Animal Health Technician

3 weeks ago


Los Angeles, United States Springer Nature Full time

**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
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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 records-including 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 pre-surgical animals as needed. Provides post-operative 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** : $25.73 - $43.74



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