ANML HEALTH TCHN 3 (Small Animal Medicine Technician) Job Listing at University of California in Davis, CA (Job ID 69453)

Description

Department Description

Want to be part of the most innovative veterinary team in the country? We are looking for a Small Animal Internal Medicine 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.

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

PERSONAL LEAVE 

· Vacation – earn up to (3) three weeks per year!

· 14 paid Holidays annually

· Sick Leave – eligible to earn up to 8 hours per month (no maximum)

COMPENSATION

· Competitive pay

· Shift Differentials

CE & Other BENEFITS

· $650 Continuing Education annual allowance

· 40 hours Paid CE annually (pro-rated based on appointment %)

· $100 monthly stipend for RVTs

· Wellness and on-site Employee Assistance Program

· Scrubs provided and laundered at no cost to the employee

INSURANCE

· High quality and low-cost medical plans to choose from to fit your family's needs.

· UC pays for Dental and Vision insurance for you and your family.

· Supplemental insurance offered including: additional life, disability, short/long term disability and legal coverage.

Independent of supervision, in a hospital setting, as a significant part of daily duties provide moment to moment monitoring and reassessment of emergent, critically ill, or sedated patients. Provide paraveterinary technical and nursing support. Perform, instruct, and provide technical support for a variety of endoscopic and diagnostic procedures. Provide technical support for a variety of treatments, diagnostic procedures, and advanced procedures. Provide instruction to students, clinicians and other staff in proper techniques for restraint and handling of patients, nursing care, administering treatments and obtaining a variety of diagnostic samples. Provide equipment and facility stocking, cleaning, and maintenance.

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.

Position Information

Apply by Date                      

6/18/2024

Salary Range                        

$28.12-$42.55/hour

Appointment Type                   

Career

Number of Positions

1

Percentage of Time                 

100%

Shift Hours                               

Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm, 30 min lunch.

Location                                   

Davis, CA

Union Representation              

Yes

Benefits Eligible                       

Yes

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Work standing, bending and kneeling for 8-10 hour shifts.
• Transport patients in carriers, on leashes, on gurneys and move patients on and off gurneys and in and out of cages.
• Maneuver/lift equipment and materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Handle animals weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Contact with animals, including restraint of animals (sometimes fractious) as required.
• May be required to wear protective clothing for extended periods of time including: gown, coveralls, gloves, masks, face shields, goggles, sleeves and head covers.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Work occasional overtime and various hours on short notice (including covering staff shortages, weekend and holiday shifts).
• Work under Medical Surveillance procedures and review in accordance with Federal and State Laws and Regulations and University Policy.
• Work under regular exposure to zoonotic diseases, anesthesia, cleaning chemicals and exposure to radioactive patients.
• May require working with or around areas with sick animals, hazardous materials, and/or infectious diseases, and distraught clients.
• Work in other related areas of the VMTH/CCAH.
• UC Davis is a smoke and tobacco free campus effective January 1, 2014. Smoking, the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the use of unregulated nicotine products (e-cigarettes) will be strictly prohibited on any UC Davis owned or leased property, indoors and outdoors, including parking lots and residential space.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education/Experience:

• Experience calculating and administering dosages of medications, parenteral fluids and diets to small animal patients.

• Experience working as an animal health technician in a small animal clinical setting, including safe patient handling and restraint for diagnostic procedures, sample collection, transport, as well as experience in obtaining biological samples.

• Experience maintaining general anesthesia in small animal patients, support, and monitoring equipment, assessing patient status and independently responding to changes.

• Experience interviewing clients to obtain patient medical histories to record findings in the medical record and provide client education.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA):

•  Skill to independently provide intense moment to moment monitoring and reassessment of emergent, critically ill, or anesthetized patients. Including knowledge of normal anatomy and physiology, and normal vital parameters of canines and felines.

• Interpersonal skills to work with a diverse group of people including clients, clinicians, students, and staff in a professional, positive, and collegial manner.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred License/Certification:

• Current California Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) License.

Preferred Education/Experience:   

• Experience with common canine and feline endoscopic procedures, patient preparation, supplies and equipment.

• Experience with common endoscopic equipment and instrumentation handling, operation, function, troubleshooting, cleaning and maintenance.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Background Check

This position is a critical position and subject to a background check. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background investigation including criminal history and identity checks. 

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

At UC Davis, we're solving life's most urgent challenges to bring a fuller, healthier, and more resilient world within reach. We grow from every challenge we take on and we don't just maintain - we improve. We recognize that creating an inclusive and intellectually vibrant organization means understanding and valuing both our individual differences and our common ground. The most comprehensive solutions come from the most diverse minds, and you belong here. As you consider joining UC Davis, please explore our Principles of Community, our Clinical Strategic Plan and strategic vision for research and education, and our latest efforts to outgrow the expected. The University of California, Davis is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. 

For the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20. 

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