Lab Animal Veterinary Technician Senior

Job Details

Lab Animal Vet Technician Sr

Job Description

The Senior Veterinary Technician provides technical and clinical support for a variety of laboratory animal species, including rodents, rabbits, and swine. The SVT is responsible for training research and animal care staff in essential technical skills. This role leads the rodent import and export program, coordinating all aspects of animal shipment in compliance with institutional and regulatory requirements. Administrative responsibilities include managing inventory and ordering of veterinary supplies, coordinating equipment maintenance, and preparing and submitting billing charges for veterinary services and materials.

• Provide pre, peri, and post-operative support for rodents, rabbits, swine and other laboratory animals ; induce anesthesia, monitor animals under anesthesia, identify and triage peri-operative complications,, provide post-surgical care under the direction of the veterinarian(s).

• Provide training for research and animal care staff on fundamental technical skills  including handling, restraint, injections,  blood collection, anesthesia, and euthanasia of rodents, rabbits, swine and other laboratory animals

• Maintains and provides training on in-house veterinary equipment such as radiograph equipment, anesthetic machines, ventilators, pulse oximeters, I-STAT, Vet Scan blood chemistry analyzer, AIMS tattooing unit, and other equipment .  

• Serve as primary veterinary liaison between the animal caretakers and veterinarians in responding to clinical cases;triage clinical cases, communicate assessments and plans to research staff, provide stabilizing treatments at the direction of the veterinarian, follow-up on cases and administer medical treatments at the direction of the veterinarian

• Leads rodent import/export program. Respond to investigator requests to initiate rodent imports and exports; coordinate all aspects of the shipment process, including communication with external institutions, vendors, and shipping companies, obtaining and reviewing health records, arranging required health testing, and ensuring the safe and compliant transport of animals in accordance with institutional policies and applicable federal, state, and international regulations.

•  Manage inventory and procurement of veterinary supplies and equipment; place orders as needed, create and submit accurate charges to the business office for supplies and services provided by the veterinary staff

• Assist in creating and updating departmental SOPs.

Education:

Position requires that the incumbent have an Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in animal science or Biology

AND

Experience:

3 Years required

Minimum Certifications, Registration or License Requirements:

Certification as a Veterinary Technician (i.e., CVT, LVT, RVT, etc.), and/or AALAS certification as an LAT or LATG.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

951 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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