Job Description

Closure Date: June 4, 2026, 11:59 PM CST

Position #: 079612

Union: Saskatchewan Government and General Employees Union

Bargaining Unit: SGEU - Saskatchewan Cancer Agency

City/Town: Saskatoon

Facility: Saskatoon Cancer Centre

Department: Systemic Therapy & Outpatient Services

Type: Part-time temporary

Expected Start Date: June 15, 2026

Expected End Date: December 1, 2026

FTE: 0.70

Shift Information: Days

Number of Hours per Rotation: In a 3-week rotation: 10 shifts of 7.77 hours

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band 3, $24.844 to $29.142 (9 step range)

GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITY:

Reporting to the Site Manager, Systemic Therapy the 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.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• Grade 12
• Medical Laboratory Assistant Certificate or equivalent education

Experience:

• No previous experience required.

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.
• 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 Health and Safety Act.
• Maintain confidentiality.
  

Mission: To provide leadership in cancer control for the people of Saskatchewan through prevention, early detection, treatment and research. Vision: A healthy population free from cancer.