Veterinary Technician III - LA Ultrasound

Job Title

Veterinary Technician III - LA Ultrasound

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Vet Med-Teaching Hospital

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to promoting a culture that embraces, expands, and celebrates inclusion, diversity, equity, and accountability that enriches the learning and working environment for all visitors, students, faculty, and staff.  Diverse perspectives, talents and experiences are invaluable to our mission and support our core values .

Who we are

The Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) includes the Small Animal Hospital http://vethospital.tamu.edu/small-animal-hospital and the Large Animal Hospital http://vethospital.tamu.edu/large-animal-hospital , both of which are dedicated to A Better Life Through Compassion, Innovation, and Discovery.  We work with great people, great clinicians, and great educators with a passion for animals and educating others that allows us to provide total care for animal patients while helping to train the next generation of veterinarians at the only veterinary teaching hospital in the state of Texas!

What we want

We are looking for a Veterinary Technician III, to join the Large Animal Ultrasound department of our Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital! We need an individual who subscribes to and supports our commitment as stated.  The ideal candidate is responsible for provides technical support within the Ultrasound Service for the multiple disciplinary services of the Large Animal Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. Coordinate’s scheduling and facilitates large animal ultrasound diagnostic examinations and procedures throughout the hospital.  The selected candidate will subscribe to and support our commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability (IDEA) as stated above.  If you enjoy patient care; and maintain a sanitary and functionally well-organized service within the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, we invite you to apply to be considered for this opportunity. 

What you need to know

Work Schedule - Ability to work alternative shifts, holidays, weekends, and on-call duty. The Work Schedule for this position is Monday - Friday; 8:00 am – 5pm.

Essential Personnel - This position is considered essential when the University declares an emergency, campus closure, class cancellations, etc., and are therefore required to report to work and remain on duty unless or until relieved by their direct supervisor.

Cover Letter/Resume’: A cover letter and resume’ are strongly recommended. You may upload these on the application under CV/Resume.

COVID-19 information:  Texas A&M University monitors local, state and federally mandated health guidelines to keep students, employees, prospective employees, and visitors as safe as possible. For the latest information regarding Texas A&M’s COVID-19 response, please visit the University’s COVID-19 website . For COVID-19 employment-related information, please visit the Division of Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness’ COVID-19 website .

Required Education and Experience:

• Associate degree in veterinary technology, biomedical science, animal science or any equivalent combination of relevant education and experience

• Four years technical experience in a veterinary hospital or referral clinic environment

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Diverse large animal handling skills (horses, cattle, camelids, swine, sheep, & goats)

• Strong interpersonal oral and written communication skills to interact harmoniously with a diverse group of people to include faculty, veterinary students, team members, and clients

• Strong computer background and experience with word processing, spreadsheet, veterinary software, and other processing systems

• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Four years of experience participating in ultrasound examinations within a veterinary setting (preferably large animal)

• Specialty training in ultrasound or related area

Preferred Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong working knowledge of equipment used within area of specialization: ultrasound and/or other diagnostic imaging equipment preferred

• Working knowledge of equine anatomy and diagnostic terminology used in ultrasound imaging

• Ability to perform limited ultrasound imaging to be interpreted by clinicians

Preferred Licenses, Certifications and Registrations:

• Credentialed veterinary technician (LVT, CVT, RVT, LVMT)

• Diagnostic medical sonographer (RMDS), and/or equivalent experience (i.e., sonographer course certification)

Other Requirements or Other Factors:

• May be required to work some overtime, alternate shifts, holidays, weekends, and on-call duty to train new technicians

• Ability to lift or move (infrequently) heavy objects

• Ability to work around animals, hay, or dust

Responsibilities:

• Technical Duty - Coordinates the Ultrasound Support Service scheduling requests made by all other services within the hospital. Facilitates or performs large animal ultrasound diagnostic examinations and guided procedures within the service area or stall side. Inputs patient information and proper annotations of images during scans. Oversees or performs proper patient preparation for ultrasound scans/procedures. Instructs and assists team members and veterinary students with correct positioning with proper restraint and safe handling of the patients. Properly transcribes clinician reports & notes into electronic medical records. Uploads images and videos into PACS, MACH 7, and other medical records. Sends images and reports to the referring veterinarians and/or clients. Facilitates faculty instruction of professional curriculum to vet students with an emphasis on clinical techniques. Assists in clinical research trials to include comprehensive literature searches and data collation. Without compromising ultrasound service duties, this position may provide limited back-up support to equine medicine services. Performs limited scans to be interpreted by clinician.

• Maintain Service Area and Equipment - Communicates equipment service needs to immediate supervisor. Identifies issues that may adversely affect equipment performance, troubleshoots, and performs minor equipment repairs or takes other appropriate actions. Assumes responsibility for performing regularly scheduled preventive maintenance and repair of all Ultrasound equipment to ensure proper functioning. Maintains and operates point of care of imaging equipment. Maintains and restocks expendable supplies, drugs, and solutions within the service and on all portable units. Complies with biosecurity by maintaining a sanitary and well-organized service area and equipment.

• Record Keeping - Maintains and completes accurate veterinary medical records. Maintains accountability for fee and imaging capture by the capital equipment within the ultrasound service. Accepts, edits, and deletes service requests as necessary. Sends studies to PACS or Mach 7. Records hospital fees into the hospital s computer information system. Ensures that all charges generated from treatments, procedures and supplies are correctly entered. Enters patient data into the hospital computer information & imaging system.

• Supervisory Duties - Assumes intermediate supervisory authority for and trains subordinate veterinary technical staff assigned within the clinical service. Assists with job performance evaluations for assigned staff. Acts as liaison with supervisor on personnel matters affecting morale, job efficiency, and clinical primary care of hospitalized animals.  Performs other duties as assigned.

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

In accordance with the federal contractor vaccination mandate , specific facilities at The Texas A&M System may be considered a covered contractor workplace with covered contractor employees. Therefore, successful applicants for this position may be subject to the federal mandate to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment unless an approved medical or religious accommodation is in place.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity.