Job Description

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Your Opportunity:

As a Medical Laboratory Assistant I, you will provide support to the Hematology and Transfusion Medicine departments within the Red Deer Regional Hospital Laboratory. You will work in a multidisciplinary, fast-paced, and dynamic environment and have the opportunity to showcase your time-management skills and attention to detail. In this role, you will also have the opportunity to utilize your excellent communication, interpersonal and customer service skills while working both independently and as part of a team. Your role will perform duties such as assisting with bone marrow collections; reagent and product inventory receipt, labelling and storing; analyzer and equipment maintenance; reports review; as well as staff and student training as required.

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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: Hematology / Transfusion Medicine Primary Location: Red Deer Regional Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.00 Posting End Date: 26-NOV-2025 Employee Class: Casual/Relief Date Available: 29-DEC-2025 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: Varies Shifts per cycle: Varies Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: Saturday/Sunday Minimum Salary: $23.72 Maximum Salary: $29.56 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Successful demonstration of laboratory skills and data entry is required. Working within a team environment, good interpersonal skills, effective time management and the ability to set priorities are necessary. Must be adaptable and flexible within an environment of change and interruptions. Must have the ability to listen, comprehend and orally respond to or relay information, directions or questions in person, over the phone, or in writing in an accurate, clear and concise manner. Able to represent Laboratory Medicine in a respectful, professional and courteous manner.

Preferred Qualifications:

Recent experience in a Transfusion Medicine Laboratory and/or Wellsky LIS is an asset. Experience assisting with Bone Marrow sample collections.



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Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.



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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.