Veterinary Technician, Animal Care
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**Job Type**:
Employee
Duration in Months (for fixed-term jobs):
N/A
Job Family:
Laboratory Support
of Open Positions:
1
Faculty/Service - Department:
Animal Care and Veterinary Services
Campus:
Vanier Hall
Union Affiliation:
SSUO
Date Posted:
March 14, 2024
Closing Date:
March 25, 2024
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above
Hours per week:
35
Salary Grade:
SSUO Grade 07
Salary Range:
$55,245.00 - $69,783.00
- 4 available positions
Position Purpose
Reporting to the Senior Director, Animal Care and Veterinary Services, the incumbent participates in the delivery of the program of veterinary care under the general supervision of a veterinarian in order to maintain the Animal Care and Veterinary Service’s (ACVS) high standards of animal care and welfare and regulatory compliance. Responsibilities will include daily clinical and preventive veterinary care, anesthetic and surgical procedures, and biological specimen collection, for a variety of laboratory animal species.
In this role, your responsibilities will include:
- First line evaluation of veterinary clinical cases at various uOttawa animal facilities.
- Initiate/implement treatment in consultation with veterinarian. Provide primary care of animals with health issues by frontline clinical response, assessment and administration of treatment plan.
- Monitor treatment and progress and provide feedback to the veterinarian and/or Animal Care Committee and research staff.
- Specific duties include but are not limited to, assisting with physical examinations, vaccinations, and clinical assessments. Perform routine sample collection procedures such as blood collection, and urine/fecal collection as directed by an ACVS Veterinarian.
- Responsible for initiation and maintenance of accurate and complete animal clinical case records, document retention and archiving.
What you will bring:
- A diploma from a CVMA (Canadian Veterinary Medical Association) recognized (or equivalent) Veterinary Technical program.
- Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience.
- Bachelor of Science degree or a post-secondary degree from a relevant discipline is desirable.
- Certification with the Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science (CALAS) is desirable.
- Laboratory animal species
- specific knowledge in the recognition of disease, pain, distress and their attendant management.
- Understanding of the basic principles of laboratory animal medicine. Private practice or industry experience with demonstrable ability to perform independently.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, as well as writing skills for contribution to the development of internal standard operating procedures and policies.
- Ability to remain congenial, tactful and objective despite potentially conflicting views and priorities and interactive styles in a team environment.
- Willingness and ability to work after hours, evenings, weekends and statutory holidays as assigned.
- Willingness to provide proof of vaccination history as per standard provincial protocols.
- Willingness and ability to work with a respirator (e.g. PAPR).
- Ability to multitask and to prioritize in an often challenging, quickly changing and time sensitive environment.
- Bilingualism - French and English (spoken and written).
Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:
Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.
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