Large Animal - Lead Veterinary Technician
Large Animal - Lead Veterinary Technician
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Job Description
Opportunity at a Glance
Lead Certified Veterinary Technician for the Large Animal and Surgery area of Clinical Sciences Department. Duties will be assigned by the Division Head and Director of Clinical Sciences Support Staff in consultation with the Head of Department. There would be an expectation to maintain licensure and AAALAC and AVMA accreditation requirements.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will join a large team which consists of Certified/ Licensed/ Registered veterinary technicians/nurses veterinary assistants and faculty. The candidate will manage Certified/ Licensed/ Registered veterinary technicians/nurses veterinary assistants support staff and will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the surgery labs clinical sciences labs large animal teaching facility and offices for which they have responsibility. The role typically includes clinical duties teaching responsibilities animal care on call duties ordering and administration but can vary depending on the main work area.
Management of the team will include addressing training needs of the team ensuring appropriate continuing education opportunities are identified and maintained identifying career development opportunities and managing annual performance reviews. It also includes organizing work and vacation scheduling managing time clock and keeping track of compensatory time.
There will be an expectation to work within the team and to collaborate with other departments to ensure general maintenance and repair of the work area of responsibility. Another important responsibility will be working closely with Health and Safety team to ensure compliance with all regulations and ensure protocols follow IACUC recommendations.
It is expected that managerial duties will be undertaken alongside any clinical teaching animal care and on call duties.
Specific duties include but are not limited to:
- As the Large Animal and Surgery Lead Technician: managing the Surgery labs events and workshop coordination promotion and outreach safety & compliance.
- Program Coordination: schedule management of support staff for labs student support and engagement and stakeholder collaboration.
- Head technician: Team management and development assist director of Clinical Sciences Support Staff in budget management curriculum development and assessments purchasing inventory support faculty support & training
- Clinical Labs: Classroom/space management pre/intra/post op care administrative assistance and oversee internal/external inspections.
Qualifications :
- Associates Degree Veterinary Technology and/or
- Masters Degree in Biological Sciences
- 5 years years experience as a certified veterinary technician Required
- 1 year years team leadership experience Preferred
- Certified/ Licensed/ Registered veterinary technician/nurse Preferred
Additional Information :
Equal Opportunity Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
