What are the responsibilities and job description for the Veterinary Diagnostician/Assistant Professor position at Murray State University?
Summary Of Job Duties And Responsibilities
Serves as liaison between the laboratory and customers, receiving diagnostic samples, routing for testing, serving as a case coordinator, releasing test results, and answering customer and staff questions.
Serves as liaison between the laboratory and customers, receiving diagnostic samples, routing for testing, serving as a case coordinator, releasing test results, and answering customer and staff questions.
- Liaison with referring veterinarians, owners, staff, food producers, government agencies, and other laboratories.
- Receives diagnostic samples for testing (e.g., takes case history, unloads animals, preparing and routing laboratory samples, etc.)
- Review and coordinate laboratory cases; release diagnostic laboratory reports and ensure accuracy, clarity and completeness.
- Supervises shipping and receiving personnel. Ensures Receiving Area is manned during all business hours (including lunch).
- Monitors current processes and policies for receiving and routing incoming cases; ensures regulatory compliance to include accreditation standards, develops new procedures and policies as needed.
- Participates in and ensures compliance with the quality management, biosafety, and biosecurity programs.
- Serve as the coordinator for disease notifications, including those involving select agents, to the appropriate authorities.
- Develops Continuing Education Programs for Veterinarians; find speakers, professional instructors and sponsors for programs; invites veterinarians, organizes program
- Develops educational programs for presentation to primary and secondary students; may be veterinary or animal science in nature; distributes or presents to area schools.
- Provides tours and educational programs for post-secondary education groups, stakeholder groups at BVC .
- Attends and represents BVC at stakeholder meetings, veterinary meetings; provides outreach to veterinarians, farmers and pet owners as determined by the Director.
- Perform special projects as determined by the Director.