LABORATORY TECHNICIAN I General

This is a full-time position at the Salisbury Animal Health Laboratory.  Employee may be required to work outside usual daytime hours, and be available for on-call assignments.  Some weekend and evening duty may be required in the event of a disease outbreak or other assigned Agency activity.  May involve occasional overnight travel in and out of State.  This is a Continuity of Operations essential employee.

Worker will be paid hourly for actual hours worked (no paid leave or paid holidays.) 

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Maryland Department of Agriculture, Salisbury Animal Health Laboratory, 27722 Nanticoke Rd., Salisbury, Maryland

Performs laboratory technician duties, assisting poultry pathologist with animal necropsies, primarily avian species at the Salisbury Animal Health Laboratory, and disposing of animal carcasses and materials by operating incinerator. Performs administrative duties including collating and maintaining laboratory test records, issuing case reports and summary test reports. Essential employee for continuity of operations purposes.

Assists veterinarians with gross necropsy, conducts cleanup and disinfection of the necropsy suite after completion of every necropsy session so that it is clean, sanitary, and orderly at all times, and stocks supplies used during necropsy.

Performs administrative duties for sample accessioning, test recording and reporting using the Laboratory Information System.

Performs general laboratory technician duties not specifically related to necropsy, such as:  preparing media for microbiology plates and virus collection tubes; prepares, packs and ships samples according to Federal standards; strictly follows infection control precautions and follows biosecurity and biosafety practices; and properly uses personal protective equipment (PPE) when necessary.

General Option Education: Completion of 60 credits from an accredited college or university including three courses in chemistry or biology.

Experience: Two years of experience as a laboratory assistant or technician.

Notes:

1. Additional experience in a laboratory applying chemical or biological techniques may be substituted for the required education at a rate of one year of experience for each 30 credits of the required college education.

2. Candidates may substitute an Associate’s or higher degree in chemistry or biology for the education or experience requirements.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in Medical Laboratory or Histopathology classifications or Medical Laboratory specialty codes in the field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.  

Not Applicable.

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application (and on separate pages, if necessary) to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment.  All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date.  We will not consider information submitted after this date.

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Online applications are STRONGLY preferred, however paper applications will be accepted from candidates who may not have internet access.  All paper applications must be received by 4:30 PM on the closing date, no exceptions. Mailing Address: Maryland Department of Agriculture, Human Resource Office, Room 304, 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD  21401. (Postmarks not accepted to establish timeliness.)

If you are submitting additional information, such as transcripts, the preferred method is to upload them online with your application.  If you are unable to upload, you may mail, hand-deliver or fax (HR Fax # 410-841-5846).  Mailing Address: Maryland Department of Agriculture, Human Resource Office, Room 304, 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD  21401.

For questions concerning this recruitment, please contact: Mary Darling at 410-841-5840 or mary.darling@maryland.gov

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply.

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As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.