Anatomic Pathologist Job at Idexx Laboratories, Memphis IDEXX Laboratories is currently conducting a search for an experienced anatomic pathologist to join the newest reference laboratory, which opened in Memphis, Tennessee in November 2008. The pathologist is expected to meet caseload and turnaround expectations and to be accessible for client consultations during regular working hours. The position is full-time salaried with a 5-day workweek.
Duties and Responsibilities: Partnering with the Regional Head of Anatomic Pathology and the laboratory manager to ensure the quality of results in the laboratory, and working in conjunction with other anatomic and clinical pathologists to allow optimum turn around time of client submissions; Consulting with clients regarding interpretation of pathology reports and other laboratory data, and responding to client inquiries; Providing clients with diagnostic evaluation and consultation in the area of anatomic pathology, including both microscopic and gross evaluation of surgical biopsy specimens. When fully staffed the Memphis lab will employ over 50 people working in the areas of hematology, histology, microbiology, chemistry, serology, parasitology, immunology and pathology. The pathologist is also expected to promote the growth of IDEXX Laboratories by actively participating in pathologist meetings and professional contact with clients. DVM (or equivalent) plus board certification or board eligibility by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (or equivalent certifying organization). Apply Online
Associate Veterinarian Job at College Park Road Veterinary Clinic, Ladson, SC College Park Road Veterinary Clinic is seeking associate veterinarian to join in a multi doctor companion animal practice in the South Carolina low country. College Park Road Animal Clinic is seeking a team player dedicated to quality medicine and surgery in a caring, compassionate atmosphere. We are located in the Charleston, South Carolina area. We are located close to the Atlantic Ocean and the beaches.
Excellent client skills are a must. Many opportunities for surgery and intensive medicine. Friendly working environment with modern equipment and a strong support staff. No emergencies, evening hours, or Sunday office hours. Benefits include paid vacation, continuing education allowance, IRA Simple Plan, national, state and local association dues and health insurance. Salary based on experience and ability.
For more information: Joe McKenzie, DVM, College Park Rd Vet Clinic, 186 College Park Rd, Ladson, SC 29456. Ph: 912-232-5700 or 912-660-3384; Fax: 912-232-2600; jhmdvm@comcast.net
Veterinary Technician or Veterinary Assistant, Riner Animal Hospital Veterinary Technician or Veterinary Assistant position available. Outside Christiansburg at Riner Animal Hospital. Vet hosp. exp. req’d. 100% individual medical & dental provided. Matching IRA retirement. Pay commensurate w/exp. Drop off resume at 3513 Riner Rd., Riner, VA or email to wrightrh@swva.net
Veterinary Technician Jobs, Cincinnati PURPOSE OF POSITION: Provide routine and/or specialized laboratory animal husbandry and care of research animals, including feeding, watering, changing animal cages, monitoring the health of the animal colonies, and maintaining the animal holding rooms and support areas in compliance with AAALAC standards for the Veterinary Services Division of a Medical Center dedicated to the care of infants, children, and adolescents.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Capable of performing the duties and responsibilities of an Animal Technician II position.
2. Follow strict protocols for sterile or disease control environments for animal welfare.
3. Monitor and maintain the health status of the animal colonies.
4. Ensure that the animals have daily food and water according to their particular requirements.
5. Maintain cleanliness of animal cages and facilities by using foamers, floor maintenance machines or
hand-operated utensils.
6. Change bedding, papers, and pan liners as specified; remove waste in a safe sanitary manner while minimizing potential aerosol contaminants in animal rooms.
7. Maintain per diem sheets, daily log and other records as required.
8. Identify and report emergency situations or problems as needed.
9. Should have competency and proficiency in all areas of husbandry, minimally two areas.
10. Observe animals in your stewardship daily and report any deviation from normal.
11. Maintain assigned work areas in compliance with Local, State, and Federal regulations. Ensure all areas
are in compliance with AAALAS Standards.
12. Responsible for making some decisions that requires consideration of various criteria. Decisions are
usually within limits prescribed by established policies or by area coordinator.
13. Under general supervision, proceed alone on regular tasks, referring questionable situations to the coordinator.
14. Responsible for technical support to ensure all assigned animal care assignments and scheduled work is
completed in a satisfactory manner.
15. Maintain currency in field through continuing education, literature, and seminars. Implement this knowledge
into the Veterinary Services Division.
16. Upon direction by the designated husbandry coordinator, train Veterinary Husbandry Technicians I and II.
17. Provide functional supervision to temporary employees and provide on the job training for other employees.
18. Provide information to husbandry coordinator concerning performance of area husbandry technicians. Assist
in developing and setting measurable goals for use in evaluations of employees.
