Veterinary Care Technician II

Degree from an accredited veterinary technology program or eligible to sit for the VTNE ; or an associate’s degree and two years of experience as a veterinary technician, including work with research animals.

Provides higher-level clinical care to laboratory animals as instructed by Clinical Veterinarians. Maintains clinical health records and supporting records and databases as needed. Also gives injections, administers oral medications, removes sutures, dresses wounds and changes bandages, and provides other routine veterinary procedures. Performs activities relating to veterinary care as directed, including but not limited to: triage, assessment, treatment, sample collection, documentation, anesthesia and surgery support. Performs animal health treatments, ensuring clinical health records are complete and current. Assists with surgical and post-surgical monitoring and care assistance procedures. Maintain accurate, precise inventories of drugs and related records.

Provides higher-level customer service communication, protocol and special services support, and technical service support (including anesthesia, protocol related procedures and drug inventory). Provides technical assistance and support for ACS staff, investigators and other customers. Establishes working relationships and communicates effectively with University research staff and ACS staff. May be assigned a role in teaching and training classes, wet labs and special training sessions for ACS staff, research partners and their staff and other customers. Ensures treatment regimens are consistent with contemporary veterinary practices and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) approved protocol provisions.

Collects biological and tissue specimens for diagnostic evaluations from laboratory animals. This may include but is not limited to collecting blood samples, fecal samples, culture specimens, urine samples, skin scrapings, tissues from necropsy animals and any other specimen requested by the veterinary staff or other samples necessary for health surveillance. Completion of the necessary laboratory record and requisitions is included.

Processes incoming animals and assists in routine health maintenance. This includes: Preparing records for incoming animals, drawing blood for laboratory processing from animal species, submitting properly labeled tubes and clinical information to the laboratory in a timely manner, coordinating laboratory requisitions with laboratory personnel, administers vaccines and anthelmintics, collects culture specimens, fecal collection, performs testing, and administers other medications as directed.

Will be required to keep up to date on SOP’s in Policy Manger and input time worked in Time Clock Plus using facility computers during normal working hours. Ensure that leave requests, overtime requests and weekend change requests are submitted timely to area manager.

Other duties as assigned.

$23.00/Hr

Degree from an accredited veterinary technology program or eligible to sit for the VTNE ; or an associate’s degree and two years of experience as a veterinary technician, including work with research animals

Veterinary Technician National Examination certification (VTNE) strongly preferred. Certification as Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) or above by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science will be encouraged within 12 months of hire unless otherwise specified by manager. Positions that specialize and focus on surgical and anesthesia support are strongly encouraged to pursue a Surgical Research Anesthetist (SRA) Certification from the Academy of Surgical Research

This position requires a criminal background check.

This position requires a pre offer health assessment.

Must maintain a valid FL state driver’s license.

This not a remote work position and is located on the University of Florida main campus in Gainesville, FL.

This position is eligible for Veteran's preference. If you are claiming Veteran's preference, please upload a copy of your DD 214 Member Copy 4 with your application for consideration. See our Veteran's Preference Page for more specific information.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

This is a time-limited position.