Small Animal Patient Care Intermediate And General Ward Technician; ANML HEALTH TCHN VMTH

Overview

#CA-PS Want to be part of the most innovative veterinary team in the country? We are looking for a Small Animal Patient Care Intermediate And General Ward Technician to work alongside our world leading faculty clinicians and technicians, helping them teach the next generation of veterinarians while also serving the animals and pet owners of our community.

#CA-PS Want to be part of the most innovative veterinary team in the country? We are looking for a Small Animal Patient Care Intermediate And General Ward Technician to work alongside our world leading faculty clinicians and technicians, helping them teach the next generation of veterinarians while also serving the animals and pet owners of our community.

As Part Of The Top Ranked UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital Team, Our Technicians Are Provided With The Following Benefits:

• PERSONAL LEAVE:
  Vacation – earn (3) three weeks per year; 14 paid Holidays annually;
  Sick Leave – eligible to earn up to 8 hours per month (no maximum)
• COMPENSATION:
  Competitive pay;
  Shift Differentials
• CE & Other BENEFITS: $650 Continuing Education annual allowance; 40 hours Paid CE annually (pro-rated based on appointment %); $100 monthly stipend for RVTs;
  Wellness and on-site Employee Assistance Program;
  Scrubs provided and laundered at no cost to the employee

• 50% - Small Animal Clinic Patient Care in the Intermediate Care Ward
• 30% - Small Animal Patient Care in the General Ward
• 10% - Quasi Instructor
• 5% - Facility Care
• 5% - Clinician Support

Minimum Qualifications

• Must possess a Veterinary Assistant Controlled Substance Permit (VACSP) or obtain within 3 months of date of hire.
• No minimum education required.
• Experience working in a Small Animal Hospital as a veterinary technician.
• Experience administering medications.
• Experience collecting blood.
• Skill to independently provide intense moment to moment monitoring and reassessment of emergent, critically ill patients with life-threatening illness or injury, whose conditions are likely to change on a moment-to-moment basis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current California Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) license.
• Experience catheterizing blood vessels and urinary tract.
• Experience in aseptic nursing and sterile techniques.
• Experience in emergency critical care medicine.

• Salary or Pay Range: $31.32/hr.
  
  - $47.40/hr.
• Salary Frequency:
  Hourly
• Salary Grade: STEPS
• UC
  
  Job Title:
  
  ANML HEALTH TCHN 3 VMTH
• UC Job Code: 004752
• Number of Positions: 1
• Appointment Type:
  Staff:
  Career
• Percentage of Time: 50% Variable
• Shift (Work Schedule):
  Saturday and Sundays 19:30 to 08:00, Monday 23:30 to 08:00
• Location:
  
  Davis, CA
• Union Representation: TX-Technical Professionals
• Benefits Eligible:
  Yes
• This position is 100% on-site

The Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) is a unit that provides clinical case material in support of the teaching programs throughout the School of Veterinary Medicine on a 24-hour basis. Its primary objectives are to train professional (veterinary) students, graduate clinical students (interns and residents), and graduate academic students; to provide veterinary services to the public; to serve as a referral center for practicing veterinarians, and to advance veterinary medical knowledge.

This position is subject to Medical Surveillance procedures and review in accordance with Federal and State Laws and Regulations and University Policy. May require working with or around areas with sick animals, hazardous materials, and/or infectious diseases, and distraught clients. Occasional overtime; work variable hours/days on short notice or on-call including holidays, swing, graveyard or day shifts Sunday to Saturday and availability to work 8- or 10-hour shifts.

Fill in during week as needed. Work in an environment with exposure to radioactivity, anesthesia gases & carcinogenic medicines. Work in high traffic areas that include noise from animals and people. Work in an environment with animal odors.

• This is a critical position, as defined by UC Policy and local procedures,…