Job Posting: Laboratory Assistant – LHSC (casual)
Where YOU work, makes a difference.
Life is precious and every moment matters. Dynacare is helping Canadians achieve
a healthy future with care and wellness solutions that are convenient,
understandable, and accessible. When you join our team, every day is an
opportunity to get better and be inspired. It’s an environment where you can
grow your career in any direction you choose. We’re evolving our technology and
optimizing our processes, so you can do your best work, make a meaningful
impact, and thrive.
Are YOU our next Medical Laboratory Assistant?
As a Laboratory Assistant - LHSC, you are responsible for processing blood
samples and other laboratory specimens, entering requisitions and results
accurately – all in a timely manner. You also play an important role in
providing customer service to create the best possible patient experience. These
can be stressful situations for patients, and you need to display empathy, care,
and kindness. Testing results are often critical for patients, and you are there
to help and make an impact on their lives. This is a casual position in our
Laboratory and Health Services Center (LHSC) in South Okanagan, BC.
Status: Casual
Hours: Monday to Friday between 7:30am and 4:30pm
Discipline: LHSC
Workstyle: 100% onsite.
Location: South Okanagan, BC (primary location is West Kelowna and secondary is
Peachland)
Internal Deadline Application Date: July 11, 2025, at 5pm EST.
Why Dynacare is an amazing place for YOU:
- Join an award-winning "Top Employer" with meaningful and impactful career
opportunities
- Access a health and wellness benefits program that supports you and your
loved ones
- Grow and thrive with a dynamic, successful company through internal mobility
opportunities
- Invest in your future through RRSP match benefits and an employee stock
purchase program
- Experience a collaborative, diverse workforce that prioritizes dignity and
respect for all
How YOU will make a difference:
- Create an ideal customer experience that is best in class and engages with
individuals around our products and services
- Accurately enter data, 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 and perform ECG’s
- 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 indicators
What YOU bring to the role:
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You have completed Secondary School and a Laboratory Assistant training
program or a Medical Lab Assistance course with specialized training in
phlebotomy
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You are customer-focused with a genuine care for patient’s health
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Demonstrate skill in phlebotomy, with the ability to manage anxious patients
through the sample obtaining process in a pleasant, calming and reassuring
manner
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Prioritize and self-manage within a deadline-oriented environment
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Be extremely detail oriented
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Proficiency in English, both written and verbal, at a level that enables you
to communicate instructions, clearly and understandably, to patients
Working Conditions
- Normal office environment
- Medical laboratory environment
- Required walking with repetitive motions
- May sit or stand for prolonged period of time with extensive computer use
- Required to lift a maximum of 30 pounds as required
- Exposed to bio hazardous substances, temperature differences and noise
variances
- At times might require frequent standing, sitting, bending, etc.
Salary from: $24.25 per hour
The hiring pay range has been established; however, the final pay offer will be
determined by taking into consideration various factors including but not
limited to, level of experience and education requirements.
Passionate about supporting healthy lives with commitment and care? Please apply
today and let us open the door to your extended career journey.
Dynacare has been a “Top Employer” for many years and there is a reason why. We
are a great place to work. At Dynacare, we’re proud to hire the best people. If
you are looking for a meaningful career where you can support healthy lives with
commitment and care – we would like to meet you. We hope you will join us in our
journey to become Canada’s health and wellness solutions leader.
Dynacare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to the
attraction, selection, advancement, and fair treatment of all individuals. We
believe that our diversity is our strength, so we employ a diverse workforce and
respect the needs of all our employees.
In accordance with provincial legislation and our Accommodation Policy a
request for accommodation will be accepted as part of the Dynacare hiring
process.
