Job Posting:
Laboratory Assistant Float
We are looking for a Laboratory Assistant Float. You will be responsible for obtaining quality blood samples and other specimens from patients, and conducting other patient tests in accordance with Dynacare’s mission and values. You will also play an important role in providing customer service to create the best possible patient experience.
Position DetailsStatus:
Permanent full Time. Vacancy type:
Existing.
Shift: Day Shift, Monday to Friday, between the hours of 6:45 am – 5:30 pm and half day on Saturdays. Work Style:
On Site.
Location:
Ottawa and surrounding areas.
MLPAO/CSMLS Certification is strongly recommended.
Why Dynacare is an amazing place for YOU- Join an award-winning "Top Employer" with meaningful and impactful career opportunities
- Access a health and wellness benefits program that supports you and your loved ones
- Grow and thrive with a dynamic, successful company through internal mobility opportunities
- Invest in your future through RRSP match benefits and an employee stock purchase program
- Experience a collaborative, diverse workforce that prioritizes dignity and respect for all
- Create an ideal customer experience that is best in class and engages with individuals around our products and services
- Accurately enter data, patient, and test information for Ministry of Health requisitions
- Obtain quality blood samples and other specimens from patients, using skillful venipuncture techniques, performed in keeping with Dynacare’s mission and values
- Sort and steer specimens, perform ECGs, Holter hookups, paternity, urine, drug and breath alcohol collections
- Ensure specimens and supporting documentation are completed as required in SOPs and ready for data entry and transportation to the laboratory, following established protocols for the handling of suitable and unsuitable samples
- Ensure all confidential information is maintained in a secure fashion. Contribute to meeting the departmental/corporate quality metrics, regulatory compliance and quality indicators
- Completed Secondary School and a Laboratory Assistant training program or a Medical Lab Assistance course with specialized training in phlebotomy
- Customer‑focused with a genuine care for patient’s health
- Demonstrate skill in phlebotomy, with the ability to manage anxious patients through the sample obtaining process in a pleasant, calming and reassuring manner
- Prioritize and self‑manage within a deadline‑oriented environment
- Be extremely detail oriented
- Proficiency in English, both written and verbal, at a level that enables you to communicate instructions, clearly and understandably, to patients
- Medical laboratory environment
- May be required to lift a maximum of 30 pounds
- Repetitive movements with frequent computer use
- At times might require frequent standing, sitting, bending, etc.
Pay rate: $21.00–$24.75 per hour. The hiring pay range has been established; however, the final pay offer will be determined by taking into consideration various factors including but not limited to, level of experience and education requirements.
Equal Employment Opportunity StatementDynacare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to the attraction, selection, advancement, and fair treatment of all individuals. We believe that our diversity is our strength, so we employ a diverse workforce and respect the needs of all our employees.
In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Dynacare Accommodation Policy a request for accommodation will be accepted as part of the Dynacare hiring process.
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