Your Prospect:

You’re a laboratory professional with a keen eye for detail and an affinity for hands-on laboratory practices- just the person we need in the Anatomic Pathology gross room at Edmonton Base Lab! In your role as a Histology Assistant, you will contribute to the team by performing specimen acceptance, gross description, and dissection of surgical and post-mortem tissue specimens. A focus on quality assurance, critical thinking, and problem-solving is essential. We are seeking a reliable and productive candidate with robust interpersonal skills. Duties include: handling and preparing tissue for routine or specialized processing, performing specimen acceptance, grossing, specimen filing, discard, decalcification, tissue processor loading, routine maintenance and trouble-shooting of various lab instruments. Other duties may be assigned as appropriate.

Description:

As a Medical Laboratory Assistant I, you will provide high quality service to clients of the clinical laboratory in an effective, productive 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: Anatomic Pathology
Primary Location: Base Laboratory
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 0.80
Posting End Date: 05-OCT-2026
Temporary Employee Class: Temporary Part Time
Date Available: 19-OCT-2026
Temporary End Date: 31-MAR-2027
Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 2
Shifts per cycle: 8
Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
Days Off: As Per Rotation
Minimum Salary: $25.16
Maximum Salary: $31.36
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications: Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent.

Additional Required Qualifications: As required.

Preferred Qualifications: Recent experience in Anatomic Pathology within the past 6 months as Medical Laboratory Assistant I.

Please note:

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

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.

📌 Laboratory Assistant I Edmonton (Canada)
🏢 Alberta Precision Labs
📍 Canada