Non Registered Technologist

at  SickKids

ABOUT SICKKIDS

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built – nor could it be maintained – without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.
When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world’s best in paediatric healthcare.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Non-Registered Technologist performs and is responsible for a variety of laboratory tests and procedures and acts in accordance with the mission, vision, values and goals of the Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine (DPLM) and those of the Hospital, under direct oversight of a CMLTO registered Medical Laboratory Technologist and/or Medical/Scientific staff. They will support 24 hour / 7 days a week operations working all shifts on a rotational basis including weekends and holidays as scheduled. The Non-Registered Technologist will work in Toxicology within the Division of Biochemistry.
The Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine (DPLM) at SickKids is a leading, world-class facility working towards reducing the impact of childhood illness by providing diagnostic information that allows for early selection of best treatment options. DPLM is a valuable and integral part of the SickKids team, generating original research and providing timely, specialized diagnostic services for health care providers in Canada and around the world. The department comprises of five divisions: Clinical Biochemistry, Genome Diagnostics, Haematopathology, Microbiology, and Pathology. All DPLM laboratories are accredited by Accreditation Canada Diagnostics.

Here’s What You’ll Love:

• A commitment to continuing education and professional development through DPLM’s Laboratory Professional Certification Reimbursement Program as well as several programs and resources through the Learning Institute.
• A hospital that welcomes and focuses on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
• A focus on employee wellness with our new Staff Health and Well-being Strategy. Self-care helps us support others.
• A culture of safety for both the patient and staff
• The opportunity to make an impact. Regardless of your role or professional interest, you will be making a difference at SickKids and contributing to our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.

• Strictly follow standard operating procedures
• Rotate through all areas of the laboratory as assigned
• Prioritizes own workload to ensure efficiency and timely results
• Operates and maintains laboratory equipment
• Prepare and issue of samples/product/specimen
• Maintain accurate laboratory records and records of testing
• Practice and perform a variety of laboratory tests and procedures with accurately and precisely within defined time expectations (TATs)
• Recognize failure, troubleshoot, take remedial action, and document action, within their scope of practice, as required
• Report failures, issues & action taken to immediate supervisor
• Assess results against diagnosis to ensure relevant results correspond with known patient data, as appropriate
• Recognize abnormal and critical results, and takes appropriate actions according to the established SOP, as required
• Follow inventory control system and communicate status to ensure availability of adequate reagents and supplies
• Participate in the development, implementation and support of the policies, processes and procedures within the Quality System to support the effective operation of DPLM
• Follow health and safety procedures as per DPLM and Hospital guidelines
• Understands the practice and theory of quality control (discipline specific) in Laboratory Medicine
• Perform quality control and documents control results
• Review and monitor daily QC results
• Recognize unusual quality control results, take remedial action and document outcome
• Report ongoing or unresolved QC issues to immediate supervisor