The Veterinary Teaching Hospital operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This person will provide technical veterinary support to faculty, house officers, and students working on services throughout the small animal hospital that interact with the SA-ICU and SA-ER while also providing management and leadership over full-time, part-time, and student technicians/assistants working within the area. It is essential that this person have expertise in small animal emergency and critical care and is able to provide instruction to technicians and veterinary students on related skills. It is also essential that this person have demonstrated leadership skill and the ability to guide, motivate, and supervise a large group of people of varying skill.
To include support for critical and emergency cases seen during and after hours. To include proper adherence to infection and biosecurity control protocols. Areas of patient care and responsibilities include but are not limited to Small Animal ICU, Small Animal Isolation, and Small Animal ER.
Job Responsibilities:
30% Lead, supervise, & manage the small animal ICU and ER nursing staff. To include full-time, part-time, & student employees. Maintain a staff schedule that ensures appropriate technical staff coverage, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays, weekends, emergency closures, & coverage of requested leave. Work with the Director of Nursing to recruit, interview, hire, & train new staff as well as conduct performance reviews & planning sessions with current staff. Hold staff accountable, documenting coaching conversations & following through with disciplinary write-ups as recommended by HRM. Work with clinical staff to ensure a cohesive relationship between technicians & clinicians. Provide orientation & training to students, technicians & house officers. Manage controlled drug audits. Provide guidance & support to Small Animal ICU and ER lead workers.
30% Provide technical veterinary support to faculty, house officers, technicians, and students throughout the small animal hospital, particularly services who have patients admitted to the SAICU by performing and teaching: Setting appointments, admitting patients, providing critical patient care, triaging/responding to emergencies. Providing patient care and case management including hourly checks and treatments, procedure set up and clean up following. Safely restraining patients. Ensuring professional interaction with clients and proper communication and the receiving of information. Monitoring patients throughout the Small Animal ICU and wards, maintaining professional medical records, and capturing patient charges. Aid in generating estimates. Oversee procedures and treatments performed by veterinary students and ensure safety and accuracy.
20% Provide technical veterinary support to faculty, house officers, technicians, and students in a lab setting by performing and teaching/instructing: a variety of procedures such as bandages, sample collections, venipuncture, medication administration, blood transfusion, ultrasound, IVC placement, naso-gastric intubation, etc. Oversee procedures and treatments performed by veterinary students, technicians, and house officers, ensuring safety and accuracy.
15% Be an active member of the Small Animal ICU and ER staff as essential personnel in any emergency response. Provide coverage on weekends, holidays, and during emergency closures. Provide emergency on-call coverage.
Delegate staff communication to lead workers, the nursing director, or appropriate clinical lead in times when contact may be difficult. (i.e. on leave). Provide support to lead workers. Conduct staff meetings. Attend supervisor and applicable hospital leadership meetings and/or trainings.
5% Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree and 4 years of experience OR associate's degree in veterinary technology with 4 years experience; OR Certification as a vet tech or equivalent with 4 years experience; OR 7 Years of experience in a working environment with similar duties.
Specific experience: 1 year of supervisory, leadership, or administrative experience related to the duties of the job.
Preferred Certifications/Licenses: CVT/RVT/LVT Credentialed Veterinary technician, Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS), and/or master's degree in organizational leadership related field.
Job Competencies (Advanced):
Knowledge of basic animal care and handling including restraint along with:
-Knowledge of medical terminology, basic anatomy, and abbreviations along with common diseases, injuries, and ailments.
-Basic computer, problem-solving and communication skills.
-Ability to convey technical information to both a technical and non-technical team.
-Ability to prioritize, organize, and perform multiple work assignments simultaneously.
-Ability to gather, interpret, report, and/or edit information.
-Ability to lead by example and motivate a team.
-Ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills.
-Ability to demonstrate effective customer service skills.
-Math skills; including drug calculations (dosage and conversions).
Essential Personnel- Required to work a variety of shifts including nights, weekends, holidays, and "on-call"/relief shifts per PS-18.
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Physical Requirements-Required to be capable of lifting more than 50 pounds, standing or walking for prolonged periods, able to reach above and below the shoulder, vision (near sight), vision (far sight), kneel or sit on the floor, push/pulling, grasping, climbing, crawling bending, squatting, and/or twisting.
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Benefits - LSU offers outstanding benefits to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement options; various leave options; paid holidays; wellness benefits; tuition exemption for qualified positions; training and development opportunities; employee discounts; and more!
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