Veterinary Services Assistant | Comparative Bioscience Center
Rockefeller University
New York, New York
The Veterinary Services Assistant will assist veterinarians and veterinary technicians with exams, procedures and sample collection; preparing, providing and documenting enrichment for multiple species. The role requires at least one weekend day each week and some holidays.
Responsibilities:Major responsibilities include:
- Engage in regular communication with veterinary technicians, veterinarians, scientists and animal husbandry staff
- Assist veterinarians and veterinary technicians with exams, procedures and sample collection
- Prepare, provide and document enrichment for multiple species
- Perform specialized handling and restraint of all species
- Performing in-house diagnostic tests
- Maintain veterinary equipment
- Prepare samples for outside reference labs
- Prepare and dispense medications
- Adminster treatments as pertained to a NYS non-licensed technician
- Perform regular health screenings of sentinel and quarantine species
- Conduct inventory and invoicing of supplies, restocking and notifying/ordering stock shortages
- Maintain surgical instruments, sterile supplies and special equipment
- Procedure set up and clean up; maintaining rooms
- Assist with administrative/clerical support
- Performing other duties as assigned
May be required to work weekends and some holidays. Various minor responsibilities may also be assigned and can vary based upon personal interests, vivarium room round assignments, or departmental needs.
Qualifications:REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
High School Diploma required. The candidate should be a positive and flexible individual who can adapt to a dynamic work environment and work successfully as part of a team while working with a broad variety of species. Must be able to follow established standard operating protocols, communicate concisely and effectively, and work independently and proactively. Must have excellent organizational skills and have an acute attention to details. Must be able to tolerate a significant amount of standing, bending, and walking. Must not be allergic to animals, latex, waste products, or bedding. Must be able to lift 50 pounds. Will be required to work at least one weekend day each week and some holidays.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
One year previous veterinary or research animal experience preferred. Basic computer skills, knowledge of Excel, Outlook, and Word.
The Rockefeller University is an equal opportunity employer – veterans/individuals with disabilities. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to characteristics protected by applicable local, state or federal law, including but not limited to disability and protected veteran status.
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on various factors, including but not limited to organizational budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The hiring range provided represents The Rockefeller University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
Compensation Range: Min: USD $42,500.00/Yr. Compensation Range: Max: USD $42,500.00/Yr.About the Company
Rockefeller University
- 71 heads of laboratories
- 200 research and clinical scientists
- 350 postdoctoral investigators
- 1,050 support staff
- 150 Ph.D. students
- 50 M.D.-Ph.D. students
- 887 alumni
- biochemistry, structural biology and chemistry
- molecular, cell and developmental biology
- immunology, virology and microbiology
- medical sciences and human genetics
- neuroscience
- physics and mathematical biology
Rockefeller University researchers achieved many of the last century's seminal advances in the biomedical sciences, including:
- Discovering that DNA is the basic material of heredity (1944)
- Determining that cancer can be caused by a virus (1911)
- Confirming the connection between cholesterol and heart disease (1950s)
- Developing methadone maintenance for people addicted to heroin (1960s)
- Developing the AIDS "cocktail" drug therapy (1990s)
The university's laboratory-based organizational structure "without walls" and pared-down layers of administration do away with the schools and academic departments that too often separate scientists. "This approach fosters a tremendously rich soup of interdisciplinary research and collaboration," says Rockefeller professor and Nobel laureate Günter Blobel. Acclaimed scientists
In its history, Rockefeller has been associated with 23 Nobel laureates and 19 Lasker Award recipients. Five faculty members have been named MacArthur Fellows and 12 have garnered the National Medal of Science, the highest science award given by the United States. And, 33 Rockefeller faculty are elected members of the National Academy of Sciences. Partnerships with other leading institutions
Rockefeller has close ties with neighboring Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Additional academic partnerships with the Courant Institute of New York University and Bard College provide students with a rich array of training opportunities. Rockefeller forges collaborations with biotech and pharmaceutical companies as needed to speed research findings into development to improve patient care.Clinical research hospital
In 1910, Rockefeller scientists founded the nation's first hospital devoted exclusively to experimental medicine. The Rockefeller University Hospital's only patients are participants in clinical trials building on basic research findings from Rockefeller labs. This "allows the university to maintain an unbroken spectrum of research, from basic to clinical," says Joshua Lederberg, Nobel laureate and Rockefeller president emeritus. Unburdened by constraints of standard patient care, the hospital is a vital component of Rockefeller's commitment to accelerating basic research findings on their route from bench to bedside for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. Studies are under way on AIDS/ HIV, obesity, hepatitis C and addictive diseases. More than science
Artistic and intellectual activity flourishes on Rockefeller's campus. The verdant grounds, situated on Manhattan's Upper East Side, boast a world-class art collection. The university regularly hosts events designed to explore the intuitive connection between science and the arts.Weekly and monthly recital series grace the university's spectacular auditorium, and a variety of exhibits regularly take shape on campus -currently including sculpture on temporary exhibition from New York's Museum of Modern Art. Select graduate student body
A class of Ph.D. and M.D.-Ph.D. students from across the United States and the world works closely with international faculty in a rigorous, highly personalized program of graduate study and research. The university offers graduate students access and opportunities to work with leading scientists, as well as full financial support and affordable on- and off-campus housing. University budget
Funding the research studies of The Rockefeller University's scientists are the National Institutes of Health and other government agencies, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, private gifts and endowment income.