Lab Assistant

Description

Position at Dynacare

As a Laboratory Assistant, you will be responsible for obtaining quality blood samples and other specimens from patients, as well as conducting other patient tests, all in keeping with Dynacare’s mission and values. Working as part of a team, you will assist in building a positive team environment, maintaining quality metrics and creating the ideal customer experience.

Key Qualifications

Completion of Secondary School and a Laboratory Assistant training program, with specialized training in phlebotomy

Customer focused with a genuine care for patient’s health

Demonstrated skill in phlebotomy, with the ability to manage anxious patients through the sample obtaining process in a pleasant, calming and reassuring manner

Demonstrated ability to prioritize and self-manage and work in a deadline-oriented environment

Strong attention to detail

Proficiency in English, both written and verbal, at a level that enables you to communicate instructions, clearly and understandably, to patients

Responsibilities

Create an ideal customer experience that is best in class and engages with individuals around our products and services

Accurately data enter patient and test information for Ministry of Health requisitions

Obtain quality blood samples and other specimens from patients, using skillful venipuncture techniques, performed in keeping with Dynacare’s mission and values

Sort and steer specimens, perform ECG’s, Holter Hookups, paternity, urine, drug and breath alcohol collections

Ensure specimens and supporting documentation are completed as required in SOPs and ready for data entry and transportation to the laboratory, following established protocols for the handling of suitable and unsuitable samples

Ensure all confidential information is maintained in a secure fashion

Contribute to meeting the departmental/corporate quality metrics, regulatory compliance and quality indicator.

Status: Full-Time, permanent Guaranteed 85hrs/biweekly

Shift: Day Shifts, Mon, Tue, Thu: 800am-500pm; Wed: 800am-400pm; Fri: 800am-1pm;every Sunday: 8:00am-12:00pm

Location: 4256 Bathurst St, North York

Discipline: Laboratory and Health Services Centers

Number of positions: 1

Start Date: June 15, 2026