to the hiring manager. The successful applicant will receive further information about the position’s transfer to DynaLIFE.

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: Okotoks Health Centre
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.40
• Posting End Date: 23-AUG-2022
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 05-SEP-2022
• Hours per Shift: 7.75, 4
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 4
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $22.73
• Maximum Salary: $28.34
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications: Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent. Additional Required Qualifications: Recent training or experience related to clinical laboratory required. Good organizational skills and ability to assume responsibility. Proven ability to work within a computer based environment. Current phlebotomy experience. Must be able to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with patients/clients, families, staff, interdisciplinary team members and personnel from other departments in a fast pace changing environment. Ability to work independently when necessary. Proven ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills. Ability to facilitate change positively by encouraging others and accepting change within the workplace. Demonstrate a customer service attitude and delivery of excellent customer service by effectively meeting customer (internal and external) client needs by means of building productive and respectful customer relations and taking responsibility for customer satisfaction. Demonstrated personal leadership, regardless of role, by leading themselves through change, building positive, respectful and collaborative working relationships. Preferred Qualifications: Millennium LIS experience. 2 years of experience as an MLA within a rural facility is preferred.