Medical Laboratory Technician

**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time
**Position Classification**: Tech Off Gde 1/2
**Remuneration**: $63,725.98 - $91,786.58 per annum plus superannuation
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ519138
**Location**:Wagga Wagga Base Hospital
**Applications Close**:29 September 2024 - 11:59pm

**About the opportunity**

Join Our Laboratory Team at Wagga Wagga

We’re looking for a skilled lab technician to perform diverse investigations and tests, both manual and automated, following established methods and procedures. Your role will involve preparing materials, maintaining equipment, and ensuring smooth laboratory operations according to our established protocols.

Want to know more? Find out what NSW Health Pathology and Regional NSW has to offer.

**What we can offer you**
- This position is eligible for a Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme allowance of up to $5,000 plus super per annum in addition to award entitlements
- Accrued Days Off in addition to Annual Leave
- Generous salary packaging options and other fringe benefits
- Corporate wellbeing programs, including the Fitness Passport
- Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning

**What you'll be doing**
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the delivery of pathology services within a discipline relevant to the department, including use of Laboratory Information Systems, Patient Systems and Quality Systems
- Ability to work in a responsible and efficient manner and to manage competing priorities to meet deadlines
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment whilst working autonomously to deliver results within specified timeframes set to meet client expectations
- Customer focused approach displaying well-developed interpersonal skills and good oral and written communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with customers and patients as well as clinical laboratory staff
- Commitment to the principles of quality management and continuous quality improvement and to identify, develop and implement quality and service improvement activities
- Full unencumbered Class C NSW drivers license with the ability to travel to others sites for work if required.

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**Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases**

This is a Category A position. All Category A applicants must read and understand NSW Health Policy Directive PD2024_015 Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases. All recruits must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. All recruits must provide evidence against specified diseases and comply with the requirements of this policy at their **own cost** prior to appointment.

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**Working Rights**

This position is a permanent position. To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency. Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa.

**Talent Pool**

**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**

NSW Health Pathology is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We seek to recruit from diverse applicants and create teams with skills, perspectives and experiences that complement each other at work. We welcome suitably qualified applicants regardless of age, ethnicity, socio-cultural background, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.

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