VETERINARY TECHNICIAN 3 - LARGE ANIMAL LEAD WORKER

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Job Posting Title :

Veterinary Technician 3 - Large Animal Lead Worker

Position Type :

Professional / Unclassified

Department :

LSUAM VetMed - VTH - Admin - Nursing - Large Animals (Amy A Geeding (00013292))

Work Location : Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Medicine

Pay Grade : Job Description :

Job Description :

The Large Animal Hospital operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This person will provide technical veterinary support to faculty, house officers, and students throughout the large animal hospital.

It is essential that this person has expertise in handling livestock and is able to provide instruction to veterinary students on proper and safe handling of these potentially dangerous large animals.

To include support for emergency cases seen during and after hours. To include proper adherence to infection control protocols.

Areas of patient care and responsibilities include but are not limited to isolation barn, resident herd, food animal, & ICU.

Job Responsibilities :

40% - Perform and teach / instruct house officers, clinicians and students on a variety of services (internal medicine, surgery, ICU).

Setting appointments, admitting patients, triaging and responding to emergencies, routine and specialized procedures. Inpatient treatments and case management including hourly checks and treatments, procedure set up and clean up following.

Basic care and maintenance of technical equipment such as endoscopes, ultrasound machines, ECG, oxygen tanks, etc. Maintain the large animal hospital in a constant state of readiness;

aspects and the importance of proper biosecurity and infectious disease protocol.

Safely restraining patients including unloading, and loading in to stocks and trailers. Participate / lead nursing rounds at shift change;

communication with clinicians and other staff on patient status, service status, etc.

40% - Perform teach / instruct house officers, clinicians and students. Professional interaction with clients and proper communication and the receiving of information.

Monitoring patients throughout the hospital, maintaining professional medical records, keeping track and input of charges for equine inpatients and outpatients.

Appropriate charting incudes recording treatments, procedures, and communication in the medical record. Aid in generating estimates.

Oversee procedures and treatments performed by veterinary students and ensure safety and accuracy, Perform and teach / instruct house officers, clinicians and students : in a lab setting.

Teaching a variety of procedures such as bandages, sample collections, blood transfusions, ultrasound, joint injection, IVC placement, etc.

Perform and teach / instruct blood collection from equine blood donors.

20% - Cover weekend and holidays coverage with the other large animal technician staff. As a lead worker perform and manage any of these duties, as assigned by the supervisor or director of nursing - Coverage of requested leave, on call duties / / daily management of coverage- work distribution.

Orientation of students, technicians, and house officers. Equipment inventory, maintenance, service / / relay special order items to purchaser, submit and follow up on internal work order submissions.

Controlled drug management and audits.

Other admin duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree with 4 years of experience OR Associates degree in veterinary technology with 4 years experience; OR Certification as a vet tech or equivalent with 4 years experience;

OR 7 Years of experience in a working environment with similar duties.

Specific experience with administrative duties.

Special and Physical Qualifications :

Safety and Security Sensitive Job - Safety and security-sensitive positions are defined as those positions where any form of substance abuse may affect University activities through unsafe work behavior / performance or error in judgment;

or where substance abuse could jeopardize the safety and well-being of employees, other personnel, or the general public, or cause significant damage to University property.

This includes positions requiring firearms, access to controlled substances, handling hazardous material, operating heavy equipment or machinery, etc.

These positions are subject to drug screens per PS-67 / FASOP HR-04.

Essential Personnel - This position may be required to report to campus in times of emergency and / or closure per PS-18.

Required to be capable of lifting 50+ pounds, standing, sitting, walking, bending, reaching above the shoulder, reaching below the shoulder, vision near sight, vision far sight, climbing, crawling, twisting, pushing / pulling, grasping, and squatting.

Additional Job Description :

Special Instructions :

A copy of your transcript(s) may be attached to your application (if available). However, original transcripts are required prior to hire.

Please provide three professional references including name, title, phone number and e-mail address.

Posting Date : July 24, 2024

July 24, 2024

Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified) :

Additional Position Information :

Background Check - An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check.

• Benefits - LSU offers outstanding benefits to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance;
• flexible spending accounts; retirement options; various leave options; paid holidays; wellness benefits; tuition exemption for qualified positions;

training and development opportunities; employee discounts; and more!

Positions approved to work outside the State of Louisiana shall be employed through Louisiana State University's partner, nextSource Workforce Solutions, for Employer of Record Services including but not limited to employment, benefits, payroll, and tax compliance.

Positions employed through Employer of Record Services will be offered benefits and retirement as applicable through their provider and will not be eligible for State of Louisiana benefits and retirement.

Essential Position (Y / N) :

LSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and SAME Agency :

LSU is designated as a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency and provides assistance to persons needing accommodations or with the accessibility of materials.

For those seeking such accommodations or assistance related to this search, we encourage you to contact the Office of Human Resource Management ([email protected]).

HCM Contact Information :

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edu. For questions or concerns regarding the status of your application or salary ranges, please contact the department using the information provided in the Special Instructions section of this job posting.