Position: Laboratory and Pharmacy Technician
Our Culture:
Bridgetown Veterinary Emergency and Referral (BVER) is a specialty animal hospital located in Portland Oregon. We offer specialty and emergency services and have veterinarians in Surgery, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Radiology, Urgent care and Emergency and Critical Care.
Are you passionate about animal care and excited to contribute to a team that makes a difference? Bridgetown Veterinary Emergency and Referral is looking for a skilled Laboratory and Pharmacy Technician to join our dedicated team of professionals. If you have experience in a fast-paced medical environment and are committed to supporting high-quality veterinary care, we'd love to hear from you! We are currently seeking a qualified individual to work full-time hours working Thursday-Saturday, 9:00am-9:00pm.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for all daily, weekly and monthly maintenance of all in-house laboratory equipment and quality controls. Maintain a schedule of quality control checks on in-house machines.
- Pack and ship laboratory requests to outside labs and maintain logs on all outgoing lab requests.
- Monitor stock of replacement parts/components/reagents for in house machines and reordering when needed.
- Perform routine laboratory tests including bloodwork, platelet estimates, urinalysis, fecal analysis, and other diagnostic procedures.
- Prepare and dispense medications accurately according to veterinary prescriptions, ensuring correct dosage, labeling and packaging.
- Maintain adequate stock levels of pharmaceuticals and supplies, monitor expiration dates, and manage inventory rotation to minimize waste.
- Adhere to all relevant regulations and guidelines governing the handling, storage and dispensing of veterinary medications including controlled substances.
- Maintain accurate records of medication dispensing, patient prescriptions and inventory transactions using Cubex software.
- Complete daily, weekly and monthly Cubex counts.
