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Description

Closure Date: March 2nd, 2026 11:55PM CST
Position #: 9002434
Union: Saskatchewan Government and General Employees Union
Bargaining Unit: SGEU - Saskatchewan Cancer Agency
City/Town: Regina
Facility: SCA - Population Health
Department: Healthy Future Sask
Type: Casual
Expected Start Date: March 10th, 2026
FTE: 0.00
Shift Information: Days
Hours of Work: 3 week rotation
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band 2, $22.201 to $26.109 (9 step range)

GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITY:
Technical Assistant is responsible for pre-analytical functions including specimen procurement, pre-analytical specimen handling and distribution and for entering necessary data into the Laboratory Information System. The Technical Assistant will also perform physical measurements for participants.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
- Grade 12
- Medical Laboratory Assistant - Applied Certificate
Experience:
- Experience in biological or medical laboratory is an asset
- Experience with data collection and database management is an asset
Skills:
- Ability to perform Phlebotomy with a less than six percent miss rate
- Accuracy of fine motor movements for typing/data entry is required.
- Knowledge of biological waste products and specimen and chemical disposal.
- Knowledge in blood composition and characteristics
- Knowledge in laboratory health and safety
- Skills in aseptic techniques
- Skills in pipetting and handling microliter-level samples
- Some Judgment and problem solving skills are required to select the most appropriate action from a limited number of alternatives.
- Ability to effectively communicate factual information both orally and in writing.
- Human relations skills required to empathize with complaints and/or concerns and establish rapport with patients, the public and other staff.
- Ability to make decisions in accordance with agency policies and procedures and the Occupational ...
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