Laboratory Assistant I
- 📁
- Laboratory
- 📅
- LAB00024575 Requisition #
- 📅
- 15 hours ago Post Date
Your Opportunity:
Smoky Lake, a town located one hour north-east of Edmonton near the junction of Highway 28 and 855 has over 1200 residents and has been dubbed the Pumpkin Capital of Alberta. Residents and visitors enjoy a state-of-the-art Golf Club, Spray Park for the kids, a Curling Rink and the Complex Ice Arena. With the Smoky Lake Stampede, Great White North Pumpkin Fair, several boreal forest campsites nearby and other events throughout the year, many are choosing the Smoky Lake region for their weekend activities. As a Medical Laboratory Assistant I at the George McDougall Healthcare Centre (Smoky Lake) you will gain experience in inpatient and outpatient collections, specimen handling and processing (including send outs) and performing urinalysis and ECGs. Eligible candidate will be able to cover shifts in Thorhild, Radway, and Vilna.
Description:
As a Medical Laboratory Assistant I, you will provide high quality service to clients of the clinical laboratory in an effective, efficient and safe manner. You will be responsible for a variety of laboratory functions including procurement, handling, processing, dispatching and testing of specimens, performing procedures and reporting results.
- Classification: Laboratory Assistant I
- Union: HSAA FAC PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Laboratory
- Primary Location: Smoky Lake Community Health
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.00
- Posting End Date: 08-JUN-2026
- Employee Class: Casual/Relief
- Date Available: 18-JUN-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
- Shifts per cycle: Varies
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Other
- Minimum Salary: $25.16
- Maximum Salary: $31.36
- Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required
Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent.
Additional Required Qualifications:Equivalency is defined as completion of a Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT) and/or Combined Laboratory and Xray Technologist (CLXT) program in Canada; completion of a Medical Lab Technician/Technologist program outside of Canada; and/or MLT or CLXT students who have completed their phlebotomy training/rotation. Internal APL Employees who have completed a combination of formal training and/or on-the-job experience directly related to the representative duties and job responsibilities in the MLA I job posting. Applicants with a high school diploma may be considered. Upon hire, you will be required to complete on-the-job phlebotomy training provided by APL at no cost, and formal training courses offered by SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology) or NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology). The costs associated with these formal training courses will be your responsibility. You will be required complete these training requirements within six (6) months of hire, as per the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) collective agreement.
Preferred Qualifications:Medical laboratory assistant (or equivalent) experience in a hospital setting. Experience performing urinalysis, phlebotomy and ECGs.
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.
