COMPANY

Provincial Health Services Authority
PHSA works in partnership with the province’s health authorities and health-care professionals to improve access to evidence-informed practice closer to where people live and to effectively promote health, manage chronic conditions and reduce the burden of illness.From conducting ground-breaking research to training tomorrow’s professionals, to setting province-wide standards, to providing top-notch, compassionate patient care, our leaders, health professionals and staff consistently seek system-wide improvements with an emphasis on prevention, health promotion and protection.

REQUIREMENTS

What you bring
Qualifications
Certification with the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS).
One (1) year of recent related experience including experience in the designated discipline within the last six years, and/or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Skills & Knowledge
Recent working knowledge of the assigned section or sections.
Knowledge of laboratory procedures, and technical competence to perform tests used in the assigned section of the laboratory, including quality control and safety.
Basic awareness of research process.
Interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Ability to organize and prioritize workload.
Ability to work independently and in collaboration with others.
Ability to work under pressure in a constantly changing environment.
Knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care using point of care instrumentation.
Ability to operate related equipment and software, including techniques appropriate to the designated area of the laboratory.
Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).
As a strong asset for consideration, we are looking for our successful candidate to have: Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples and familiarity with addressing Indigenous-specific anti-racism, anti-racism and Indigenous Cultural Safety and foundational documents and legislative commitments (The Declaration Act, the Declaration Action Plan, TRC, IPS, Remembering Keegan, etc.).

What you’ll do
Obtains laboratory samples from patients as required.
Performs Laboratory procedures and analyzes results according to established policies.
Prepares a variety of solutions, reagents, standards and controls for use in analysis, in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedures.
Responds to requests and inquiries for test results by various methods as required by the standard operating procedures.
Communicates test results to the appropriate parties, including designated members of other health teams, by methods such as printing and distributing lab results in accordance with the established procedures of the designated area.
Performs routine instrument maintenance including the setup, calibration, and maintenance of laboratory instruments. Identifies and reports malfunctions in equipment in accordance with the practices established by the Diagnostic Accreditation Program (DAP).
Assists in the evaluation of technical procedures and provides input in the development and maintenance of policy procedures for assigned work area.
Participates in departmental training and orientation programs by demonstrating established laboratory procedures to new employees and students, according to established Laboratory guidelines.
Assists with information management, such as workload statistics, through methods such as gathering information, completing analysis and recording information.
Maintains inventory of supplies by methods such as identifying depleting stock, notifying applicable personnel and/or completing requisitions and forwarding for approval and ordering.
Maintains a clean and safe work area according to established policies and procedures.
Performs other related duties as assigned.