Laboratory Technician (Weekend)

Your Opportunity: Exciting opportunity for Medical Lab Assistants! Join the outstanding team at Slave Lake Laboratory! We are currently hiring to cover weekday shifts, where your key duties will include performing inpatient, outpatient, and emergency phlebotomy on adults, children, and infants using both macro and micro techniques. You will also be responsible for accessioning patient specimens, troubleshooting any specimen issues, and managing reception tasks. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, APL currently has a Remote Retention Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay. Priority will be given to certified candidates, but there is also an opportunity for onsite and online training for the right applicants. Take this chance to grow your career with us!
Description:
As a Medical Laboratory Assistant I, you will provide high quality service to clients of the clinical laboratory in an effective, efficient and safe manner. You will be responsible for a variety of laboratory functions including procurement, handling, processing, dispatching and testing of specimens, performing procedures and reporting results.
Classification: Laboratory Assistant I
Union: HSAA FAC PROF/TECH
Unit and Program: Laboratory
Primary Location: Slave Lake Healthcare Centre
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 0.00

Posting End Date: 02-APR-2026
Employee Class: Casual/Relief
Date Available: 04-MAY-2026
Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
Shifts per cycle: Varies
Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
Days Off: Other
Minimum Salary: $25.16
Maximum Salary: $31.36
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications: Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent.
Additional Required Qualifications: Equivalency is defined as completion of a Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT) and/or Combined Laboratory and X-ray Technologist (CLXT) program in Canada; completion of a Medical Lab Technician/Technologist program outside of Canada; and/or MLT or CLXT students who have completed their phlebotomy training/rotation. Applicants with a high school diploma may be considered. Upon hire, you will be required to complete on-the-job phlebotomy training provided by APL at no cost and formal training courses offered by SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology) or NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology). The costs associated with these formal training courses will be your responsibility. You will be required to complete these training requirements within your probationary period, as per the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) collective agreement.
Preferred Qualifications: MLAs familiar with the Slave Lake Healthcare Centre or rural hospital setting. Phlebotomy, ECG, Urinalysis and Holter Monitor experience is preferred.

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.