Animal Services Senior Veterinary Technician

Full Job Description

MOS Code: 64F (Army)

Education and Experience: Graduation from a Veterinary Medical Technician program or an Associate's Degree or higher in Animal Health, Biology, Zoology or related field and five (5) years paraprofessional or technical animal healthcare experience assisting a veterinarian in a high capacity clinic or shelter, to include one (1) year of lead or supervisory experience.

Licenses and Certificates: Texas Class “C” Driver’s License or equivalent from another state by time of appointment. Euthanasia Technician Certification (Health and Safety Code Chapter 821) within the first year of employment (renewed every three (3) years).

Requirements

Under general direction, supervise and direct daily clinic administration, supervise veterinary technician staff and volunteers, maintain and track inventory of medical supplies, and participate in animal health care.

Qualifications

Oversee coordination and distribution of animal health care. Involves: Enforce standards, expectations, policies and procedures with technicians and volunteers.

Supervise and deliver routine, surgical and critical animal health care under direction of veterinarian. Schedule, oversee and perform physical examinations, anesthesiology and radiology procedures.

Immobilize animals for treatments, surgery, ultrasounds and endoscopy studies. Monitor vital signs during surgery and recovery. Oversee and care for animal hospital quarantine and necropsy areas.

Handle and restrain animals for examination and treatment. Oversee scheduling, preparation and distribution of prescribed medications and other pharmaceuticals.

Schedule and oversee routine parasite control. Monitor sanitation and disinfection procedures. Assist with animal nutrition program and animal diet commissary, as assigned.

Oversee daily clinic administration. Involves: Participate in scheduling procedures and coordinate personnel resources. Compile and input data into the computerized medical records system.

Coordinate international species inventory system record keeping with curatorial staff. Contact and correspond with other institutions regarding specific and unique clinical cases.

Ensure maintenance, cleanliness and sterility of veterinary facilities. Order and maintain inventory control of medical supplies and veterinary drugs and supplies.

Perform, conduct and analyze tests. Involves: Perform test to provide data for research or diagnosis and treatment of disease in animals and its probable source.

Direct or perform basic lab tests, such as cultures for bacteria, blood work, fecal analysis, tissue stains, urinalysis and related tests.

Process and send samples to outside laboratories for blood work profiles, pathology, microbiology, and disease diagnosis. Perform necropsies of animals. Write and input data into medical records.

Arrange for pathology lab consulting firms and disposition of remains.

Supervise assigned staff. Involves: Schedule, assign, instruct, guide and check work. Provide training and development.

Enforce personnel and safety rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Interview applicants.

Recommend hiring, termination, discipline or other employee status changes.

Additional Information

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Note: This is an unclassified contract position.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Please note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.