Medical Laboratory Assistant - Laboratory Services
Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health · CA
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About the Role
The Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) supports Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PLM) by performing pre and post-analytical testing functions, including specimen handling, data entry, media preparation, and analyzer loading. Duties may involve supply management, troubleshooting, and customer service. Accurate patient identification and specimen handling are critical. The role requires adherence to safety and infection control procedures, independent work, good judgment, and excellent customer service.
Responsibilities
- Specimen procurement, receipt, and processing
- Data entry
- Media, reagent, and smear preparation
- Sterilization
- Clerical duties
- Loading specimens on an analyzer
- Supply management
- Troubleshooting
- Customer service activities
- Performing procedures with a high degree of accuracy
- Accurately numbering/labeling specimens
- Filing slides/requisitions
Requirements
- Recognized Medical Laboratory Assistant Program or equivalent
- Successfully completed Medical Laboratory Assistant examinations of the Canadian Society of Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS)/Canadian Alliance of Medical Laboratory Professional Regulators (CAMPLR)
- Current registration with CSMLS
- Licensure with Nova Scotia Regulator of Medical Laboratory Sciences (NSRMLS)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Basic understanding of medical terminology
- Strong attention to detail
- Manual dexterity to handle sharp instruments and small objects
- Ability to adapt to updates/changes in operating procedures
- Basic computer skills
- Access to reliable transportation as travel may be required
Skills
- Meditech experience is preferred
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Location
- Eastern Zone, Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Work Type
- Permanent
- Hourly PT (50%)
- Full-time
Education Level
- Medical Laboratory Assistant Program or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $25.64 - $30.61 Hourly
Benefits
- Health coverage
- Dental coverage
- Travel coverage
- Long-term disability coverage
- Life insurance coverage
- Defined benefit pension plan
About the Company
- Nova Scotia Health is the province's largest provider of health services, driven by excellence in health, healing, and learning.
- Across hospitals, health centres, and community programs, our people deliver innovative, high-quality care impacting lives across Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada.
- Nova Scotia offers a lifestyle as rewarding as the work itself, with meaningful career opportunities, supportive teams, and work-life balance.
Equal Opportunity
- Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve.
- We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.