Medical Laboratory Assistant - Transfusion Medicine and Tissue Bank - Regular Full-Time 2026-17716 (2026-17716)

Job summary

Process donor skin allografts and support Transfusion Medicine and Tissue Bank operations. Handle specimens, patient records, inventory, reagents, equipment, referrals, and related administrative and laboratory tasks.

Job details

Summary Of Duties The Technical Assistant will have responsibilities in the Transfusion Medicine and Tissue Bank. This will include processing donor skin allografts. Other responsibilities are: Answering phone calls; receiving, sorting, labelling, and distribution of specimens to work stations; updating patients’ information; filing and retrieving records and specimens; verifying and registering patient demographics; specimen packaging and referrals; loading and unloading specimens from instruments; specimen test setup; equipment monitoring and maintenance; Tissue product, blood and blood product inventory receipt and preparation; reagent receipt and preparation; and other duties as required. Qualifications/Skills Requires successful completion of Community College program for Medical Laboratory Technician MLPAO certification required or CSMLS certification Minimum 3 years recent experience in Blood Bank and/or Tissue Bank Customer service focus required Detail oriented with quality assurance focus required Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment Ability to adjust to shifting priorities with minimal direction Previous experience with WellSky an asset Proficient computer skills required including MS OFFICE - Excel, Word and Power Point

What you’ll do

Process donor skin allografts and support Transfusion Medicine and Tissue Bank operations. Handle specimens, patient records, inventory, reagents, equipment, referrals, and related administrative and laboratory tasks.

Requirements

Requires completion of a community college Medical Laboratory Technician program and MLPAO or CSMLS certification, plus at least three years of recent Blood Bank and/or Tissue Bank experience. Candidates should have strong customer service, quality assurance, communication, teamwork, attention to detail, computer skills, and preferably WellSky experience.

Listed skills

• Customer service · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• Quality assurance · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Microsoft Office · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Transfusion Medicine
• Tissue Bank Processing
• Specimen Handling
• Patient Registration
• Specimen Packaging
• Specimen Test Setup
• Equipment Monitoring and Maintenance
• Blood and Blood Product Inventory
• Reagent Preparation
• Quality Assurance
• Customer Service
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Attention to Detail
• WellSky
• Microsoft Office

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Science & Research
• Administrative

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