Zone: Labrador Grenfell Zone
Location: LWHC - Labrador City - Labrador West Health Cen

Laboratory Assistant
Labrador Grenfell Zone - LWC MULTI FUNCTIONAL LAB
Temp Call-In
NAPE LX

Hours

(8 hours, Shift Work; Days, Evenings, Weekends)

Salary

LX-19 (CAD23.11 - CAD27.07 per hour plus the applicable Labrador Allowance). For more information about Labrador Perks, please visit Labrador Benefits Policy - Treasury Board Secretariat

Competition Number

VAC0026445

Posted Date

2026-07-09

Closing Date

Open until filled.

Demands, duties, qualifications

Job Summary
The Laboratory Assistant performs a variety of duties associated with laboratory tests and analyses. The primary purpose of this position is to provide
client/patient registration for blood samples and laboratory specimens; order laboratory tests; perform blood collection; sorting, recording, centrifuging and preparing specimens for analysis; delivering specimens to the laboratory; packaging specimens for transport to other referral testing locations; receiving
samples from outside collections; 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.

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 occasionally 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.

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