Posted 18 days ago
Laboratory Assistant I
@ Alberta Precision Laboratories
Westlock, Alberta
Overview
Alberta Precision Laboratories is hiring a full-time Laboratory Assistant I at the Westlock Healthcare Centre on a rotating schedule of days, evenings, nights, weekends and on call. The role supports laboratory testing, including phlebotomy, with pay from $25.91 to $32.30 per hour. The posting is closed, and the posting end date was 27 October 2026.
Responsibilities:
- Perform phlebotomy and specimen collection
- Support laboratory testing and processing
- Perform urinalysis, ECGs and Holter monitors
- Work rotating days, evenings, nights, weekends and on call
Requirements summary:
- Accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent
- MLT or CLXT program accepted as equivalent
- High school diploma may be considered
- Completion of phlebotomy and SAIT or NAIT courses within six months
- Hospital lab experience preferred
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-19
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-20
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Allied health |
| Hours per week | 31 |
| Schedule | day, evening, weekends, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Hospital or clinic, Laboratory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Medical Laboratory Assistant |
| Education | Trade certificate (required) |
| Fields of study | Medical Laboratory Assistant |
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Alberta Precision Laboratories
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Full company description
Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alberta Health Services, delivering high-quality, responsive diagnostic lab services across our healthcare system. Our team of more than 5,500 healthcare professionals have an unwavering commitment to protecting the health of Albertans while demonstrating our shared values of Kindness, Inclusion, Innovation, Agility and Accuracy.
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Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alberta Health Services, delivering high-quality, responsive diagnostic lab services across our healthcare system. Our team of more than 5,500 healthcare professionals have an unwavering commitment to protecting the health of Albertans while demonstrating our shared values of Kindness, Inclusion, Innovation, Agility and Accuracy.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitals and Health Care |
| Company size | 5,001-10,000 employees |
| Organization type | Government Agency |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 88 |
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- Classification: Laboratory Assistant I
- Union: HSAA FAC PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Laboratory
- Primary Location: Westlock Healthcare Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 27-OCT-2026
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- Date Available: 09-NOV-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $25.91
- Maximum Salary: $32.30
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
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 Xray 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. Internal APL Employees who have completed a combination of formal training and/or on-the-job experience directly related to the representative duties and job responsibilities in the MLA I job posting. 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 six (6) months of hire, as per the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) collective agreement.
Preferred Qualifications:Medical laboratory assistant (or equivalent) experience in a hospital setting. Experience performing urinalysis, phlebotomy, ECGs and Holter Monitors.
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