As a Laboratory Assistant in Newfoundland and Labrador, you'll play an essential role in patient care by collecting and preparing specimens that support accurate, timely diagnoses. The primary purpose of this position is to provide client/patient registration for blood samples and laboratory specimens; Order laboratory tests; Sorting, recording, centrifuging and preparing specimens for analysis; Delivering specimens to the laboratory; packaging and sending of specimens to outside laboratories; Receiving of samples from outside sites; Successful Completion of the Medical Laboratory Assistant Course from a recognized training program. Training or experience in basic laboratory techniques. Current and continuing certification with the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) as a Medical Laboratory Assistant is required. 54 per hour) Constantly stands, walks and bends or stretches into awkward positions when performing specimen collection procedures with patients. Constantly there is a requirement for fine finger and precision work when using needles to extract specimens, and when palpating for veins, when entering data into the computer, and preparing specimen labels.

📌 Water Laboratory Technician (Canada)
🏢 NL Health Services
📍 Canada