Your Opportunity:
The Laboratory Assistant I provides front-line support for the Environmental Microbiology Section of the Provincial Public Health Laboratory. As a Laboratory Assistant I, you will perform a variety of laboratory functions which includes but is not limited to: operating, cleaning, and maintaining technical equipment; participating in quality control and quality assurance activities and ensuring completion of required documentation. Performs essential clerical duties such as data entry, checking sample demographic information in the Laboratory Information System, filing worksheets and requisitions, answering phone calls, handling inquiries from clients to clarify test requests for specimen processing and communicates report/sample information. You will help your team process a high volume of samples that are received for environmental testing including drinking water, wastewater, raw water, pools, hot tubs and recreational water.
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: Environmental MIcrobiology NPHL
- Primary Location: U of A Hospital
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.80
- Posting End Date: 10-NOV-2026
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 23-NOV-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 8
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $25.91
- Maximum Salary: $32.30
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Strong data entry skills. Advanced communication skills and abilities. Excellent planning and organizational skills. Strong interpersonal skills for dealing with people in a team-orientated environment. Demonstrated critical thinking, problem solving, planning and decision-making skills. You must have good manual dexterity for manipulation of samples. Strong commitment to customer service and satisfaction is important. Flexible schedule availability.
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge of WHMIS and SDS. Proficient in EPIC Beaker Laboratory Information System and Microsoft Office. Strong keyboard skills. Has interpersonal skills for dealing with people in a team-oriented environment. Preferred experience in processing various water sources for bacteriological content.
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.
