Laboratory Assistant Team lead

Canadian Blood Services•Calgary, AB

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Canadian Blood Services is looking for a Regular part-time Laboratory Assistant to join their dynamic Testing team in AB-Calgary-Operations. The Testing team is responsible for supporting Canadian Blood Services by performing routine and extensive testing to ensure a safe and secure blood supply. In this role, you will be responsible for the supervision and performance of routine sample receiving and preparation of donor samples for Donor Testing. You will also be responsible for assisting testing staff, under the guidance of a certified technologist, in testing related activities, including para-technical duties, instrument maintenance, cleaning of equipment and glassware, inventory management, reagent preparation, sample management and records management. You will maintain and provide excellent customer service to both internal and external customers, promote continuous learning and participate in ongoing quality improvement activities.

Requirements

Completion of secondary education.
Graduate from a certified Medical Laboratory Assistant training program, and/or Foreign trained Medical Laboratory Technologist with experience who does not have registered status in Canada, and/or formal education or equivalent post-secondary education applicable to a medical laboratory and one-year laboratory work experience.
Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing.
Ability to deal with others effectively.
Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
Ability to organize workload effectively.
Ability to supervise and teach/train.
Ability to operate related equipment.

Nice To Haves

Previous Good Manufacturing Practices experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervise and perform routine sample receiving and preparation of donor samples for Donor Testing.
Assist testing staff, under the guidance of a certified technologist, in testing related activities.
Perform para-technical duties, instrument maintenance, and cleaning of equipment and glassware.
Manage inventory, prepare reagents and controls, and handle sample and records management.
Maintain and provide excellent customer service to internal and external customers.
Promote continuous learning and participate in ongoing quality improvement activities.
Receive, inspect, store and prepare donor samples.
Operate equipment required in the sample preparation process.
Perform routine equipment operation and maintenance as well as manual procedures and activities.
Ensure all required documentation is accurate, complete and follows Good Manufacturing Practices.
Prepare reagents and controls for all testing platforms and manual procedures.
Maintain adequate stock of supplies, assist with inventory counting and ordering, and receive and inspect supply shipments.
Participate in continuing education and ensure Laboratory Assistant training is kept up to date, performing training as required.