AMVETS Jobs

Job Title

Veterinary Technician Assistant - Small Animal ICU

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Vet Med-Teaching Hospital

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Glimpse of the Job

Are you passionate about providing exceptional animal care and working alongside a dedicated team of veterinary professionals?

We are seeking compassionate a compassionate Veterinary Technician Assistant to join our team and assist in the treatment of small animals admitted to our hospital, specifically in the Progressive Care Unit and Intensive Care Unit. In this position, you will support veterinary staff and help to maintain a sanitary and functionally well-organized service within the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (http://vethospital.tamu.edu/small-animal-hospital) .

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Two years of experience in animal husbandry or other related areas

*The well-qualified candidate will also have 2+ years of experience in a small animal veterinary hospital, referral clinic, or specialty hospital environment. Certified Veterinary Assistant certification is a plus.

Some of the Responsibilities Include:

• Patient Care: Provides physical restraint for the safe handling of patients. Performs or assists with the collection of patients’ blood, urine, tissues, and submits to appropriate laboratory. Performs basic assessment of patients admitted to the hospital and reports changes to appropriate personnel. Records all medications administered, fluid types and volumes administered, information regarding urine output, mentation, appetite, and other parameters as needed in electronic medical record system. Monitors patients to detect any change in their clinical status. Clean and disinfect cages.

• General Technical Duties: Records changes in the medical orders, as directed by the clinician. Captures fees and inputs fees into the system. Performs laboratory tests (NOVA, glucose level, VCM, PCV/TS, blood typing, and lactate). Provides life sustaining emergency care. Assists clinicians and students with laboratory sample collection. May assist in other service areas based on patient and staffing needs.

• Equipment Maintenance and General Duties: Clean, disinfect, and care for equipment in the service area using various methods. May perform minor repair and replace disposable parts. Maintains inventory and replenishes stock. Ability to be in on call status.

• Training, Compliance, Administrative Procedures: Remains current with various requires TAMU and department specific training courses. Maintains current rabies prophylaxis. Maintains certification or licensure where appropriate. Answers emails. Assists with accreditation visits (AVMA, IACUC, AALAC, AAHA)

  What you need to know

Salary will be commensurate to the selected hire’s experience.

Please Note: Persons in this position are considered essential when the University declares an emergency, campus closure, class cancellations, etc. and are therefore required to report to work and remain on duty unless/until relieved by the direct supervisor.

Why Texas A&M University?

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, corevalues (https://www.tamu.edu/about/coreValues.html) , and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes. 

• Medical, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/medical/) prescription drug, dental, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/dental/) vision, life and AD&D, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/life-add/) flexible spending accounts , and long-term disability insurance (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/long-term-disability/) with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

• 12-15 days (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/index.html) of annual paid holidays

• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/sick.html)  and at least   eight hours of paid vacation (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/vacation.html)   each month

• Automatically enrollment in the  Teacher Retirement System of Texas (https://www.trs.texas.gov/Pages/Homepage.aspx)

• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time (https://flourish.tamu.edu/wellness-release-time/)

• Professional Development: All employees have access to free  LinkedIn Learning (https://linkedinlearning.tamu.edu/)  training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more

• Educational release time and tuition assistance (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/employee-tuition-assistance)   for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

• Living Well, (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/) a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

  Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.   

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.