MTS Level 8 – Laboratory Technologist - Bacteriology - Diagnostic Services - Atlantic Veterinary College
Top Benefits
About the role
Diagnostic Services invites applications from experienced and motivated medical laboratory technologists to provide technical and related laboratory services in the discipline of veterinary bacteriology and mycology. The Bacteriology and Mycology Laboratory is staffed by 3.00 FTE and a faculty clinical bacteriologist. Diagnostic Services is a fee for service laboratory with internal AVC clients and external clients from across Canada.
What we offer:
- Flexible work arrangements and vacation scheduling (per CUPE 1870 collective agreement)
- Comprehensive Health and Dental Care Benefits
- Post Retirement Benefits
- Tuition Waivers
- Health and Wellness on Campus available to staff and their families
- Professional Development Opportunities
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The successful Technologist will:
- perform routine bacteriology and mycology testing on samples from aquatic, avian, and mammalian animal species submitted to the Diagnostic Services Bacteriology Laboratory
- Set up, process and analyze bacteriologic and mycotic specimens using traditional (biochemical), MALDI-TOF MS, and molecular techniques, as well as antimicrobial susceptibility testing by disk diffusion (Kirby Bauer) and broth microdilution
- ISO certification of the laboratory dictates on-going policy development and method validation responsibilities
- Enter submissions into a laboratory management system and report results
- Be responsive in a timely, effective and professional manner to the service, teaching, and research mandates of AVC
- Assist with fourth year DVM diagnostic services bacteriology rotations (VPM 4500) will be required
- Perform routine laboratory maintenance and inventory of supplies and isolates will be required
QUALIFICATIONS:
- A Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT) designation and 2 years of recent veterinary or human clinical diagnostic bacteriology laboratory experience are required
- Experience with molecular diagnostic testing, method validation, policy development, ISO 17025 and 17043 certifications will be considered assets
- Good interpersonal communication skills are required
- Veterinary bacteriology training will be provided
- Have excellent flexibility, organizational skills, and attention to detail to prioritize work, function independently, and complete a high volume of tasks accurately under pressure of deadlines with frequent interruptions and/or distractions
About University of Prince Edward Island
Established in 1969, the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is a comprehensive public liberal arts university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, with roots in its founding institutions, Prince of Wales College (est. 1834) Saint Dunstan's University (est. 1855).
The only university in the province, UPEI offers a wide range of programs and degrees within the faculties of Arts; Business; Education; Graduate Studies; Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies; Nursing; Science; Sustainable Design Engineering; and Veterinary Medicine. Home to Canada Research Chairs, a UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability, endowed and sponsored research chairs, and 3M National Teaching Fellows, UPEI comprises a community of talented and dedicated faculty and staff who provide exceptional learning experiences to Canadian and international students under their tutelage.
In addition to its main campus in Charlottetown, UPEI has established the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peter's Bay, PEI. The University also has an international campus in Cairo, Egypt, offering degrees in business administration, mathematical and computational sciences, and sustainable design engineering. It also has postsecondary exchange programs with universities in numerous countries. As well, post-secondary students in Asia, Africa, and Europe can earn certain UPEI degrees, based on the University's curriculum and rigorous educational standards, while living in their home countries.
With millions of dollars in scholarships, international exchange and experiential learning opportunities, expanding professional and graduate programs, and outstanding student-faculty interaction, UPEI offers students an educational experience designed to help them reach their potential as future leaders.
The interim President and Vice-Chancellor is Dr. Greg Keefe. The Chancellor is the Honourable Catherine Callbeck.
MTS Level 8 – Laboratory Technologist - Bacteriology - Diagnostic Services - Atlantic Veterinary College
Top Benefits
About the role
Diagnostic Services invites applications from experienced and motivated medical laboratory technologists to provide technical and related laboratory services in the discipline of veterinary bacteriology and mycology. The Bacteriology and Mycology Laboratory is staffed by 3.00 FTE and a faculty clinical bacteriologist. Diagnostic Services is a fee for service laboratory with internal AVC clients and external clients from across Canada.
What we offer:
- Flexible work arrangements and vacation scheduling (per CUPE 1870 collective agreement)
- Comprehensive Health and Dental Care Benefits
- Post Retirement Benefits
- Tuition Waivers
- Health and Wellness on Campus available to staff and their families
- Professional Development Opportunities
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The successful Technologist will:
- perform routine bacteriology and mycology testing on samples from aquatic, avian, and mammalian animal species submitted to the Diagnostic Services Bacteriology Laboratory
- Set up, process and analyze bacteriologic and mycotic specimens using traditional (biochemical), MALDI-TOF MS, and molecular techniques, as well as antimicrobial susceptibility testing by disk diffusion (Kirby Bauer) and broth microdilution
- ISO certification of the laboratory dictates on-going policy development and method validation responsibilities
- Enter submissions into a laboratory management system and report results
- Be responsive in a timely, effective and professional manner to the service, teaching, and research mandates of AVC
- Assist with fourth year DVM diagnostic services bacteriology rotations (VPM 4500) will be required
- Perform routine laboratory maintenance and inventory of supplies and isolates will be required
QUALIFICATIONS:
- A Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT) designation and 2 years of recent veterinary or human clinical diagnostic bacteriology laboratory experience are required
- Experience with molecular diagnostic testing, method validation, policy development, ISO 17025 and 17043 certifications will be considered assets
- Good interpersonal communication skills are required
- Veterinary bacteriology training will be provided
- Have excellent flexibility, organizational skills, and attention to detail to prioritize work, function independently, and complete a high volume of tasks accurately under pressure of deadlines with frequent interruptions and/or distractions
About University of Prince Edward Island
Established in 1969, the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is a comprehensive public liberal arts university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, with roots in its founding institutions, Prince of Wales College (est. 1834) Saint Dunstan's University (est. 1855).
The only university in the province, UPEI offers a wide range of programs and degrees within the faculties of Arts; Business; Education; Graduate Studies; Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies; Nursing; Science; Sustainable Design Engineering; and Veterinary Medicine. Home to Canada Research Chairs, a UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability, endowed and sponsored research chairs, and 3M National Teaching Fellows, UPEI comprises a community of talented and dedicated faculty and staff who provide exceptional learning experiences to Canadian and international students under their tutelage.
In addition to its main campus in Charlottetown, UPEI has established the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peter's Bay, PEI. The University also has an international campus in Cairo, Egypt, offering degrees in business administration, mathematical and computational sciences, and sustainable design engineering. It also has postsecondary exchange programs with universities in numerous countries. As well, post-secondary students in Asia, Africa, and Europe can earn certain UPEI degrees, based on the University's curriculum and rigorous educational standards, while living in their home countries.
With millions of dollars in scholarships, international exchange and experiential learning opportunities, expanding professional and graduate programs, and outstanding student-faculty interaction, UPEI offers students an educational experience designed to help them reach their potential as future leaders.
The interim President and Vice-Chancellor is Dr. Greg Keefe. The Chancellor is the Honourable Catherine Callbeck.