Veterinary Diagnostician/Assistant Professor

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.
• 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.).
• Reviews and coordinates laboratory cases; releases diagnostic laboratory reports and ensures 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; finds 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.
• Performs special projects as determined by the Director.