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Phlebotomy Technician

Health PEI

Location – Prince County Hospital, Summerside

Full Time (100%) Temporary (IUOE) Position

Commencing December 2026 until December 2027

Health PEI values the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that a diverse, equitable and inclusive work-place culture can bring. Not only does this help us deliver better outcomes, more innovation, but it also creates a safer space for our patients when our employees are more reflective of the communities we serve. It is significant for us to create an environment where our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work and challenging the status quo to make Health PEI a better more inclusive employer and healthcare system. We recognize we have more work to do but finding intentional ways to grow our understanding and support of those who have faced barriers due to accessibility, ethnicity, ancestry, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, language or other grounds is a key priority for us. We encourage underrepresented groups to join our team, be yourself, and help us achieve our vision for an inclusive workplace and healthcare system.

The Phlebotomy Technician is an individual trained to provide support to Provincial Laboratory Services carrying out phlebotomy, intravenous line insertions, accessioning functions and additional pre-analytical and post analytic functions.

Duties will include:

- Perform phlebotomy procedures including venipuncture and capillary collections;
- Intravenous line insertions for those staff assigned to specific areas of acute care (i.e. ED’s);
- Data entry of laboratory orders into the electronic health record;




- Interact and assist patients with specimen drop-off’s for home collected sample;
- Pre analytical procedures such as centrifuging samples, proper sample storage, packaging and shipping samples to the nearest laboratory site for testing;
- Cleaning and decontaminating equipment, instruments, and work areas;
- Validating and providing input for SOPs;
- Providing guidance, training, and orientation to other Phlebotomy technicians and students;
- Assist Medical Laboratory Assistants and Medical Laboratory Technologists with generalized duties;
- Other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Grade 12 or equivalent
- In addition to, either post-secondary education in a medical discipline with phlebotomy training or successful completion of a Phlebotomy distance course approved by Health PEI or a minimum of 6 months’ work experience with venipuncture and finger sticks as verified by the employer in line with CPTG requirements
- Must hold or be eligible to hold upon offer of employment registration as an Associate non-Certificate membership with the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science.

Other Qualifications

- Experience working with diverse populations, asset
- Technical experience in a medical laboratory or other related health field, preferred

Please Note: Applicants are expected to complete the full length of this assignment unless appointed to a permanent position.

Salary Range:$25.31 –$26.26 per hour

Bi-Weekly Hours:75.0 Hours Bi-Weekly / Rotating Shift / Days / Evenings / Nights / Weekends

Posting ID:175260-1026PCTI-FHS

Closing Date:Tuesday November 10, 2026 at 4:00pm

📌 Phlebotomy Technician (Canada)
🏢 Health PEI
📍 Canada