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Join to apply for the Medical Laboratory Assistant role at NSW Health. Employment Type: Permanent Full Time | Position Classification: Technical Assistant Grade 2 | Remuneration: $61,889.52 - $64,260.00 per annum plus superannuation | Hours Per Week: 38 | Location: Orange Health Service | Applications Close: 10 November 2025 11:59pm. About the Opportunity Are you seeking a challenging and rewarding role in a regional town that is well-connected and close to major cities? We are looking for Medical Laboratory Assistants to join our Collections and Central Specimen Reception team at Orange Hospital Laboratory. Fulltime permanent and parttime permanent positions are available. What We Can Offer You This position is eligible for a Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme allowance of up to $5,000 plus super per annum in addition to award entitlements. Accrued days off in addition to annual leave. Generous salary packaging options and other fringe benefits. Corporate wellbeing programs, including the Fitness Passport. Learning and development opportunities, including inhouse training with RTO My Health Learning. What You''ll Be Doing Contribute to a customerfocused pathology collection service across inpatient, outpatient and home care settings. Provide a highquality 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. Qualifications and Experience 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 transferable to this role. Demonstrated problemsolving and troubleshooting 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 neonatal blood collections. Unencumbered Class C Driver''s Licence (valid in NSW) or the capacity to travel to any site for a shift as required. Must be willing to participate in shifttype 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. Additional Information Need more information? Click here for the Position Description. Find out more about applying for this position. For rolerelated queries or questions contact Tatenda Zana at [email protected]. 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 and provide evidence against specified diseases at their own cost 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. NSW Health Pathology Equal Opportunity Statement 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, sociocultural background, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. #J-18808-Ljbffr