Description:
Position at Dynacare, Job Posting: Laboratory Assistant. Dynacare is dedicated to helping Canadians achieve a healthy future with accessible and convenient care and wellness solutions. As a Laboratory Assistant Float, you will be responsible for obtaining quality blood samples and specimens from patients, conducting tests, and providing exceptional customer service in line with Dynacare's values. This role involves working as part of a team to maintain quality metrics and create a positive team environment.
Status: Permanent, Full-Time, Guaranteed 25 hours per week
Shift: Day Shifts, Monday - Saturday, 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Float Locations: Scarborough, Durham, and Markham, ON areas
Number of positions: 5
Vacancy Type: Existing
Start Date: ASAP
Internal Posting Deadline: Internal application to be received no later than February 4, 2025
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
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
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 ECG's, 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
What YOU Bring To The Role
You have completed Secondary School and a Laboratory Assistant training program or a Medical Lab Assistance course with specialized training in phlebotomy
You are 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
MLPAO/CSMLS Certification is strongly recommended
Pay rate: $20.00-$23.75 per hour. The final pay offer will be determined by factors including 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 is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Dynacare Accommodation Policy, requests for accommodation will be accepted as part of the Dynacare hiring process.
