Vet Tech II

Description of Responsibilities

• Assisting veterinarian and research personnel with examinations and procedures to include the safe and correct handling and restraint of animals for observation and/or minor procedures.
• Cleaning and sanitizing animal rooms, facility and animal care equipment and associated animal facility areas.
• Administering clinical treatments (topical, oral, subcutaneous, intravenous, and intradermal) to critical and chronic animals.
• Maintaining accurate documentation and animal medical records.
• Recognizing changes in animal clinical condition indicative of complications or an emergency situation and alerts veterinarian and/or research personnel.
• Accurately calculating drug dosages.
• Disposing of animal carcasses following established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Performing anesthesia recovery and post-operative care for animals.
• Performing animal health observations and reports any abnormal conditions or behavior of animals to the Veterinarian, Facility Manager, Vivarium Manager, and/or Surgery Manager.
• Performing basic preoperative preparation of animals to include clipping and scrubbing of surgical sites.
• Monitoring basic animal vital signs to include taking temperature, pulse, and respiration rate before surgery, during surgery, and during recovery from surgery.
• Operating advanced anesthesia equipment and associated monitoring devices with supervision. Includes the collection of physiological data.
• Performing basic laboratory procedures such as fecal analysis, urinalysis, and PCV.
• Performing supportive administrative duties including animal medical record review, training record filing and review.
• Performing euthanasia and necropsy of laboratory animals as required.
• Operating advanced diagnostic equipment including Computed Tomography, C-arm radiography, ultrasound, and endoscopy.
• Operating advanced anesthesia equipment and associated monitoring devices which includes the collection of physiological data.
• Works under indirect supervision on all invasive medical and/or surgical procedures during day or night shift.
• Maintaining inventory of veterinary drugs and supplies.
• Providing onboarding of new Veterinary Support Branch Laboratory Animal Veterinary Technicians.
• Performs all levels of patient care in any Operating Room, ICU, Preparation Room and Animal Bio-Safety Level Rooms within the Vivarium.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Requirements

• At least two to four (2-4) years’ laboratory experience is desired.
• Experience providing animal veterinary technical support in a DoD environment is preferred.

Qualifications

• Required Degree/Education/Certification: Bachelor’s degree is preferred. A Licensed Veterinarian or Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) certification.

Skills and Experience

• At least two to four (2-4) years’ laboratory experience is desired.
• Experience providing animal veterinary technical support in a DoD environment is preferred.

Benefits

• Eligible employees enjoy a 401K plan with company match; medical, dental, disability, and life insurance coverage; tuition reimbursement; paid time off; and 11 paid holidays.

Pay

• Salary details are provided in the job description.

Schedule

• Work Hours: 6:30a - 3p M-F