Posted 4 months ago
Lab Patient Technician - Part Time (Float) - Newmarket, ON
@ LifeLabs
Newmarket, Ontario
Overview
LifeLabs is hiring a part-time float Lab Patient Technician to cover absences across seven Greater Toronto Area locations. The role centres on patient specimen collection, phlebotomy, ECG tracings and specimen preparation, with a start date of 3 August 2026 and a schedule that varies with operational needs.
Responsibilities:
- Greet patients and explain specimen collection process
- Perform phlebotomies, holter monitor setup and ECG tracings
- Collect special tests such as drug screens and paternity tests
- Enter patient demographics and requisition data
- Prepare specimens for transport and testing
Requirements summary:
- Laboratory Assistant program graduate or equivalent (preferred)
- Phlebotomy experience (asset)
- ECG training or experience (asset)
- Typing speed of 40 wpm minimum
- Valid Ontario driver's licence and personal vehicle
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-07-05
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-13
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-13
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Allied health |
| Schedule | day, evening |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Hospital or clinic, Laboratory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Driver’s licence | required, own vehicle |
| Education | Trade certificate (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Laboratory Assistant |
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LifeLabs
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Full company description
LifeLabs is Canada’s leading provider of laboratory diagnostic information and digital health connectivity systems, enabling patients and healthcare practitioners to diagnose, treat, monitor, and prevent disease. We support 20 million patient visits annually and conduct over 100 million laboratory tests through leading-edge technologies and our 6,500 talented and dedicated employees. We are a committed innovator in supporting Canadians to live healthier lives, operating Canada’s first commercial genetics lab and the country’s largest online patient portal, with more than 5 million Canadians receiving their results online. LifeLabs has been named one of Canada’s Best Employers (2021, 2022 and 2023) and Best Employers for Diversity (2022 and 2023) by Forbes and recognized for having an award-winning Mental Health Program from Benefits Canada.
- LinkedIn followers
- 60,775
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 4,164
- Reported office locations
- 100 International Blvd., Toronto, Ontario M9W 6J6, CA
- 3680 Gilmore Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 4V8, CA
- 7455-130 th Street, Surrey, British Columbia V3W 1H8, CA
- 60 Courtneypark Drive West, Mississauga, Ontario L5W 0B3, CA
- Business categories
- Hospital
- Health Care
- Biotechnology
- Other recorded names
- LifeLabs
- LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services
- Specialties
- eHealth
- laboratory medicine
- healthcare
- laboratory science
- and patient care
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 2,300,000
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
LifeLabs is Canada’s leading provider of laboratory diagnostic information and digital health connectivity systems, enabling patients and healthcare practitioners to diagnose, treat, monitor, and prevent disease. We support 20 million patient visits annually and conduct over 100 million laboratory tests through leading-edge technologies and our 6,500 talented and dedicated employees. We are a committed innovator in…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitals and Health Care |
| Company size | 5,001-10,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Specialties | eHealthlaboratory medicinehealthcarelaboratory scienceand patient care |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 179 |
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As a Lab Patient Technician you will be responsible for the specimen collection process, from greeting patients through to preparation of specimens for transportation. This is an important role in patient care and our business, and will let you see the difference that you make in patients’ lives.
Status: Part Time, Float
Schedule: Various based on operational needs
Additional requirements: The successful candidate will provide coverage for employee absences, including sick calls and vacation, across the following locations: Bradford, Newmarket, Aurora, Richmond Hill, Markham, Woodbridge, and North York. A valid Ontario driver's license and reliable access to a personal vehicle are required. Flexibility and the ability to travel between multiple locations are essential for this role.
Number of positions: 1
Start date: 3 August 2026
This vacancy is for an existing position
Your responsibilities will include:
- Greet and request required information from patients, explain the specimen collection process, and ensure patients have followed necessary test protocol prior to specimen collection.
- Perform phlebotomies, connect/disconnect holter monitors, and perform ECG tracings.
- Perform special test collections, such as medical/legal drug screens, paternity tests, and clinical trials, and complete related documentation.
- Maintain client relationships, including responding to inquiries and following up on requests.
- Complete data entry of required patient demographics, requisition information, and other information related to processing test results.
- Prepare specimens for transportation and testing.
What you will bring to the role:
- Graduate of an approved Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent are preferred.
- Phlebotomy experience is an asset.
- ECG training or experience is an asset
- Excellent communication skills.
- Good computer skills with a minimum typing speed of 40 wpm.
- Strong customer/patient service with the ability to relate to patients and clients even in stressful situations
- Strong empathy, flexibility, adaptability to change, and problem solving skills
- Ability to maintain the strictest standards of patient privacy and confidentiality.
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