Medical Lab Technologist | Microbiology

Royal Inland Hospital, in Kamloops, has an exciting opportunity for a Casual Medical Lab Technologist to join their team!
When scheduled the hours for this position will be day, evening and night shifts. Casual employment includes short-notice, on-call availability; workload coverage during a temporary absence; and/or providing relief coverage in a specific position. Once hired into a casual role, employees are eligible to apply for internal postings including permanent part-time or full-time positions. There are many opportunities with Interior Health that begin with casual positions and lead to regular employment.
What You Will Work On
MLTs work in team based environments to perform a variety of routine and/or complex tests utilizing manual procedures and automated instruments. MLTs are also responsible for functions such as: receiving specimens, entering data into the Laboratory Information System (LIS), validating and reporting test results, maintaining instruments and preparing solutions and control agents. Participates in departmental training programs in individual or all sections of the lab (such as, microbiology, histology, cytology, etc.) with a view to learning new/existing tests and procedures for use in the Laboratory.
About this location
The RIH Laboratory is our second largest tertiary referral 24/7 site in the interior region. The Lab consists of many generalist and specialist team members, who work collaboratively in a variety of disciplines such as: Collections, Accession, Chemistry, Hematology, Transfusion Medicine, Microbiology, Histology, AP and Molecular.
Community Profile: Kamloops is known as a four-season adventure playground, where you can enjoy long hot summers and milder winters. With a population of 90,000 Kamloops offers all the amenities of a big city including great restaurants, shopping, businesses, wonderful parks and recreation facilities as well as easy access to spectacular winter sports at Sun Peaks resort.