19. Provide backup supervision in the absence of the area coordinator.
20. Assist coordinator in assigned responsibilities.
21. Assist, contribute and influence decisions of various policies, procedures, research and planning.
22. Participate in the movement and storage of feed.
23. Participate in the continuing education program.
24. Respect patient rights for informed consent and the handling of confidential information as described by
DCHMC’s mission and applicable laws and regulations.
25. Provide services in a manner to be regularly and conveniently available to meet the needs of CCHMC’s
patients, families, and employees as determined by divisional management and CCHMC’s governing body.
26. Participate in improving organizational performance through recommending areas of approaches for
improvement activities, performing new procedures, collecting data and providing input to department
discussions.
27. Participate in establishing job requirements and goals; perform duties at the desired level of competency.
28. Ensure that work areas are organized and present a safe, accessible, effective, and efficient environment for employees, patients, and families.
29. Attend as required CCHMC training session, including radiation safety, laboratory safety, bloodborne
pathogens, and OSHA. Comply with infectious control policies and procedures.
30. Perform other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED SKILLS: Effective verbal and interpersonal communication skills. Capable of relating to diverse age and demographic backgrounds. Possess decision-making abilities requiring the equal application of established policies and procedures. Mastered the skills and techniques in all areas of operations in the designated husbandry area. Have good organizational skills. Able to set priorities through anticipation of divisional needs. Possess a courteous, positive, and service oriented demeanor. Demonstrate high manual dexterity and attention to detail. Physical stamina sufficient to perform frequent bending, standing, and lifting, pulling and pushing equipment weighing 50 pounds or more in a temperature/humidity controlled environment.
EDUCATION/WORK EXPERIENCE: Formal training beyond a High School Diploma or equivalent. Appropriate vocational skills, minimum experience of three years in a laboratory animal facility or related field. AALAS certification preferred. Expectation is to complete certification for Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) or Laboratory Animal Technologist (LATG) through AALAS or be eligible for certification. Successful completion of the Purina Animal Care course is expected. Apply
Veterinary Research Assistant, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA Responsible for providing adequate husbandry and veterinary care. Responsible for animal facility cleanliness and maintenance as well as provide technical support to investigators and their staff.
Duties and Responsibilities: Responsible for feeding, watering and providing veterinary care to animals in rooms as assigned. General facility upkeep. Operate cage washers and autoclaves. Maintenance of accurate documentation of work completed and animal related observations. Weekend and holiday work is required on a rotating schedule.
Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Requires AS/BS or equivalent in a scientific field with 0-2 years previous laboratory animal or veterinary experience or HS diploma plus 2-4 years experience working with laboratory animals. AALAS certification at ALAT level preferred but not required.
Basic Qualifications:
Requires AS/BS or equivalent in a scientific field with 0-2 years previous laboratory animal or veterinary experience or HS diploma plus 2-4 years experience working with laboratory animals.
A benefit package may or may not be available. Request specific information from the employer. APPLY
Senior Veterinary Technician Jobs at The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Job Summary:
Assist doctor and other hospital staff by care and cleaning of patients and facilities including completing patient treatments, assisting in surgery and all other animal care functions as well as other tasks involved in the operations of a veterinary hospital.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Must be friendly, outgoing, “people oriented”. Excellent communication skills. Must be a team player willing to learn new techniques and treatments and to accept change. Must be capable of properly restraining/holding animals.
Education and Experience: Licensed or license eligible preferred. 3 years previous experience or training/education working in a veterinary facility.
Authority: Direct and guide Animal Care Techs. Technician training as needed. Perform emergency care within regulatory limits.
Physical Requirements:
Ability to speak and hear sufficiently to understand, give information in person and over the telephone. Fine motor skills adequate for utilizing hospital equipment such as electric clippers, syringes, radiology equipment, laboratory equipment, computers, etc.
Duties:
The following is a list of essential job requirements. This list may be revised at any time and additional duties not listed here may be assigned as needed. Job Functions and Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* Client Relations
* Nursing Care
* Housekeeping/Maintenance
* Examinations/Assessments
* Record Keeping
* Anesthesia
* Surgery
* Radiology
* Dentistry
* Laboratory
* Pharmacy
Client Relations:
Demonstrate excellent relations with clients/pets in waiting and/or exam rooms. Assist receptionists with client/patient checking in and checking out of hospital. Ensure that clients and pets feel welcome and comfortable. Serve as “Ambassadors” for creating and maintaining goodwill for the hospital. Build rapport with clients and pets. Immediately greet clients and their pets by name making eye contact with clients while speaking to them. Exceed the client’s expectations of service.
Nursing Care:
Compassionate nursing care is the top priority for all patients. Make certain all patients are kept clean and as comfortable as possible. Assist in treating hospitalized animals under veterinary supervision. Continuously monitor all patients admitted to the hospital. Ensure all patients are clearly identified including entry on hospital day sheet, cage card, and ID collar. Participate in client communication and education, explaining administration of medications, follow-up care, diet recommendations and general animal care. Flexibility in working hours is required to ensure that the job is done properly (willing to work beyond scheduled hours if necessary).
