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Description

Animal Health Technician -Comparative Medicine:

Employer
Cedars-Sinai
Location
Los Angeles, California
Salary
Competitive
Closing date 11 Jun 2024
Discipline

Health Science
Job Type
Researcher
Employment - Hours
Full time
Duration
Permanent
Qualification
PhD
Sector
Hospital- You need to sign in or create an account to a job.

Under general supervision of the Manager of Veterinary Services, the Animal Health Tech performs standard paraveterinary health care procedures.

These procedures may include a wide variety of standard repetitive procedures within one clinical or diagnostic specialty, or a limited variety of highly specialized procedures, or of non-standard procedures requiring ingenuity, resourcefulness and adaptability.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Assist with large animal surgical and imaging procedure prep and support (IV catheter placement, intubation, clip hair/prep skin, remote delivery/pick up).
Properly stores, administers, and maintains appropriate pharmaceutical recordsincluding controlled substance logs.
Maintains working knowledge of IACUC protocols and SOPs (to include hazardous agents) pertaining to the active large and small animal protocols
Proficient in baseline responsibilities needed to provide relief for rabbit, rodent and large animal daily care (as needed during periods of staff shortage or unusually high workload).
Evaluates, medicates, and monitors all presurgical animals as needed. Provides postoperative management and care for animals undergoing surgical procedures.
Employs methods to prevent, control, diagnose and treat diseases and injuries of animals and maintains appropriate veterinary health records. Records vital and necessary information pertinent to health of animals
Assists with ensuring regulatory compliance (Post-Approval Monitoring) and operation within veterinary ethical standards.
Record keeping and billing: facilitates submission of required documentation, ensures entry into appropriate recordkeeping system. Captures charges for items not recorded in electronic medical records.

Primary Areas:
Large Animal (specifically canine and swine)-Coordinates receiving and acclimation. Creates and maintains electronic medical records. Responsible for post-procedure care. Calculates and prepares routine standard dosing for analgesia and performs sedations for scheduled non-surgical procedures according to approved protocol. Davis Rodent Colony,
Researcher Rodent Biomethodology Trainer
Rotating Primary Areas (qualified team members are assigned to rotation):
AHSP Rodent Colony
BIRI support
Rabbit Colony-Coordinates receiving and acclimation. Creates and maintains electronic medical records. Responsible for pre
- and post-procedure care.
Float (qualified to provide proficient overage for Large Animal and Davis Rodent Colony AHTs during absence). Provides support to all clinical areas during period of unusually high workload.

Qualifications

Education:

High School Diploma/GED Required Minimum
Associates Degree /Graduate of an AVMA-CVTEA or CVMA accredited veterinary technology program or passing VTNE score strongly preferred

Work Experience:

1 Year Experience - Combination of education or related work experience will be considered.

License/Certification:
Assistant Laboratory Animal Tech (ALAT) - Preferred

Req ID : 1740

Working Title :
Animal Health Technician -Comparative Medicine

Department :
Comparative Medicine

Business Entity :
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Job Category :
Academic / Research

Job Specialty :
Animal Care

Overtime Status :

NONEXEMPT

Primary Shift :
Day

Shift Duration : 8 hour

Base Pay :
$ $43.74