Job Title

Veterinary Technician I - Small Animal ICU & Progressive Care

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Vet Med-Teaching Hospital

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Bryan, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Glimpse of the Job and Your Opportunity to Contribute

Do you have a passion for animals? Look no further and join our team at Texas A&M University's Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital!

We are seeking a compassionate Veterinary Technician I to join our team and assist in the treatment of small animals admitted to our hospital.

Qualifications

Associate’s degree in veterinary technology, biomedical science, animal science or a related area, or any equivalent combination of relevant education and experience. Basic computer skills. General understanding of equipment used in a veterinary medical teaching hospital.

The well-qualified candidate will also possess one year experience in a veterinary medical setting and possess a certification as a Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) or Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS), certification in Emergency and Critical Care, Anesthesia, or Internal Medicine and have general understanding of equipment used in a veterinary medical teaching hospital such as anesthetic machines, fluid pumps, blood gas analyzers, oscilloscopes, defibrillators, and nebulizers.

Some of the Responsibilities Include:

• Patient Care: Monitors and administers medications to Fluid Ward patients, maintains a clean environment, and will monitor fluid therapy, perform pain score assessments, feed patients according to clinician’s orders.

• Medical Procedures: Performs various medical procedures such as placing and maintaining IV and urinary catheters, bandages, and wound management.

• Record Keeping: Maintains complete and accurate medical records including patient’s physical and medical status, medications administered, and changes in medical orders. You will capture and input fees into the VMIS system.

• Laboratory Monitoring: Assists with laboratory monitoring by performing various tests (NOVA, glucose level, lactate, PCV/TS, and blood typing); will assist clinicians and students with sample collection.

• Student Guidance: Provides instruction and guidance to students and participates in continuing education seminars and laboratory instruction.

• Emergency Care: Provides life-sustaining emergency care including CPCR and defibrillation, and oxygen therapy.

  What you need to know

Starting Salary: $19.11

Day and Night shifts available for ICU and Progressive Care

Schedule: The schedules are rotating, working 10-hour shifts and will require working alternate shifts, holidays, weekends, or on-call duty.

Essential Personnel: Persons in this position are considered essential when the University declares an emergency, campus closure, class cancellations, etc.

Why Texas A&M University?

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes. 

• Medical, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/medical/) prescription drug, dental, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/dental/) vision, life and AD&D, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/life-add/) flexible spending accounts , and long-term disability insurance (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/long-term-disability/) with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

• 12-15 days (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/index.html) of annual paid holidays

• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/sick.html)  and at least  eight hours of paid vacation (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/vacation.html)   each month

• Automatically enrollment in the  Teacher Retirement System of Texas (https://www.trs.texas.gov/Pages/Homepage.aspx)

• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time (https://flourish.tamu.edu/wellness-release-time/)

• Professional Development: All employees have access to free  LinkedIn Learning (https://linkedinlearning.tamu.edu/)   training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more

• Educational release time and tuition assistance (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/employee-tuition-assistance)   for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

• Living Well, (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/) a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

  Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.   

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.