Medical Laboratory Assistant NSW Health Pathology location Sydney. $30.16 - $31.31 per hour plus superannuation.

About the opportunity we are looking for a motivated and reliable permanent part-time (30 hours/week) pathology collector to join our collections team, working across Northern Sydney sites: Royal North Shore Hospital, Ryde Hospital, and Hornsby Hospital. Ideally, we seek someone with hospital ward collection experience.

As a Technical Assistant, your duties will include collecting blood and other samples from patients, accurately labeling them, and ensuring their timely and safe delivery to the laboratory. You will also maintain accurate records and provide excellent customer service to our patients. If you're seeking a challenging and rewarding role in healthcare and enjoy working with people, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity to join our team.

What we can offer you 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.

Familiarity with pathology terminology and requirements and the willingness to learn a broad scope of collection, data entry and specimen preparation practices including paediatric and neonate blood collections. Unencumbered Class C Driver's License (valid in NSW) or the capacity to travel to any site for a shift as required.

Must be willing to participate in shift type work including weekend work as required and travel to any site or location within the operational area as requested. Demonstrated ability to manage a demanding professional team environment where there are competing priorities and strict deadlines.Proficient computer skills including high attention to detail and data accuracy.