Medical Laboratory Technician

In This Role:

• You will be using automated analyzers, microscopes and other laboratory diagnostic tools to perform analyses and tests that diagnose animal illnesses, injuries and diseases in support of veterinarian animal treatment. 

• You will be performing diagnostic tests on blood, urine, fecal or pet biopsy samples that we receive in our lab by the thousands, every day.

• You will be responsible for setting up and running lab tests and reading and releasing results according to SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures).

 Hematology: Testing cell-related components of blood samples to enumerate and identify their cellular components, including the microscopic evaluation of blood smears and the use of automated and manual counting techniques.  

• Chemistry/Endocrinology: Testing blood and body fluids for various analytes, utilizing automated instrumentation.

• Urinalysis: Analysis and evaluation of chemical and microscopic components of urine samples, using automated instrumentation and manual techniques.  

• Parasitology: Examining samples to identify parasites, utilizing fecal flotation and various microscopic techniques.  

• Immunology/Serology: Testing blood and other samples for the presence of viral and bacterial disease by detecting antibodies (AB) or antigens (AG). 

• Microbiology: Processing clinical samples for the identification of bacteria and fungi using automated and manual methods. 

• PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction): Examining samples for the presence of specific substances (often bacteria) using molecular diagnostic methods.