Lab Assistant Specimen Processing

Dynacare

  • Kelowna, BC
  • $24.25 per hour
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 3 hours ago
DescriptionPosition at DynacareJob Posting: Laboratory Assistant - Specimen Processing (permanent full-time)Where YOU work, makes a difference.Life is precious and every moment matters. Dynacare is helping Canadians achieve a healthy future with care and wellness solutions that are convenient, understandable, and accessible. When you join our team, every day is an opportunity to get better and be inspired. It's an environment where you can grow your career in any direction you choose. We're evolving our technology and optimizing our processes, so you can do your best work, make a meaningful impact, and thrive.Are YOU our next Laboratory Assistant?As a Laboratory Assistant or Clinical Lab Assistant you are responsible for processing blood samples and other laboratory specimens, sorting, troubleshooting, providing support to our LHSC team members and entering requisitions. This is a full-time permanent position in our Laboratory in the Specimen Processing Department at Leon Ave in Kelowna, BC.Status: Permanent Full-TimeHours: Monday to Friday; hours between 7 am and 9 pm with possible hours expansion or weekend rotation in the future.Discipline: LHSCWorkstyle: 100% onsiteLocation: Kelowna, BCInternal posting Deadline: April 16, 2025, at 5 pm ESTWhy 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
How YOU will make a difference:
  • 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
  • Handle blood samples and other specimens in keeping with Dynacare's mission and values
  • Sort and steer specimens to analytical departments
  • Ensure specimens and supporting documentation are completed as required in SOPs, receive specimens in 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
What YOU bring to the role:
  • You have completed Secondary School and a Laboratory Assistant training program or a Medical Lab Assistance course (or you hold a BSc degree)
  • You are customer-focused with a genuine care for patient's health
  • Demonstrate organizational skills, with the ability to multitask while supporting your team members
  • 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 colleagues.
Salary: starting from $24.25 per hourThe 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.Passionate about supporting healthy lives with commitment and care? Please apply today and let us open the door to your extended career journey.Dynacare has been a “Top Employer” for many years and there is a reason why. We are a great place to work. At Dynacare, we're proud to hire the best people. If you are looking for a meaningful career where you can support healthy lives with commitment and care - we would like to meet you. We hope you will join us in our journey to become Canada's health and wellness solutions leader.Dynacare 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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