JOB TITLE: Veterinary Technician II – NHP, FDA White Oak Animal Program

Summary:

The Veterinary Technician shall be at the minimum certified at the AALAS LAT level at the time of employment and be LATG within the first year of employment. The Veterinary Technician shall provide veterinary care, animal protocol support, and treatments for non-human primates and other laboratory animals.  Representative examples of technical procedures include daily observations of  identified animals with abnormal health conditions or study related conditions, injections (intraperitoneal, intramuscular, intravenous), intravenous collection of blood and medical treatments as prescribed by the veterinarian and surgery support. Shall write up animal observation record sheets for health issues and notify researchers of these issues along with a treatment plan. Shall follow up on health issues with animal care staff and researchers, document and file all findings.

Employee must have a minimum of high school diploma or equivalent with at least 3yrs experience working in a Veterinary Clinic or equivalent profession. Certification through the American Association of Laboratory Sciences at the Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) is required.

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE:

• High School diploma required
• AALAS LAT certification required
• Literate in written and spoken English
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in an animal facility or previous skills working in a Veterinary Clinic.
• Knowledgeable in PC applications including word documents and spreadsheets

DUTIES:

• Communicate with the Attending Veterinarian and Researchers to better care for animals and provide services to the customers.
• Coordinate support schedules with Researchers and the Project Manager.
• Provide care to research animals, performing health observations, and providing veterinary care as directed, reporting problems/abnormalities to the Attending Veterinarian.
• Assisting with surgery support including pre and post-surgery monitoring, anesthesia monitoring and vitals documentation.
• Administer drugs or treatments to animals, as directed, including the calculation of dosage, and recording of drug use in Controlled Drug logs or animal clinical records.
• Assist researchers or their staff by restraining/positioning animals for examination or treatment and providing animal handling training as requested..
• Ensure that procedures and practices involving the program of animal care are appropriate for the continued maintenance of AAALACi accreditation of the FDA animal facility and according to Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs).
• Assist, when requested, in experimental planning and logistics/scheduling requirements.
• Ensure all safety requirements are met.
• Identify and report potential problem areas related to animal use, care, or health, or problems with facilities or equipment which might be hazard to animals or personnel.
• Ensure that records, log book, and other clinical and project records are appropriately and contemporaneously maintained.
• Compliance with the QA/QC program.
• Maintain a current knowledge of existing and proposed laws, regulations, and guidelines affecting the care and use of animals at the FDA.
• Maintain a broad general knowledge and competence in lab animal science husbandry, technical procedures, and facility management.
• Assist/perform blood collection or other technical/veterinary procedures.