At Interior Health you matter. Here you will find everything you’ve been searching for both personally and professionally, as well as the tools and training to make an impact now and in the future. We are committed to team work, respect, innovation, and quality. Our focus is on giving professionals room-to-grow and room-to-make an impact in the lives of others.
The Medical Laboratory Technologist performs a variety of routine and/or complex tests utilizing manual procedures and automated instruments within the laboratory. This position is also responsible for functions such as greeting patients, collecting and/or receiving specimens, entering data into the Laboratory Information System (LIS) and related computer systems/programs, validating and reporting test results, maintaining instruments and preparing solutions and control agents in accordance with established procedures and safety standards. The MLT participates in departmental training programs in individual or all sections of the lab (such as, microbiology, histology, cytology, etc.) with a view to learning new/existing tests and procedures for use in the Laboratory.
Our Laboratory services range from full clinical diagnostic and anatomic pathology services at our two tertiary care facilities to STAT or on-call lab service at some of our rural facilities. While not all samples can be tested on-site, the lab will arrange for testing to be completed at one of our other IH laboratory facilities, or in some cases sent to a referral centre for testing. Some of our sites with Laboratory services are:
- Williams Lake / Cariboo Memorial Hospital
- 100 Hundred Mile House/100 Mile Health Centre
- Kamloops / Royal Inland Hospital
- Kelowna / Kelowna General Hospital
- Vernon / Vernon Jubilee Hospital
- Penticton / Penticton Regional Hospital
- Merritt / Nicola Valley Health Centre
- Trail / Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital
- Castlegar/Castlegar & District Health Centre
- Creston/ Creston Valley Hospital
- Nakusp/Arrow Lakes Hospital
- Cranbrook / East Kootenay Regional Hospital
- Fernie/ Elkford Health Centre;
- Invermere,/Invermere & District Hospital
- Revelstoke/ Queen Victorian Hospital
- Nelson / Kootenay Lake Hospital
- Golden/Golden and District Hospital
- Salmon Arm/Shuswap Lake General Hospital
REWARDS / INCENTIVES
- Relocation Allowance Assistance
- Generous vacation time – the envy of others
- Comprehensive Benefits Package and Pension Plan – 100 percent employer paid
- Flexibility to work in casual, part-time, or full-time positions
- Mentorship and orientation in your new role
- Teaching hospitals
- Continuous education opportunities to help maintain competency and growth
Tell us who you are:
What can you bring to a position with Interior Health? Please include a resume and covering letter with details of what you are looking for
Tell us what you do:
What are your experiences and education? Tell us what you have to offer.
Tell us where you want to be:
Whether you are planning a move or want to move to the Interior Health Region or already live here, there are many locations with Medical Laboratory Technologist opportunities, from larger urban centers to small rural towns. Let us know which one you want to call home.
Interior Health strives to create an environment where you enjoy the work you do, the place where you work, and the people around you. Everyone plays a role in the care continuum. Together, we create great workplaces. Interior Health has been named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2013! This special designation recognizes the BC employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work... http://www.eluta.ca/work-at-interior-health-authority.
Come and join us! Our focus is on giving people room to grow, to make an impact in the lives of others.
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