Large Animal Support Animal Technician (ANML TCHN VMTH)

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81291

Location

Davis

Full / Part Time

Part Time

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Job Summary

Want to be part of the most innovative veterinary team in the country? We are looking for a Large Animal Support Animal Technician to work alongside our world leading faculty clinicians and technicians, helping them teach the next generation of veterinarians while also serving the animals and pet owners of our community.

Under supervision of the Large Animal Clinic Managers, provide support and assistance to the Animal Health Technicians, Veterinarians, & Veterinary students in the William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital Large Animal Clinic. Perform & communicate to Large Animal Clinic Managers the facility maintenance including WOs, specialty orders and day to day maintenance needs. Ensure Infectious Disease Control (IDC) protocols are followed, cultures performed, results monitored, & appropriate action implemented.

Apply By Date 10 / 16 / 2025

RECRUITMENT PERIOD ONE MONTH : Applicants will be screened after two weeks; and then on a weekly basis. The position can be filled prior to the removal date.

Minimum Qualifications - For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to upload license and / or certification if required of the position

• No minimum license required.
• Required to hold a valid California driver's license, have a driving record that is in accordance with local policies / procedures, and / or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program
• No minimum education required.
• Experience using cleaning tools & other miscellaneous tools, pulling carts and trailers, driving trucks, tractors, forklifts, and backing a single trailer.
• Experience maintaining cleanliness of stalls, equipment & facility.
• Experience with farm animal husbandry and behavior sufficient to recognize a stable animal from an animal in distress.
• Experience working with and restraining equines & other large domestic animals.
• Experience with feeds & feeding, sufficient to identify different feeds & proportions.
• Oral & written communication & interpersonal skills to interact with a diverse group of people : clients, clinicians, students, & staff and understand and follow verbal and written instructions in regard to basic care of large animals.

Preferred Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

80% - Sanitation & Infectious Disease Control

10% - Animal Handling & Transportation

5% - Feeding

5% - Animal Health Surveillance

Department Overview

The Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) is a unit that provides clinical case material in support of the teaching programs throughout the School of Veterinary Medicine on a 24-hour basis. Its primary objectives are to train professional (veterinary) students, graduate clinical students (interns and residents), and graduate academic students; to provide veterinary services to the public; to serve as a referral center for practicing veterinarians, and to advance veterinary medical knowledge.

POSITION INFORMATION

Benefits

As part of the top ranked UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital team, our technicians are provided the following benefits : < / s...