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Already a Manitoba health-care employee? Site: Shared Health - Cadham Provincial Laboratory
Department / Unit: SH Technical Support CPL
Job Stream: Clinical
Union: MAHCP
Anticipated Start Date - End Date: 08/24/2026 - 12/31/2027
Reason for Term: Educational Leave
FTE: 1.00
Anticipated Shift: Days;Evenings;Weekends;Other
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 7.25
Annual Base Hours: 1885
Overtime and statutory holidays may be required.
Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.
Position Overview Experience Experience in specimen handling essential.
Experience with automated specimen processing systems desired.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate) Completion of a Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) program from an accredited institution or equivalent education and 2 years laboratory experience essential.
Qualifications and Skills Knowledge of: Windows computer environment required.
Microsoft Office programs required.
Workplace Health and Safety Program or training preferred.
Privacy legislation such as the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA) essential.
Health and safety practices in a laboratory setting essential.
Biology desired.
Medical and technical terms essential.
Ability to organize workload essential.
Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions essential.
Ability to work in a fast-paced setting essential.
Ability to train new staff in various procedures in specimen receiving essential.
Ability to make simple mathematical calculations essential.
Must be able to communicate effectively in English, both written and oral.
Excellent cooperative skills are necessary to deal with staff and clients.
Physical Requirements Working shifts, weekends, and holidays may be required.
Participating in standby and callback duty may be required.
Exposure to all hazards and dangers if incumbent is working in a laboratory(For more definitive information, refer to the Job Hazard Analysis Assessment of this position within the specific laboratory).
This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.
Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodationsare available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.