ANML HEALTH TCHN 3 (Small Animal Emergency And Critical Care Service Technician)

Want to be part of the most innovative veterinary team in the country? We are looking for a Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Service 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 (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.

Provide nursing care to either emergency room or intensive care unit patients using established protocols set up by small animal emergency and critical care faculty. Work independently under these guidelines in a teaching environment including providing quasi-instruction to veterinary students. Facility maintenance for the unit and temporary support to other VMTH departments at times may be required.

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

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

·  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. 

·   Remain standing for extended periods of time. 

·   Bend and stoop to care for patients low to the ground.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Fulfill a required six week, full-time training period.
• Substitute or fill in coverage (to include holidays, weekdays, weeknights and weekends).
• Work a minimum of 20 hours per week and may be scheduled up to 40 hours per week depending on the needs of the service.
• Participate in On-call shifts.
• May use a respirator during decontamination cleanings.
• Subject to Medical Surveillance procedures and review in accordance with Federal and State Laws and Regulations and University Policy.
• May wear protective clothing for extended periods of time including: gown, coveralls, gloves, masks, face shields, goggles, sleeves and head covers. Work under regular exposure to zoonotic diseases, anesthesia, cleaning chemicals and exposure to radioactive patients.
• May work with or around areas with sick animals, hazardous materials, and/or infectious diseases, and distraught clients.
• Work in other areas of the VMTH on an as needed basis.
• 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 License/Certification:

• Must obtain a Veterinary Assistant Controlled Substance Permit (VACSP) within 3

months of date of hire.

Minimum Education/Experience:

• Experience independently providing intense moment to moment monitoring and reassessment of emergent, critically ill, or anesthetized patients.

• Experience working in a small animal clinic as a veterinary technician or as a veterinary assistant.

• Experience giving medications.

• Experience using patient monitoring equipment.

• Experience drawing blood samples.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA):

• Interpersonal, oral and written communication skills to interact with a diverse group of students, staff, clinicians and clients and recognize and manage difficult/unpleasant situations and/or individuals.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred License/Certification:

• Current California Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) license.

Preferred Education/Experience:   

• Experience in the placement of a multi-lumen catheters in either a peripheral or central vein and utilize proper technique(s) to secure and maintain the catheter.

• Experience training and directing.

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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