Senior Laboratory Technologist

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

Candidates must clearly demonstrate with concrete examples, IN THE PRESCREENING QUESTIONS, how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the essential qualifications. Only screening questionnaire will be used during pre-screening process. We may use resumes as a secondary source to validate the answers to the pre-screening questions. Candidates who fail to provide sufficient information will be eliminated from further consideration.

Work environment

Please be advised this process will be used to staff positions in the new department of Indigenous Services Canada. The creation of Indigenous Services Canada is an important development in our renewed relationship with Indigenous peoples. These structural changes will allow our government to work more effectively with Indigenous partners to provide services that improve people’s day-to-day quality of life. The candidates are encouraged to visit the website https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada.html for more information on various programs and services.

Intent of the process

This process will initially be used to staff a 1-year term position.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various language requirements (English Essential or Bilingual Imperative), various security requirements, various conditions of employment as well as various tenures (acting, assignment/secondment, deployment, term and/or indeterminate) within Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and Indigenous Services Canada.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Education:
A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives.

Note:
The employer-approved alternatives to a secondary school diploma are:
1. A satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or
2. An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Occupational Certification:
Current active registration with the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) as a general Medical Laboratory Technologist and the College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Manitoba (CMLTM).

Experience:
- *Recent and **significant experience working as a Medical Laboratory Technologist.
- Experience leading project teams or groups.

* Recent is defined as within the last three (3) years.
** Significant is defined as a minimum of two (2) years of experience.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

Abilities:
- Ability to manage human and financial resources.
- Ability to analyze and respond appropriately to routine and emergency medical situations.
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
- Ability to maintain accurate and informative medical records.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Personal Suitability:
- Effective Interpersonal Relationships
- Dependability
- Judgment
- Respectful of Diversity
- Aboriginal Cultural Competency*

* Please note, the definition of Aboriginal Cultural Competency* is: The term Aboriginal cultural competency includes knowledge of Aboriginal peoples and refers to the ability to work effectively with Aboriginal peoples from different cultural backgrounds, or in settings where several cultures co-exist. It includes the ability to communicate and understand the culture, and behaviours of other individuals and groups, and to make appropriate recommendations.

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Asset Qualifications:
- Successful completion of an associated X-Ray Assist Program OR Technical Assistant training and certification in Radiography acceptable to the established standards of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba.
- Experience working with First Nations communities.
- Experience working in an acute care and hospital environment.

Degree equivalency

Organizational Needs:
Indigenous Services Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Women, Aboriginal Persons, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment:
- Reliability Status
- Medical clearance
- Willing and able to work overtime on short notice.
- Willing and able to be on-call after hours during weekday evenings and overnights as well as 24 hours/day on weekends.

Candidates must meet the Essential Qualifications and Conditions of Employment to be appointed to a position. Candidates may also be required to meet one of more of the Asset Qualifications, Organizational Needs and/or Operational Requirements depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

All communication throughout the entire staffing process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

We will communicate with applicants by e-mail. It is your responsibility to verify your e-mails regularly to ensure that you do not miss out on any opportunities. Failure to respond in the prescribed timeframe will result in your application not being referred to the hiring manager. The applicant shall ensure that the e-mail address provided is valid and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

In order to manage the number of applications in the selection process, management may use random selection and/or top down consideration of scores at various steps in the process, to determine the number of candidates who will be further considered in the process.

Candidates invited to the assessment stage will be required to provide ORIGINAL proof of their education credentials, i.e., their degree or official transcript. Failure to do so may result in you not being considered further in the selection process. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.