Licensed Vet Lab Technician — Patient Care & Diagnostics

BluePearl; Tukwila (WA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pet insurance (Trupanion)

Discounts on pet treatments

Career development programs

Leadership workshops

Continuing education allowance

BluePearl University access

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

Flexible work schedules

401k

Paid time off

Floating holidays

Well-being resources

Job summary

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Tukwila, WA is seeking an experienced Veterinary Lab Assistant. Must be a Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) to join our team and perform laboratory duties in a fast-paced hospital environment.

You will maintain safe lab practices, run quality controls, and help prepare specimens for external labs, while benefiting from shift differentials and a supportive, growth-focused culture.

Qualifications

• Must be a Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT).
• Experience in veterinary laboratory environment preferred.
• Ability to follow safety and regulatory procedures.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a safe and clean laboratory by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Run quality control samples to verify accurate results on equipment.
• Perform regular maintenance and upkeep of laboratory equipment.
• Prepare and document specimens for external laboratory .
• Provide an environment to furnish high quality, accurate diagnostic laboratory results
• Run necessary lab requests in a timely precise manner
• Record appropriate results in patient 's written and electronic files.
• Maintain accurate records on Quality Control, billing and send-out laboratory samples. Compassionately, calmly and gently approaches and handles patients.
• Have a basic understanding of animals, care and handling
• Approaches and handles patients according to safety protocols and core values.
• Uses practice management software to maintain client and patient records according to hospital protocol.
• Maitains solid grasp of common veterinary medical terms and abbreviations and is able to converse with other veterinary professionals in medical terms.
• Implement appropriate animal husbandry skills to decrease disease spread, injury and stress to patients.

Skills

Lab procedures

Quality control

Record keeping

Software usage

Education

Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT)

Tools

Practice management software

Lab equipment maintenance

Job description

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Tukwila, WA is seeking an experienced Veterinary Lab Assistant. Must be a Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) to join our team and perform laboratory duties in a fast-paced hospital environment.

You will maintain safe lab practices, run quality controls, and help prepare specimens for external labs, while benefiting from shift differentials and a supportive, growth-focused culture.