Medical Laboratory Assistant
Posted on Jan 29, 2021 by Alberta Health Services
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Location Edmonton, AB
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Earnings $22.92 to $27.50 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 38.75 hours per week
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Position Temporary Full Time
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Vacancies 1 Vacancy
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Closing Date Feb 28, 2021
Employer
Alberta Health Services
Languages
English
Education
Other trades certificate or diploma
Experience
Experience an asset
Work Setting
Research institute, laboratory or centre
Specific Skills
- Set up medical laboratory equipment
- Log patient samples and prepare them for testing
- Conduct routine laboratory tests and sample analyses
- Collect blood, tissue or other samples from patients
- Clean and maintain medical laboratory and laboratory equipment
- Conduct quality control assessment of testing techniques
Security and Safety
Criminal record check
Personal Suitability
- Initiative
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Client focus
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Organized
How to Apply
Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application.
Advertised Until
Feb 28, 2021
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Interest in assisting pathologists to prepare for autopsies by obtaining patients' medical records and arranging for radiographic examinations; and in cleaning and maintaining autopsy, surgical and other equipment
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Interest in precision working with autopsy and surgical equipment to weigh and photograph organs and specimens; may perform the duties of a medical laboratory technologist in some hospitals
- INNOVATIVE
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Interest in compiling findings from chemical analyses of collected tissue specimens
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective and Social.
Each set of 3 interest codes is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.
- METHODICAL
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Interest in compiling information derived from blood, tissue and other samples collected from patients; and in collecting and receiving tissue samples from patients
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in setting up medical laboratory equipment; and in cleaning and maintaining laboratory
- innovative
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Interest in assisting medical personnel to conduct laboratory tests and sample analyses
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective and Social.
Each set of 3 interest codes is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.