LHSO 24R - Laboratory Health Science Officer - Post Mortem Technologist

The Team
The Plant and Animal Health Branch provides veterinary diagnostic laboratory and disease investigation services for the Province. The Animal Health Centre is the provincial veterinary diagnostic laboratory and, as a major part of the Plant and Animal Health Branch, has the mandate to provide diagnostic, monitoring, investigative, surveillance and regulatory programs for livestock, poultry and finfish production industries of British Columbia.
The Role
This position is responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient operation of the Post Mortem room and its equipment including cleaning and disinfecting the necropsy room and maintaining inventories of supplies. This position follows standard procedures for preparing whole animals for necropsy examination, receiving and processing specimens, performing parasitology examination, and safely disposing of biological materials. This position also includes performing fixed tissue trimming for Histological chemical processing and embedding tissues into paraffin wax.
Qualifications: Education and Experience Requirements

• Veterinary Technologist diploma from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 1 year practical experience in the veterinary medicine field.
• Minimum 1 year experience performing veterinary parasitological techniques and identifications.
• Maintain a membership in good standing with the BC Veterinary Technologists Association (BCVTA)
• Physically able to lift 50 lbs from floor to standing
Preferences may be given to applicants with the following:
• Experience as a Post Mortem technologist in a veterinary diagnostic laboratory.
• Experience in an accredited laboratory (ISO/IEC 17025 or AAVLD).

Proviso/Willingness Statements:
• Must be in good physical condition and able to deal with demanding physical requirements of working in the Necropsy area (e.g. heavy lifting or pushing of animal carcasses such as horses or cows).
• Maintains American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnostics (AAVLD) certification through participation in periodic internal and external proficiency test panels for quality assurance purposes.
• Meet safety standards of Work Safe BC including WHMIS and Transportation of Dangerous Goods training.
• Must be willing to participate in the PAHB rabies vaccination and surveillance program.
For questions regarding this position, please contact [email protected].
About this Position:
This is a temporary opportunity until 10/29/2027. This position may be extended or become permanent.
This position is based out of Abbotsford B.C.
This position requires full-time, in-person work.
An eligibility list may be established to fill future temporary and/or permanent vacancies.
A Criminal Record Check (CRC) will be required.
Employees of the BC Public Service must be located in BC at the time of employment.
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