What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laboratory Technician - Veterinary position at Pender Veterinary Centre and Pender Exotics Veterinary Centre?
Pender Veterinary Center services the cat, dog, and exotic pet community within the northern Virginia region. For more than 50 years, Pender Veterinary Centre has been a place where pet owners bring their beloved animal friends to receive care from an established team of passionate, experienced veterinarians. Today, Pender stands out amongst other animal care centers for its ability to set the highest standards for all veterinary teams through our philanthropic and development programs.
We are looking to hire a dedicated part-time individual with evening and weekend availability to our Lab team!
Our Lab:
Using IMMULITE 2000 XPi system, Sysmex XT 2000, Sysmex UF 1000, and Beckman Coulter AU 480 we test Canine TLI, Cobalamine, Folate, TSH, Free T4, T4, Cortisol, Progesterone, cTLI/Cobalamine/Folate, T4/Free T4/TSH, and others. We perform 200-300 tests per day. We are growing this part of our practice to double this capacity.
Essential Job Duties:
- Comfortable working with bodily fluids- blood, fecal, urine, etc.
- Run laboratory testing on various samples collected in-hospital; document process, review results/ findings, relay results to appropriate department/doctor
- Communicate effectively with Veterinary Doctors, Technicians, and Assistants
- Process various samples for overnight shipping to third-party laboratory facilities
- Track shipped samples for pickup, arrival, and relay of results/findings
How YOU Can Join Our Team:
- If you have optimistic warmth (genuine kindness, thoughtfulness, and a sense that the glass is always at least half full)
- If you have an insatiable curiosity to learn for the sake of learning
- If you have empathy (an awareness of, care for, and connection to how others feel and how your actions make others feel)
- If you have self-awareness and integrity (an understanding of what makes you tick and a natural inclination to be accountable for doing the right thing with honesty and superb judgment)
- If you have work ethic (a natural tendency to do something as well as it can possibly be done)
- Previous laboratory experience of 2 years is preferred
If this is you, we want to work with you!
Pay: From $20.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Veterinary: 1 year (Preferred)
- Laboratory: 1 year (Preferred)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Preferred)
- Night Shift (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $20