Technical Officer

Technical Officer

**Job reference**: #16801

**Brand**:Laverty Pathology

**Location**: 60 Waterloo Road, North Ryde NSW 2113 (Laverty Pathology)

**Work type**: Full Time (Permanent) 38 hours per week

**Department**: Automated Chemistry

**About**us**
- Laverty Pathology is a Healius business. Healius has an expansive network of over 100 medical laboratories and 2000 patient collection centres operating across metropolitan, regional and remote Australia. We provide 1 in every 3 pathology services in Australia, extending from exclusively servicing some of Australia’s largest and most complex private and public hospitals, to small Indigenous Australian communities. This means that you will be working in a business large enough to offer you job stability & security, interstate mobility and the opportunity to fulfil your career ambitions.

**About the role**
- We are seeking an individual who is highly motivated to become part of a passionate and engaged team. Your key responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:

- Processing of specimens including culturing - urines, swabs (various sites), faeces and
- Preparation of smears for gram stain, reading of gram-stained slides
- Microscopy of cells in fluids, urines
- Identification of crystals
- Using analysers for urine microscopy and dipstick chemistry
- Using analyser for occult blood determination

**About you**
- To be considered for this position, you will need to have a great blend of skills, including:

- A Science degree obtained from a recognised Australian institution
- A current full unrestricted driver licence may be required
- Ability to demonstrate sound organisation skills
- Ability to work within a team
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbal and written
- Ability to work under pressure
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**Benefits and Wellbeing**

**As part of working for Healius, you will have access to a range of benefits including**:

- **Benefits platform** - Reduce the impact of the cost of living with everyday savings with 500+ of Australia's most-loved brands, (from the weekly grocery shop to premium perks like holidays).
- **Fitness Passport**- Access top fitness centres & pools across Australia at a subsidised rate.
- **Corporate health insurance discounts**, banking benefits and novated leasing salary packaging.
- **Career growth and development opportunities** with access to a comprehensive library of online courses and learning paths via our e-learning platform.
- **Confidential health and well-being support**through our Employee Assistance Program, available to all employees and their family members.

**Our commitment to diversity and inclusion**

Laverty Pathology is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We seek to recruit from diverse applicants and create teams with skills, perspectives and experiences that complement each other at work. We welcome suitably qualified applicants regardless of age, ethnicity, socio-cultural background, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.

**How To Apply**

**Healius is committed to responding to every applicant.