Laboratory Assistant I

Nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Sundre has a compelling history and a promising future. Though our roots are firmly planted in farming and ranching, Sundre's personality today also includes an interesting mix of "hard working, blue-collar town" and "holiday-vibe tourism destination". As a place to put down your own roots, Sundre offers you: A fabulous location with easy access to larger centers such as Red Deer and Calgary. A beautifully treed riverside setting, and easy access to Rocky Mountain Playground trails, parks and a good variety of recreation facilities and options, solid health services and education systems K-12. A safe community in which to raise your family. A welcoming attitude that quickly adopts and embraces newcomers. Sundre Hospital is an acute care hospital with a busy emergency department as well as acute care, and long-term care departments providing service for the Community and surrounding area. This is a working level Laboratory Assistant I position utilizing technical skills and judgment performing a diverse range of procedures within the scope of practice of a Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA). Qualified MLA's will be considered for this position. Applicants must be able to work independently and perform all aspects within the scope of practice of an MLA including all specimen procurement and blood collection procedures as well as cardiology and urinalysis including microscopic analysis.

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: Laboratory

Primary Location: Myron Thompson Health Centre

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 0.65

Posting End Date: 10-SEP-2026

Employee Class: Regular Part Time

Date Available: 21-SEP-2026

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 12

Shifts per cycle: 39

Shift Pattern: Days, Weekends

Days Off: As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary: $25.16

Maximum Salary: $31.36

Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant program or equivalent.

Completion of an accredited urinalysis course including microscopic analysis. Urinalysis experience including microscopic analysis is required. Cardiology training and experience including ECGs and Holter Monitors. Able to perform all blood collection procedures including venipuncture, micro-punctures, blood culture collection as well as collections on all patient ages including newborns, pediatrics and geriatrics.

Experience with Connect Care Epic is an asset. Experience in a healthcare setting is preferred. Experience using MUSE and Cardioday applications. Familiar with Clinitek Advantus.

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

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.