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Veterinary Technician

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas' resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That's where you come in.

Join our dedicated veterinary team in supporting groundbreaking research through expert care of laboratory animals. This role ensures the health and welfare of animals involved in surgical and non-surgical studies by providing skilled veterinary support, technical assistance, and quality assurance under the guidance of a veterinarian and team leader. The position plays a vital role in maintaining compliance with federal, state, and institutional regulations while contributing to the advancement of scientific discovery. The schedule is Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:30pm with some weekends and holidays (rotational schedule).

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It's because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you'd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you'll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees' wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary:

Provides for the health and well-being of laboratory animals through provision of skilled veterinary health care, technical support and quality assurance programs for surgical and non-surgical research projects under the supervision of the team leader and veterinarian. Ensures compliance with federal, state and institutional laws, policies and regulations.

Position Key Accountabilities:

1. Peri-operative and post-operative care of critical and non-critical veterinary surgical patients Provides anesthetic induction, and anesthesia support of research related surgical procedures.

2. Prepares and maintains operating rooms and equipment for surgical procedures.

3. Performs daily health rounds, patient care, environmental enrichment, treatment administration and diagnostic tests; provides technical assistance in research projects. Maintains accurate and detailed records of patient care, treatment administration and other required documentation.

4. Performs procedures required for quality assurance, preventative health care, and health surveillance including rodent sentinel testing, primate TB testing, diagnostic and surgical equipment maintenance, and surgery and husbandry quality control testing.

5. Trains research staff in laboratory animal methodology courses; trains and provides oversight of veterinary technology student interns.

6. Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

LVT (Licensed Veterinary Technician) preferred. Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) certification required within one year of employment.

Minimum Education:

Associates Degree from AVMA Accredited program or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education.

Minimum Experience:

One (1) year of related experience.

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds frequently and/or up to 20 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code 51.215 and Texas Government Code 411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code 117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. 791.4.

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.