MTS Level 7 - Laboratory Technologist - Postmortem - Diagnostic Services

Diagnostic Services invites applications to provide technical assistance and related laboratory services in the Postmortem Laboratory.
RESPONSIBILITIES:

Working in the Postmortem Laboratory assisting pathologists with necropsies in a wide variety of terrestrial and aquatic animal species and performing technical duties. These duties will include:

Accepting carcasses from clients and taking case histories
Dissection of a large variety of aquatic and terrestrial animals
Appropriately handling and disposing of tissues and carcasses and chemical waste
Providing private cremation services
Assisting in the creation and updating of standard operating procedures in the postmortem area
Ordering and maintaining supplies and equipment for the postmortem lab within the budget provided
Collection and fixation of tissue specimens for teaching purposes, aiding in student laboratory and rotation preparation, assisting in the supervision of students on the postmortem floor
Sampling of aquatic species for surveillance/disease screening
Trimming of formalin fixed tissues and assisting pathologists with aquatic and mammalian cases
General cleaning and maintenance of the laboratory and equipment, including hand saws, a vertical band saw, and knives
Operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of industrial incinerator
QUALIFICATIONS:

Related diploma or BSC with extensive necropsy/autopsy experience, experience assisting pathologists in a postmortem setting, and experience trimming formalin fixed tissues
Experience training students in a pathology-related field
Knowledge of mammal and aquatic anatomy and/or forensic pathology would be an asset