University of Louisville Physicians, Inc.

University of Louisville Physicians, Inc.

Veterinary Technician II

Health Sciences Center, USA · Mid · Full-time

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About the role

  • Licensed and Registered as a Veterinary Technician.
  • Lab Animal Technician (LAT) Certification by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science.

Responsibilities

  • Perform, on various animal species, intravascular catheter placement, anesthetic induction, endotracheal intubation, and anesthesia monitoring/recovery.
  • Manage sentinel and quarantine programs for large rodent colonies.
  • Able to perform standard parasitology tests and run CBC and Chemical analysis on in house analyzers.

Requirements

  • Two years of related experience in a veterinary clinic or research setting that involved hands on work with animals.
  • If not AALAS Assistant Lab Animal Technician (ALAT) certified, ALAT certification examination must be taken within 12 months of hire, followed by achieving the AALAS LAT certification within 12 additional months.
  • If only AALAS ALAT certified, then effort is required to achieve LAT certification within 24 months of hire.
  • No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

Compensation

  • $21.45 Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.
  • It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions.

Benefits

  • Perform daily animal health observations on a variety of species, be able to recognize health issues, and report accurate descriptions to veterinarians.
  • Maintenance of an accurate inventory of medical and surgical supplies.

Equal opportunity

  • The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
  • The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy.
  • In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans.
  • The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment.

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