Administrative Skills, Anesthesiology, Animal Care, Animal Husbandry, Animal Research, Blood Bank, Data Analysis, Housekeeping/Cleaning, Injections, Intravenous Therapies, Medications, Necropsy, Phlebotomy, Record Keeping, Veterinary Medicine
LOCATION
San Francisco, CA
POSTED
1 day ago
Summary:
Shift: 8 hours during business hours, example would be (but not limited to) 7am – 4pm, 8am – 5pm.
Work Mode: Onsite
Location: All company facilities, based at Parnassus
Responsibilities:
Assist veterinarian or senior AHT with animal medications and examinations
Conduct simple health assessments and report to veterinarian and/or senior AHT
Assist with veterinary technical procedures under direct supervision, such as blood collection and animal anesthesia
Assist with preparation, cleaning, and maintenance of surgical areas, necropsy room, treatment areas, and surgical and other technical supplies
Assist with animal husbandry duties as assigned
Assist with animal necropsy and tissue collection
Assist with records keeping and data analysis for company projects
Other technical and administrative duties of similar complexity as assigned
Requirements:
Experience in clinical animal work as a veterinary assistant or licensed veterinary technician
Competence in health assessment, basic handling of various species, anesthesia monitoring and surgery assistance, intubation, injections, venipuncture, placement of IV catheters
Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
Understanding of the requirement to adhere to approved Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee protocols
Preferred Skills:
Background in laboratory animal skills and knowledge in a medical direction
Desire to progress in skills and knowledge in the lab animal setting