Technician 3 - Clinical Laboratory and Diagnostic Services
About the role
Job Description
Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence**, CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan:** Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system – a world where Mental Health is Health.
To learn more about CAMH, please visit their website at: www.camh.ca**.**
To view our Land Acknowledgment, please click here**.**
The CAMH Clinical Laboratory is recruiting a full-time, temporary (12 months) medical laboratory assistant/technician (MLA/T), Technician 3. Duties include: phlebotomy, performing ECG’s, and performing all aspects of the pre-analytic workflow to ensure orders are entered correctly and that specimens collected are appropriate for the tests ordered. You will also perform other duties as required. The candidate will apply the CAMH values and professional practice standards to patient/client care and service. You will support a workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork and complies with all applicable regulatory and legislative requirements. This position is located at the Queen Street Site or College Street Site as per laboratory schedule.
Job Requirements
The successful candidate will possess certification from the OSMT as a Medical Laboratory Assistant/Technician (MLA/T). The successful candidate understands and applies the requirements of the laboratory quality management system; has excellent interpersonal and communication skills; works well in a busy environment; has organizational skills, and prioritizes tasks to ensure good and prompt patient care while achieving high work efficiency; has demonstrated computer skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office, has good knowledge of the laboratory information system; shows independent judgment, and deductive reasoning with attention to details. The ability to work with clients of diverse cultural and social backgrounds is necessary. Bilingualism (French/English) and/or proficiency in a second language would be an asset.
About CAMH
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital. CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues.
As a teaching hospital, CAMH provides education, training, internships and residencies for students. People training to work in the health care field, including psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, nurses, occupational therapists, social workers and laboratory technologists, come to CAMH for practical experience.
We believe that Mental Health is Health, and through our work we are building a movement for social change: raising awareness, challenging prejudice, and advocating for public policies that support mental health.
Please note that our social media channels are not monitored 24/7. If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide, you are deserving of help - visit www.camh.ca/gethelp for more information. If you feel safe in the moment, follow up with your family physician or care team. If you require immediate, in-person emergency care, call 911, or go to your nearest emergency department.
Technician 3 - Clinical Laboratory and Diagnostic Services
About the role
Job Description
Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence**, CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan:** Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system – a world where Mental Health is Health.
To learn more about CAMH, please visit their website at: www.camh.ca**.**
To view our Land Acknowledgment, please click here**.**
The CAMH Clinical Laboratory is recruiting a full-time, temporary (12 months) medical laboratory assistant/technician (MLA/T), Technician 3. Duties include: phlebotomy, performing ECG’s, and performing all aspects of the pre-analytic workflow to ensure orders are entered correctly and that specimens collected are appropriate for the tests ordered. You will also perform other duties as required. The candidate will apply the CAMH values and professional practice standards to patient/client care and service. You will support a workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork and complies with all applicable regulatory and legislative requirements. This position is located at the Queen Street Site or College Street Site as per laboratory schedule.
Job Requirements
The successful candidate will possess certification from the OSMT as a Medical Laboratory Assistant/Technician (MLA/T). The successful candidate understands and applies the requirements of the laboratory quality management system; has excellent interpersonal and communication skills; works well in a busy environment; has organizational skills, and prioritizes tasks to ensure good and prompt patient care while achieving high work efficiency; has demonstrated computer skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office, has good knowledge of the laboratory information system; shows independent judgment, and deductive reasoning with attention to details. The ability to work with clients of diverse cultural and social backgrounds is necessary. Bilingualism (French/English) and/or proficiency in a second language would be an asset.
About CAMH
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital. CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues.
As a teaching hospital, CAMH provides education, training, internships and residencies for students. People training to work in the health care field, including psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, nurses, occupational therapists, social workers and laboratory technologists, come to CAMH for practical experience.
We believe that Mental Health is Health, and through our work we are building a movement for social change: raising awareness, challenging prejudice, and advocating for public policies that support mental health.
Please note that our social media channels are not monitored 24/7. If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide, you are deserving of help - visit www.camh.ca/gethelp for more information. If you feel safe in the moment, follow up with your family physician or care team. If you require immediate, in-person emergency care, call 911, or go to your nearest emergency department.