Housekeeping and Maintenance:
Advise Medical Director or Technical Supervisor of any conditions that are unsafe, including unrecognized hazards or infractions of safety rules.
Examinations:
* Ability to perform a cursory examination of an animal.
* Ability to use a stethoscope and otoscope.
* Ability to recognize fleas, ticks and other external parasites.
* Ability to recognize other potential health care issues, i.e., dental signs and behavior patterns that suggest an animal may be in pain, and necessity of veterinarian’s examination.
* Clearly communicate your finding to doctor. Refuse to make a diagnosis.
Records:
Keep records up to date. This includes client records with charges, medical history, vaccination status, medications administered, laboratory reports, etc. Handwriting must be neat and legible.
Anesthesia:
Understand how to maintain and use the hospital’s inhalation anesthetic machines. Administer certain anesthetics under direct doctor supervision. Monitor anesthesia under direct doctor supervision. Familiarity with procedures and antidotes for an anesthesia emergency.
Surgery:
* Understand how to prep animals for aseptic surgery.
* Able to place a catheter
* Understand principles of aseptics in the surgery room and participate in maintaining sterile conditions.
* Know the names and general uses of surgical instruments and equipment.
* Maintain and sterilize surgical instruments and packs.
* Be willing and able to assist the doctor with certain surgical procedures.
Radiology:
* Position animals properly for radiography.
* Know how to properly use positioning devices so that patients may be radiographed without the requirement of assistants holding animals in place whenever possible.
* Develop radiographs.
* Maintain and care for all radiology equipment.
* Practice all safety regulations in regard to radiology.
Dentistry:
Understand how to set up and use the hospital’s dental prophylactics unit. Perform routine dental prophylactics procedures as directed by a staff veterinarian. Know general uses of the hospital’s instrumentation for endodontic, exodontic procedures, etc.
Laboratory:
* Draw blood samples.
* Collect stool and urine samples.
* Prepare lab request forms.
* Perform certain laboratory tests:
* Stool exams (flotation tests and Giardia fecal antigen tests)
* Urinalysis
* Heartworm test
* Skin scrapings
* FELV tests
Pharmacy:
Create prescription labels, fill prescriptions and dispense medications as directed by a doctor. Control inventory and assist in ordering medications and supplies. Maintain proper storage and safekeeping of drugs as directed by doctor.
Benefits:
Our generous benefit package includes the following for full-time employees and (if qualified, we offer domestic partner coverage!) Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, 401(k), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Transit checks, Tuition Assistance Program, Training Seminars, EAP, 50% hospital discount, Vacation, Sick, Personal & Company Holiday time off. EOE. Apply
Tech Services Veterinarian, Animal Health Country U.S.A. The selected individual is responsible for supporting marketing strategies and product commercialization as well as the technical support of Companion Animal products. A primary responsibility of this position will be to interface with R&D and Marketing to develop market support trials of new products. Customer Support responsibilities include: -Serving as a resource for the pharmacovigilance department in handling difficult cases -Discussing/reporting adverse reactions, efficacy problems and formulation complaints.
Marketing and Sales Support duties include:
-Interfacing with R&D and Marketing to develop market support trials.
- Preparing and delivering technical lectures on our product line.
-Teaching sales training classes to our sales representatives and distributor sales representatives.
-Participating in technical “ride-withs” with the sales force.
-Preparing technical backgrounders, bulletins and memos to support our product line. -Alerting the business unit on emerging diseases and new trends in veterinary medicine.
-Developing key opinion leader support for our product line. Representing Intervet/SPAH at veterinary conventions and symposiums Minimal education required for this job D.V.M. Skills
Position requires a DVM with at least 3 years of private practice work experience and 3-5 years of industrial experience. . Specific expertise and key focus on immunology, vaccinology, shelter medicine and/or diabetes . Selected candidate must possess excellent communication skills [verbal, written and listening skills] and presentation skills. Must be able to work effectively with cross-functional teams. Position requires approximately 30-50% travel Employment Type Regular Full- or Part-Time Full-Time Work Schedule Day Requisition I.D. 22381BR. Apply
Clinical Assistant Professor Veterinary Clinical Nutrition, Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech The Large Animal Clinical Sciences department of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech is seeking a Clinical Assistant Professor in Veterinary Clinical Nutrition. This is a full-time, non-tenure track, calendar year, restricted appointment at our Blacksburg, VA campus and reports directly to the Department Head of Large Animal Clinical Sciences. Required qualifications include a degree in Veterinary Medicine and a Master’s degree with a focus in nutrition or related discipline as well as diplomate status of the American College of Veterinary Nutrition.
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Online applications are accepted and candidates may upload supporting documents, including: Cover letter, curriculum Vitae, and complete contact information for 3 references. Review of applications will begin on Nov. 19, 2008.
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