At a Glance
- Tasks: Prepare and process lab specimens to help deliver fast, accurate test results.
- Company: Join a leading health organization focused on improving patient outcomes.
- Benefits: Full-time hours with flexible shifts and a supportive team environment.
- Other info: Great opportunity for career growth in a collaborative, fast-paced setting.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in healthcare while gaining valuable lab experience.
- Qualifications: High school diploma with science courses; lab experience is a plus.
The predicted salary is between 38700 - 47300 $ per year.
As a Lab Technical Assistant, you will be responsible for the preparation, setup, and limited test processing of specimens in the laboratory, and help deliver better health outcomes for patients through the delivery of fast and accurate test results.
Status: Full Time
Shift: Tuesday to Saturday flexible hours 7am till 12:30 am
Your responsibilities will include:
- Receive, accession, sort and prepare specimens for testing
- Perform manual and automated testing procedures under the guidance of a Medical Laboratory Technologist
- Respond to phone inquiries from LifeLabs employees and clients such as hospitals, clinics and physicians
- Clean, maintain, and operate instruments and other equipment
- Participate in problem solving in work organization and workflow to drive continuous improvement
- Always ensuring test quality and personal safety
What you will bring to the role:
- High School diploma with courses in post-secondary science or medical terminology
- Previous laboratory experience an asset
- Ability to work in a fast-paced collaborative environment while being detail oriented and hands on
- Excellent communication skills to enable you to relate with a wide variety of people
- Strong computer skills in MS Office products
- Problem solving skills, including the ability to identify and follow-up on issues
- Ability to maintain the strictest standards of safety, patient privacy and confidentiality
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