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Medical Laboratory Assistant - Anatomic Pathology - Regular Full-Time 2026-19221
@ Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is hiring a regular full-time Medical Laboratory Assistant for its Anatomic Pathology department. The role supports patient care through specimen handling, phone and front-line service, CoPath data entry, filing and equipment maintenance. Candidates need MLA certification with MLPAO or equivalent, and TDG certification.
Responsibilities:
- Receive, sort and handle pathology specimens
- Enter data into the CoPath system
- Answer phone calls and provide front-line customer service
- File and retrieve case materials
- Perform routine technical procedures and equipment maintenance
Requirements summary:
- MLA certification with MLPAO or equivalent
- TDG certification
- Experience handling all specimen types
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Fast accurate keyboard data entry
- Knowledge of CoPath preferred
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-04
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-04
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-04
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Allied health |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Hospital or clinic, Laboratory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | MLA certification, MLPAO, TDG certification |
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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
| Field | Value |
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| Open jobs on Jobsy | 466 |
Summary of Duties:
The Medical Laboratory Assistant in the Anatomic Pathology department provides support services to ensure quality patient care. This includes: answering phone calls; specimen handling (receiving, sorting); routine technical procedures; CoPath computer data entry; filing and retrieving case materials; equipment maintenance; front-line customer service and other duties as required. The Medical Laboratory Assistant plays an integral role in the department through team collaboration with peers, MLTs, pathologists and management, supporting and assisting activities to enhance best practices for quality services and providing a safe working environment for all.
Qualifications/Skills:
- MLA certification with MLPAO or equivalent
- TDG certification
- Knowledge of privacy regulations related to confidential information
- Experience handling all specimen types demonstrating good laboratory practice required
- Demonstrate exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
- Must be adaptable to a fast changing, highly technological environment
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills required
- Knowledge of specimen and diagnostic terminology with accurate spelling
- Fast accurate keyboard data entry
- Knowledge of CoPath lab system preferred
- Prior Anatomic Pathology experience preferred
- Work cooperatively in a team environment but also independently with limited supervision
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