If you’re an experienced Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) looking for a meaningful career move—and a change in lifestyle—Island Health welcomes you. As an essential member of the healthcare team, your expertise plays a critical role in patient diagnosis, treatment, and care outcomes every day. Join a team that values your knowledge, recognizes the impact of your work, and invests in your professional growth.

What You’ll Do

At Island Health, MLAs directly impact patient care by collecting, processing and handling biological specimens, managing essential diagnostic data in fast-paced healthcare environments. Responsibilities and duties are:

• perform laboratory procedures and related clerical duties,
• blood and other specimen collection, prepare samples for analysis, distribution and storage of samples,
• perform laboratory tests such as urinalysis using colour-coded dipsticks and perform Electro Cardiogram (ECG) testing where required.

What You Will Need to Apply

• Successful completion of a recognized Laboratory Assistant training program.
• At least one year of recent, related experience.
• Valid BC Class 5 Vehicle License.

What We Offer

At Island Health, laboratory assistants can build long-term careers supported by competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, a strong pension plan, internal mobility, and opportunities across urban, community, and rural practice settings throughout Vancouver Island.

• Competitive salary: $31.06 per hour plus applicable shift differentials.
• Comprehensive benefits including health, dental and vision.
• Municipal Pension Plan with employer contributions.
• 4 weeks paid vacation (prorated to FTE) plus 13 statutory holidays.
• Continuing education and professional development opportunities.
• Relocation assistance may be available for eligible candidates.

Build a meaningful, sustainable healthcare career here. Apply today.

Island Health offers programs and services on the unceded and traditional territories of the Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwaka’wakw Peoples. As an organization, we are committed to cultural safety and humility and we demonstrate this through our actions to address Indigenous-specific racism, systemic racism and the ongoing impacts of colonialism.

Pay: From $31.06 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance
• Vision care
• Wellness program

Application question(s):

• Are you willing to relocate to Vancouver Island, BC for this position?

Education:

• DCS / DEC (required)

Experience:

• laboratory : 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person