Coordinator, Veterinary Nursing

Joliet Junior College • Joliet, IL

383d • $54,766 - $54,766

About The Position

The Coordinator, Veterinary Nursing (VNC) serves as a Credentialed Veterinary Technician in an academic setting, primarily focused on overseeing animal care, assisting students, and maintaining the veterinary facility. This part-time role involves a variety of responsibilities including supervising students, managing animal care duties, and providing lab assistance for veterinary classes. The position requires flexibility, as it may involve occasional weekend or holiday work.

Requirements

• Credentialed Veterinary Technician
• Three (3) years clinical experience.
• Ability to assist with and perform a wide variety of routine medical, surgical and diagnostic procedures common to the veterinary practice setting.
• Flexibility and availability for rotational On-Call duties (including weekend or holidays).
• Strong personal computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel.
• Attentiveness to detail, excellent organizational skills, initiative, multitasking.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability and willingness to work cooperatively with a diverse population.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with other members of the college and community, displaying cultural competence as well as emotional intelligence.
• Demonstrated commitment to the college's core values of respect and inclusion, sustainability, integrity, collaboration, humor and well-being, innovation and quality.

Nice To Haves

• English and Spanish verbal and written communication proficiency.
• Demonstrated multicultural competence.

Responsibilities

• Provide routine, medical, and husbandry animal care of a variety of animal species.
• Supervise animal wards.
• Supervise, delegate, and coordinate student animal care duties in coordination with animal care instructor(s).
• Maintain safety guidelines for students, animals, and MSDS logs.
• Maintain and operate equipment; maintain inventories of pharmaceuticals, food, and supplies; maintain and supervise records.
• Train and supervise Vet Tech student workers.
• Manage procurement and intake of animals for use in facilities.
• Maintain orderly Veterinary Medical Technology facility.
• Assist with regulatory requirements.
• Provide lab assistance for a variety of classes which may include surgical assistance and monitoring of anesthesia.
• Manage animal adoptions in coordination with the VNC Manager.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly pay rate of $26.33 per hour.
• Flexible scheduling options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: No Education Listed