Laboratory Technologist I
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- Laboratory
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- LAB00018672 Requisition #
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- Jan 01, 2025 Post Date
Your Opportunity:
Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo is a young, vibrant community boasting great neighborhoods, schools, outstanding events, and incredible recreational opportunities. From dancing Northern Lights to unexpected landscapes, your outdoor options are endless. The Northern Lights Regional Health Centre’s laboratory is a 24/7 operation that provides essential laboratory services which offers the opportunity to be part of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment that enables you to work to your full-scope of practice. The successful candidate will perform a variety of routine and specialized Anatomical Pathology and Microbiology procedures. Duties include handling and preparing tissue for processing, embedding, microtomy, and staining procedures. Performing frozen section procedures, grossing and routine equipment maintenance. Troubleshooting of various laboratory instruments and quality control activities. Responsible for microbiology laboratory-based tasks, which includes sample preparation, testing, measuring, recording, and analyzing results in human biological clinical sciences. The successful candidate will be a quality oriented, organized individual offering creative and innovative solutions that positively contribute to a supportive and collaborative work environment. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, APL currently has a Fort McMurray Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $12,480. This allowance will be calculated on an hourly basis and paid per pay period for all Employer-paid hours at the Basic Rate of Pay, exclusive of overtime. This allowance is non-pensionable. Relocation Assistance might be available for a Return of Service Agreement.
Description:
As a Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT) I, you will be responsible for the daily processing, testing, results analysis and reporting of diagnostic samples within the laboratory department. You will perform a variety of routine and specialized procedures in the processing of specimens used in diagnosis, treatment and research.
- Classification: Laboratory Technologist I
- Union: HSAA FAC PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: NLRHC Laboratory-Microbiology/AP
- Primary Location: Northern Lights Health Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.80
- Posting End Date: 15-JAN-2025
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 25-JAN-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 8
- Shift Pattern: Days, Weekends, On Call
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $35.45
- Maximum Salary: $46.69
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) program. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Alberta (CMLTA).
Additional Required Qualifications:Excellent communication skills both written and oral are required. Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, be adaptable and flexible within an environment of change and interruptions. Must be able to represent Laboratory Medicine in a respectful, professional, and courteous manner.
Preferred Qualifications:Experience working in Anatomic Pathology and Microbiology is an asset. Epic Beaker LIS experience.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with APL.
