Veterinary Technician

CareAbout•Sacramento, CA

54d•$24 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

Join our team at Altasciences Preclinical Sacramento as a Veterinary Technician and play a crucial role in facilitating and supporting the work and research of our veterinarians, study directors and clients. As a Veterinary Technician, you will be responsible for a wide range of animal health activities, including medicine, surgery, and drug therapy. Working closely with our dedicated vet services staff, you will be instrumental in the treatment of all on-site ill and injured animals, as well as the implementation of our preventive medicine program under the guidance of our Attending Veterinarian. If you are passionate about providing high-quality care to animals and making a meaningful impact in the field of veterinary medicine, we invite you to join our dynamic team and contribute to the advancement of drug development and animal welfare.

Requirements

6-12 months basic animal handling and/or basic medical/veterinary experience is required.
This position is expected to pursue ALAT certification.
Basic to Advanced computer skills.
Requires general reading, writing, and verbal communication skills.
The ability to quickly understand and act on complex instructions delivered either verbally or in writing, and the ability to communicate either verbally or in writing with a wide variety of individuals in a professional, respectful, and clear manner.
Requires the ability to accurately calculate doses, using algebraic equations.
Continual Good Laboratory Practice training and training on applicable procedures and SOPs within the department.
Position will work towards achieving a level 3 for all routine procedures within the department within 1 year of hire.
Continuing education is required as needed to maintain licensure status.
Basic animal handling and medication administration skills are required.

Nice To Haves

BA/BS, Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT), or completion of 2-year Veterinary Technician program preferred.
An equivalent combination of experience may substitute for education requirements.
CA State Veterinary Technician License (LVT) preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides nursing care for all medical cases within the facility, under the guidance of the staff veterinarians and senior level technicians.
Performs basic diagnostics and screening tests, to include but not be limited to: body weights, BCS, Tb testing, malarial screens, hemoccult testing, urine dipstick analysis, fecal floatation, swab sample collection, blood collection, and others at the request of the veterinarians and/or more senior level technicians.
Performs routine and basic animal procedures, including handling of NHP within the home cage, sedation, delivery of medications via the IM, SQ, topical, and PO routes, assessment of vital signs (TPR) on sedated animals, shaving of animals and preparation for surgical procedures, bandage application, basic wound care, and assessment of basic clinical signs of animals on treatment or under sedation.
Occasionally performs procedures on unsedated animals.
May provide restraint for unsedated animals under supervision of the veterinarians or the senior level technicians.
Performs post-exposure protocols on NHP.
Performs basic cleaning and preparatory procedures within the animal procedure and technical staffing areas, including cleaning medical instruments, wrapping surgical packs for autoclaving, cleaning the surgical suite or procedure area after animal activity, and others at the request of the veterinarians and/or more senior level technicians.
Performs dose calculations for medications to be given based on initial orders from a veterinarian or as per SOP or study protocol and may be responsible for ordering controlled substances from the pharmacy for planned procedures.
Performs routine QC on all paperwork and performs computer entry and/or data retrieval as appropriate, to include scheduling of departmental tasks where appropriate.
Shares inventory and ordering responsibilities for supplies used by the department.
Shares responsibility for routine departmental cleaning and prep procedures, such as instrument care, pack wrapping, procedure room and procedure cart cleaning.
May perform routine maintenance on equipment within the veterinary staff department, including but not limited to: x-ray processors, microscopes, eye wash stations, etc.