Job Description

Your Opportunity:
Wainwright is a vibrant and friendly community of around 7,000 located in east central Alberta on highway 14 and 41. Wainwright is located approximately 2 hours from Edmonton and 1 hour form Lloydminster. Wainwright is a major service centre for the agriculture and oil and gas industries and is home to Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, which trains our National Defence personnel. Wainwright is a community of delightful contrasts, boasting a variety of attractive and comfortable neighborhoods from charming older districts lined with trees to steadily expanding new residential subdivisions. Wherever you live you will be conveniently close to inviting parks, modern playgrounds and numerous recreational amenities including the Peace Memorial Multiplex with walking track and climbing wall, pool, weight training facilities, dance studio, meeting rooms and banquet halls. The quality of lifestyle in this community is enhanced by an excellent choice of schools for children, extensive health care facilities and an unlimited array of year-round recreational opportunities. Please visit the following link to watch a feature video on Wainwright: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=1po6WJOAcKc&feature=youtube. 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: Wainwright Health Centre
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 0.60
Posting End Date: 23-AUG-2022
Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
Date Available: 12-SEP-2022
Temporary End Date: 22-MAR-2024
Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 6
Shifts per cycle: 18
Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call
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:
Experience performing macroscopic and microscopic urinalysis testing. Strong Phlebotomy skills. Proven interpersonal, oral, and written communications skills are required. Excellent public relations and a service-oriented manner are essential. 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 paced, and changing environment. Proven analytic and problem solving skills, attention to detail, logical/methodical work habits, and demonstrated ability to work independently are required. Candidate must be well organized and flexible. Must be able to represent Laboratory Medicine in a respectful, professional and courteous manner. Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in the past two years: Meditech LIS experience and knowledge. Medical Terminology. Experience in
Healthcare (hospital) setting. Current phlebotomy skills.