Lisa Eady

• Histopathology Lab – Booking patient's samples into Laboratory information management system
  printing blocks and slides ready for processing. Processing samples overnight in tissue processor ensuring that reagents have been checked and ready to process. Practicing with practice blocks to embed. Using microtome for cutting. Staining slides in auto-stainer troubleshooting when necessary.
  

• Specimen reception – Receiving specimens from internal and local veterinary clinics as well as from across NSW and interstate. Booking into Laboratory information management system (Sample manager from Thermo Scientific) Organising send away samples to be sent appropriately to referring laboratories. Entering of request forms into LIMS system of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
  
• Microbiology Department – Routine specimen processing of laboratory specimens including streaking of plates from swabs, urines, fluids, and Faeces. Microscopy of urines and gram stains. Reading plates and identifying bacteria through gram stain, biochemical tests such as Catalase, Indole and oxidase testing as well as further ID using Rapid ID kits from REMEL ID systems Rapid ONE, NF, STR and ANA and Strep grouping kits. Setting up sensitivities as requested. Entering results into system and sending out reports.
  
• Administration –Following up on send away results, generating reports, sending results to clients. Procuring invoices to be paid at end of each month. Creating statements for clients’ invoices to pay. Retrieving Data from LIMS system for general statistics throughout year.
  
• Startup – Morning startup of wet lab machines, including maintenance, running, checking, and troubleshooting controls.
  
• Parasitology – Setting up and reading Faecal egg counting for Sheep cattle and horses. Also setting up small animals (Dogs and Cats) reading and sending out final reports in a timely fashion. Setting up giardia kits and Calf scours kits reading and sending reports. Making saturated sodium chloride, sodium magnesium for the purpose of egg floatation.
  
• Research – Parasitology “Lifting the Limits” assisting with the collection of raw data of faecal egg counts for Riverina area.
  

Program Officer for Post School Options, approx. 30 hours a week programming for individuals with disability, daily timetables to cater for individuals needs. Four Key areas being Life skills, work experience, Recreation, and education activities.

Duties – 10 hours per week of Co-ordinating and participating in sporting activities, and other leisure activities. Approx. 15 Hours per week in the Post School options program supporting clients on a daily basis.