Veterinary Technician Assistant/Animal Technician

Job description

Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on:

If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.

Available Title(s):

525F-YN_CS_NPS - Animal Technician 2, 525G-YN_CS_NPS - Animal Technician 3

Business Title:

Veterinary Technician Assistant/Animal Technician

Employee Type:

Classified

Position Details:

The Opportunities:

The Animal Technician / Technician Assistant will provide support during transport, restraint, examination, diagnostic procedures, work-up, treatment, induction, anesthesia, surgery and recovery of animals under emergency and routine hospital care.

May assist in all aspects of patient care including feeding, maintaining hospital cleanliness, and observing animals for sickness or abnormalities.

May set up areas for procedures, including stocking and cleaning of treatment and ward locations.

May receive and discharge patients to designated clients or their representative and maintain case log database for callbacks, fiscal estimates and final bills, RDVM information, and case numbers.

Multiple positions available throughout the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in large and small animal services.

Current Vacancies:

Small Animal Intensive Care Unit (ICU):Assist students, faculty, house officers, and technical staff in the work-up and treatment of small animal patients under emergency and routine hospital care within Small Animal ICU (SA ICU).Assist with procedures in work up, treatment, and maintenance of hospitalized cases.Assist in all aspects of patient care including feeding, maintaining hospital cleanliness, and observing animals for sickness or abnormalities.

SAIM Technician Assistant: This position is assigned to the Small Animal Internal Medicine.

It will assist students, technicians, and clinicians in all aspects of patient care, including, but not limited to, patient handling, medical treatments, maintaining hospital cleanliness, ordering, and stocking supplies, maintaining daily patient records, recording procedures performed, medications given, and general work-up of patients.

Enter patient information and charges into hospital medical records system and will observe animals for sickness or abnormalities.

It will further support blood bank operations through assistance with blood donations, blood processing, blood inventory management, donor medical records, recruitment, and other record keeping.

Neurology: This position provides veterinary technician assistant support to the Neurology/Neurosurgery team.

Responsibilities include transport of animals between service areas in the hospital, restraint of animals during procedures, setting up areas for procedures, stocking and cleaning of treatment areas, input of data into electronic medical records system, and other tasks related to treatment of animals presented to the Neurology/Neurosurgery service.

Additional Information:

Post Closing Date:

This is an ongoing recruitment to fill positions throughout the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

The list of current vacancies will be updated as positions are available.

This is a full time (100% FTE), permanent position.

This position is overtime eligible.

This recruitment is for 90-100% FTE positions only.

If you are interested in part-time employment at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, please send an email to, , for a list of part-time vacancies.

Monthly Salary:

Animal Technician 3: $3,417 to $4,542 | Range 38 (Steps A-M)

Animal Technician 2: $3,262 to $4,320 | Range 36 (Steps A-M)

Successful candidates are typically hired at the beginning of the salary range and receive scheduled salary increment increases in accordance with WAC 357-28.

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position.

Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.

Benefits:

WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver.

For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for Classified staff and Total Compensation.

Required Qualifications:

For Animal Technician 3/Technician Assistant:

Two years of experience as an Animal Technician 2; OR equivalent education/experience.

Must pass WSU radiation safety training exam first time it is available.

Ability to work a variable shift that may include 10-hour shifts and/or weekends, overnights and evenings.

Large Animal Hospital positions must have, or be able to obtain at time of hire, a valid driver’s license and meet requirements in accordance with SPPM 7.10 and departmental driving standards.

For Animal Technician 2:

One year of experience as an Animal Technician 1; OR equivalent education/experience.

Must have the flexibility to work a schedule of rotating shifts.

Must be able to wear a respirator; either full mask, half mask, or a PAPR.

Must have, or be able to obtain at time of hire, a valid driver’s license and meet requirements in accordance with SPPM 7.10 and departmental driving standards.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working in a veterinary hospital or clinic.

About Department/College/Area/ Campus:

Veterinary Teaching Hospital | Washington State University (wsu.edu)

Area/College:
College of Veterinary Medicine

Department Name:
Veterinary Teaching Hospital

Location:
Pullman, WA 99164

Application Instructions:

Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application.

Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.
1) Resume
2) Cover Letter

External candidates, upload all documents in the “Application Document” section of your application.

Current WSU Employees (internal candidates), before starting your Workday application, please use these instructions to update your education and experience in your worker profile in Workday.

Internal candidates, upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application.

Documents may be submitted as one file or separate files.

Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF, if possible.

Reference contact information will be requested later in the recruitment process through Workday.

Background Check:

This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need.

A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Time Type:

Full time

Position Term:

12 Month

Washington State University encourages all qualified candidates to apply, including members of the military and veterans, and persons with disabilities.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens.

All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities.

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or .

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