Every specimen matters because every patient matters. 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. Job Summary 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; Receivingof samples from outside sites; and performing a variety of routine, automated and manual tests. Job Qualifications 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.



The successful applicant will be required to submit a satisfactory certificate of conduct. Pay Range and Compensation Package LX-19 (CAD22.66 - CAD26.54 per hour) Job Demands By applying for this job, you acknowledge an understanding that regular requirements and demands of this job include (but are not limited to): Occasionally lifts or moves supplies generally not weighing more than 25 lbs and occasional carrying, pushing/pulling and lifting between 25-50 lbs. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Laboratory Assistant (Carbonear)
🏢 NL Health Services
📍 Carbonear