Medical Laboratory Assistant

Employment Type
: Permanent Part Time

Position Classification
: Technical Assistant Grade 2

Remuneration
: $ $33.71 per hour plus superannuation

Hours Per Week
: 12

Requisition ID
: REQ620578

Location
: Tumbarumba

Applications Close
: 29 November :59pm

About The Opportunity
NSW Health Pathology - Committed to safeguarding and improving the health, safety, and wellbeing of our communities throughout all stages of life. Our dedicated Medical Laboratory Assistants are focused on delivering exceptional care with a strong community focus.

With 12 permanent part-time hours per week, you'll enjoy both stability and a healthy work-life balance. You'll also receive an additional $1,500 per year plus superannuation under the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.

We are ideally looking for someone with experience in blood collection, but we are also willing to train the right candidate who shows a strong willingness to learn and develop their skills. This is a great opportunity to work across a variety of tasks, enhance your expertise, and advance your career with the support of the close-knit team at Tumbarumba. Candidates may be required to work at other sites with sufficient notice and will need to attend Tumut for training.

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Join us today and discover all that NSW Health Pathology and Regional NSW have to offer

What We Can Offer You

• This position is eligible for a Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme allowance of up to $1,500 plus super per annum in addition to award entitlements
• 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
Contribute to a customer-focused pathology collection service across inpatient, outpatient and home care settings. Provide a high-quality healthcare service to all referrers and consumers. Perform venepuncture and other duties pertaining to specimen collection, data entry, processing, and delivery into sites for pathology investigations as required.

Interested in joining Australia's largest public pathology service? Apply now by addressing the following questions:

• Certificate III in Pathology Collections and/or previous experience in venepuncture or a demonstrated ability to learn all aspects of the clinical environment relevant to the Department.
• Demonstrated customer service experience and skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers, and clinical staff in an environment transferrable to this role.
• Demonstrated problem solving and trouble shooting skills, with the ability to resolve general issues within the clinical environment including specimen preparation and transport ensuring viability of the specimens.
• Demonstrated familiarity with pathology terminology and requirements, with a willingness to learn a broad range of collection, data entry, and specimen preparation practices - including paediatric and neonate blood collections - and proficient computer skills with a strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Must hold an unencumbered Class C Driver's License (valid in NSW) or be able to travel to any site as required; willing to work various shifts, including weekends, with travel within the operational area as needed.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a demanding professional team environment where there are competing priorities and strict deadlines.

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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.

New to NSW Health Pathology?
The preferred candidate may be required to undergo a functional assessment prior to appointment.

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
If the selection panel identifies more than one suitable candidate for the role, an eligibility list will be created for future permanent part time, temporary and casual vacancies.

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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