Laboratory Assistant II

Your Opportunity

Join the Edmonton Zone Medical Lab Assistant team! With the primary site at the Cross Cancer Institute and Sturgeon Community Hospital, your opportunity to provide high quality patient care will cover a variety of laboratory duties in Anatomic Pathology.

Duties include accessioning, handling, processing, dispatching and testing specimens, answering phones and directing inquiries, troubleshooting samples that do not meet sample acceptance criteria, and assisting in the gross room.

The successful candidate will apply comprehensive knowledge and experience to act as a resource for staff competency and coaching, participating in local and regional initiatives, as well as assisting with training new employees and students. In addition to bench work you will utilize leadership skills to ensure proper staffing, organized workflow and area safety.

Responsibilities will also include payroll, staff scheduling, maintenance and ordering of supplies/reagents, quality control review and reporting. You will work closely with the MLT IIs, PA IIs, and Clinical Supervisors in day-to-day operations and troubleshooting, and to ensure area protocols are followed to maintain accreditation standards.

Anatomic Pathology is a hands-on department that is a great place to learn about patient care and see some of the most interesting cases that come to lab. We have a diverse team - with MLAs, MLTs, PAs, pathologists, residents, and many learners on site. We are looking for someone who is a leader, motivated, energetic, pleasant, reliable, eager to learn, a great communicator, and a great team member.

Description

As a Laboratory Assistant II, you will perform advanced preanalytical or analytical techniques on specimen/samples or coordinate, prioritize, monitor, and assign duties of laboratory staff in your assigned area. You will resolve escalated issues, conduct quality control investigations and maintain technical and operational procedures.

You will be responsible for ensuring laboratory staff maintain compliance with policies and procedures and will provide coaching and feedback to staff and students.

• Classification: Laboratory Assistant II
• Union: HSAA FAC PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Anatomical Pathology
• Primary Location: Cross Cancer Institute
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Multisite
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 30-JUL-2026
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
• Date Available: 10-AUG-2026
• Temporary End Date: 13-AUG-2027
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 60
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $26.54
• Maximum Salary: $34.29
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications

Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program.

Additional Required Qualifications

At least 3 years experience in Anatomical Pathology. You must have worked in the Anatomic Pathology department during the last 2 years. Experience with the Slide Assigning system and familiar with the Pathologist subspecialty points. Experience with Third Party requests, send outs, AP Data Entry processes.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience performing gross dissection, routine laboratory processes, Faxitron imaging, supply management and use of the ordering systems is an asset.

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.