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Veterinary Technologists work with animals confined to conventional, barrier, quarantine, or specialized biohazard housing. Animals may include livestock, equine, aquatics, rodents/rabbits/other wildlife; tasks may require handling of acute, chronic, and infectious diseases. Responsibilities involve research project participation; monitoring animals and recording health data; following medical treatment plans; assisting during surgical and necropsy procedures; managing controlled drug inventory, census records, and sentinel surveillance programs.

• Participate as research project member; assist with experimental design and treatment management plans; perform standard veterinary technical procedures; record observations, assessments, and treatments; ensure accountability for data and specimen collection
• Work closely with clinical veterinarians and research staff to perform daily health assessments, assist with physical exams, perform experimental manipulations, administer treatment as instructed, and react to life-threatening emergencies
• Coordinate surgical suite activities; act as circulating nurse during procedures; monitor anesthesia, record vitals; maintain surgery audit
• Maintain controlled drug inventory; order, receive, dispense, and secure; perform drug calculations and dilutions; assist PIs with DEA forms
• Manage selective and other breeding colonies, sentinel surveillance programs, and animal census records
• Facilitate necropsy procedures and histological evaluations; assist with serologic and microbiologic examinations, tissue/organ harvesting
• Follow IACUC, IRB, DEA, USDA and other research and regulatory protocols, policies, guidelines, and procedures
• Participate in committee meetings; create/revise SOP's, policies, guidelines, training, and course material; conduct training
• Execute environmental stewardship; evaluate, plan for, and oversee equipment and facility maintenance; recommend equipment purchases; participate in facility renovations and upgrade projects as directed
• May supervise staff, including hiring and performance management

Level:

– Senior Professional

Base Description:

– Completes activities, tasks, and/or projects of a functional nature.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates advanced knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of a particular field. Works independently on moderately complex work assignments under limited oversight, reviews progress, and evaluates results. Monitors work and projects ensuring timeliness, quality, and efficiency. Identifies and mobilizes resources to achieve outcomes. Trains others and reviews progress with management. Presents ideas, concepts, and instructions in a clear and persuasive manner. Develops new techniques, concepts, and approaches and applies them to moderately complex and strategic and/or operational issues.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Indirect supervisor for other full–time employees
– May serve as direct supervisor for part–time, student, and/or temporary workers, volunteers, or a full–time employee

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– May validate and pay invoices
– Monitors and tracks budgets and funding

Problem Solving:

– Encounters moderately complex problems
– Applies specialized knowledge and skills to resolve problems
– Understands benefits, limitations, and impact of potential solutions

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on moderately complex work assignments, reviews progress, and evaluates results
– May set priorities and organize work within general guidelines established by supervisor
– May review the work of others to verify accuracy and conformance to required procedures and special instructions

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates internally within working unit and the University
– Communicates with external audiences for scheduling/coordination
– May communicate with external audiences for business purposes
– Coaches others in using appropriate strategies for resolving conflict; negotiating reasonable compromises; and proposing and evaluating possible solutions
– Give candid and constructive feedback to others to influence and persuade managers and employees to accept and implement findings and recommendations

• Comp Grade – 7
• Minimum – $46,400.00
• MidPoint – $56,800.00
• Maximum – $67,300.00