Virology Technician

Virology Technician

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Harris County Public Health (HCPH) includes a network of more than 1,100 public health professionals working together to improve health outcomes for the third most populous county in the United States. HCPH provides a multitude of services such as medical and dental services, community programming, and health education for the approximately 2.3 million people in unincorporated Harris County. Through its core values of innovation, engagement, and health equity, HCPH strives to bring meaningful solutions to public health issues while keeping Harris County healthy and vibrant.

HCPH embraces a foundation of progressive work anchored by the department's cornerstone values guiding our work to improve the community's health and well-being.

• Transparency - We share information openly and honestly so that staff, partners, and the community understand our actions and the reasons behind them.
• Integrity - Our actions reflect strong ethical principles, ensuring we remain trustworthy, accountable, and consistent with our mission.
• Respect - We foster a supportive environment by valuing diverse perspectives, listening intentionally, and treating people with dignity in every interaction.
• Impact - We focus our efforts on activities that improve health, reduce disparities, and create meaningful, measurable outcomes for the communities we serve.
• Collaboration - We actively partner across teams, disciplines, organizations, and communities to align our efforts toward common goals.

Under the supervision of the Virology Manager, the Virology Technician will assist the Virology team with tasks and responsibilities related to vector-borne disease testing. The results of testing will guide treatment and intervention strategies to protect the residents of Harris County from vector-borne diseases.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assists with preparation and testing samples to isolate arthropod-borne diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, birds and ticks.
• Process mosquito and other arthropod vectors for microbiological detection using various molecular assays to include ELISA, qPCR, and Ramp test methods
• Maintains and ensures compliance with laboratory biocontainment, biosafety, laboratory protocols, policies, and regulations.
• Responsible for the quality assurance and quality control of laboratory equipment, records, reagents and other chemical while maintaining inventory of all laboratory supplies, media, and reagents.
• Ensures that all laboratory equipment are cleaned, disinfected, and organized daily.
• Performs daily temperature checks of incubators, refrigerators, freezers, and ensure laboratory instruments are calibrated and maintained.
• Prepare laboratory supplies and make ready for testing.
• Maintains the virology database.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Position Type and Typical Hours of Work:

• This is a Regular Full-Time position.
• 40 hours per week.
• Days and hours may vary based on the operation needs.

Work Environment:

• This job operates in a professional laboratory and office environment.
• This role routinely involves using standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to lift 35 lbs.
• This position might also require bending & standing for periods at a time.

Work Location:

• Harris County Public Health:
  Mosquito & Vector Control Division - 3330 Old Spanish Trail, Houston, Texas 77021.

Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards. Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.