Laboratory Assistant

Laboratory Assistant

Make an Impact Where It Matters Most — Join Us in Chilliwack and Hope BC!

Calling all Laboratory Assistants and Medical Lab Assistants in : Ready to bring your skills somewhere they truly make a difference? Come to Beautiful British Columbia Chilliwack and Hope!

We’re inviting passionate, patient-centered professionals like you to be part of something bigger—help shape the future of health care while living in BC. Chilliwack and Hope is more than a destination—it’s a lifestyle, a community, and a chance to grow both professionally and personally.

 Why This Role, Why Now?

 In Chilliwack General Hospital and Fraser Canyon Hospital, you’re not just processing samples—you’re part of a small but mighty team delivering critical care in a tight-knit community. You’ll work alongside technologists, physicians, nurse clinicians, and fellow lab professionals who are all driven by the same goal: to deliver world-class diagnostics and compassionate care where it’s needed most.

Whether you’re a new grad eager to jump in or a seasoned Medical Lab Assistant ready for a lifestyle change, you’ll find a home here—with support, opportunities to grow, and a chance to make a real difference in people’s lives every single day.

Calling all Laboratory Assistant, Lab Assistant, Medical Lab Assistant and Medical Laboratory Assistants– Shape the Future of Health Care in Chilliwack and Hope

Are you passionate about patient care and ready to bring your lab skills to a tight-knit, supportive team in beautiful Chilliwack and Hope? We're seeking a dedicated Medical Laboratory Assistant to join our lab services and make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients in our community?

Why Choose our team in Chilliwack and Hope if you already don’t live here?

• Real Impact: Play a key role in delivering essential lab services in supportive, close-knit communities.
• Career Growth: Build hands-on experience seniority, gain mentorship, and grow your career
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy predictable schedules and a pace of life that lets you truly balance your career goals with personal wellness.
• Lifestyle Upgrade: Enjoy affordable living, more space, and endless outdoor adventures right at your doorstep.
• Core Lab Experience: Gain hands-on exposure in a fully equipped core laboratory environment. Build your technical expertise and expand your professional toolbox.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy predictable schedules and a pace of life that lets you truly balance your career goals with personal wellness.
• Competitive Compensation & Comprehensive Benefits: We provide a highly competitive compensation package, with an hourly wage or $29.27 + %in lieu

What You’ll Do

As a Medical Laboratory Assistant with PHSA, you’ll be part of a team that supports vital diagnostic services across British Columbia. In this important role, you will:

• Provide a calm, compassionate presence while collecting blood and non-blood specimens from patients.
• Prepare and label specimens with accuracy, following safety and quality protocols to ensure reliable results.
• Package and transport specimens in accordance with Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) and WHMIS guidelines.
• Forward specimens to referral labs or internal departments, supporting efficient and timely testing.
• Maintain smooth day-to-day lab operations and contribute to a safe, organized work environment.
• Register patients, generate blood collection lists, and manage data using the Laboratory Information System (LIS) and related digital tools.
• Play a key role in delivering high-quality laboratory services that help patients receive the care they need—when they need it most.

What you bring

Qualifications

Our ideal candidate is a dynamic individual with:

• You are a skilled, compassionate professional who’s ready to make a difference in people’s lives—and you bring the following:
• Completion of an accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) program is required.
• Proven venipuncture experience, ideally in a fast-paced health care setting is a bonus.
• Confidence working with digital lab systems and a typing speed of at least 25 words per minute.
• A collaborative spirit and a strong commitment to patient-centered care, even on your busiest days.
• A personal dedication to ongoing learning—including reconciliation, cultural safety, and anti-racism in health care.
• A readiness to grow your career while living and working in the vibrant communities of Chilliwack and Hope
• If you reside 20-30 minutes away from Chilliwack and Hope near Mission, Langley Abbotsford, Sardis, Yarrow, Cultus Lake, Greendale, Rosedale, Agassiz (District of Kent), Harrison Hot Springs it is an asset!

Job Type: Temporary, Part-Time
Salary Range: $29.27 / Hour
Location: 45600 Menholm Road, Chilliwack Chilliwack General Hospital and Fraser Canyon Hospital
Closing Date: Applications accepted until position is filled
Hours of Work: We offer various rotating shifts 
Requisition # 191611E

What we do

Provincial Laboratory Medicine Services (PLMS), part of Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), is at the forefront of diagnostic testing in BC, operating across 31 sites in the Lower Mainland and Central Coast. From hospitals to specialty labs within Vancouver Coastal Health, Provincial Health Services Authority, Fraser Health Authority, and Providence Health Care, our dedicated teams deliver fast, accurate results that drive critical patient care and medical innovation. Whether detecting diseases, guiding treatments, or supporting groundbreaking research, PLMS plays a vital role in advancing healthcare and saving lives across the province

The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Create equity – Be courageous.

Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services

PHSA is committed to anti-racism and equity in our hiring and employment practices. With learning and compassion, we are addressing existing inequities and barriers throughout our systems. PHSA is seeking to create a diverse workforce and to establish an inclusive and culturally safe environment. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently excluded groups identified under the B.C. Human Rights Code.

One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes ongoing commitments to Indigenous recruitment and employee experience as well as dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya’k̓ula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support at indigenous.employment@phsa.ca.

Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and exclusion faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and title of BC First Nations and self-determination of all First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. PHSA is mandated to uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents including the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study.

ATTN: PHSA Employees:

To be considered as a PHSA employee (internal applicant) for this position, you must apply online via your internal profile at http://internaljobs.phsa.ca  

Please note the internal job posting will no longer be accessible after the expiry date of November 26, 2025. If the internal job posting has expired, please contact the Internal Jobs Help Desk and advise that you would like to be considered as a late internal applicant for this position. Please do not apply for the external job posting.

If you have not registered your internal profile, a password is required to log in for the first time. To obtain your password, please contact the Internal Jobs Help Desk at 604-875-7264 or 1-855-875-7264 at internaljobshelpu@phsa.ca Please note regular business hours are Monday – Friday (excluding stats), 8:30am to 4:30pm. A Help Desk Representative will respond to your inquiry within 1-2 business days.