Clinical & Research Support Vet Tech

Job Req ID: 114490

Clinical & Research Support Vet Tech

Johns Hopkins University Research Animal Resources has a position available for a Clinical & Research Support Vet Tech. The successful applicant will primarily provide clinical and post-operative care and other research support for pigs, dogs, cats, rabbits, nonhuman primates and other species. She or he will also provide technical and anesthetic support for veterinarians during clinical surgeries and case management.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Clinical Care and Health Maintenance

• Administer medications for treatment via multiple routes including oral and injectable.

• Perform routine sedation and monitoring for diagnostic work-up, sample collection, and clinical care.

• Provide technical support for faculty and resident veterinarians during clinical and surgical care, including anesthesia and monitoring.

• Obtain diagnostic samples from all species including blood, urine, and feces.

• Perform health maintenance for dogs, cats, pigs and rabbits, including but not limited to hoof and nail trims and collecting routine weights.

Research Support

• Assist investigators in various research protocols, including treatments, sample collection, and routine sedation.

• Perform post-operative monitoring, palliative care, and documentation for research procedures ranging from routine sedations to major operative procedures.

• Understand the procedures, humane endpoints, and experimental goals of large animal research protocols and ensure compliance with those protocols and applicable regulations and policies.

Teaching

• Teach investigators, veterinary residents, and technical staff to perform various technical procedures.

• Train personnel in routine clinical care, daily maintenance of animals under medical treatment, maintenance and monitoring animals during all phases of anesthesia, including proper dosage and proper route of anesthesia for a variety of species.

Administrative Responsibilities

• Maintain clinical animal records (paper and electronic).

• Complete monitoring forms and any project-specific documentation required for post-procedural care or other research support

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Biology or related field required.

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Knowledge of current regulations, policies and principles for the care and use of laboratory animals.

• Ability to handle, restrain and determine the sex of laboratory animals without causing injury or harm to animal, self, and others.

• Ability to understand and follow detailed oral and written instructions.

• Ability to read and write in order to maintain records, read instructions, labels, etc.

• Ability to interact and work with faculty, students, staff, and visitors in a knowledgeable, respectful and courteous manner.

• Ability to discuss animal related projects with investigators and report these discussions to the supervisor.

• Ability to work under environmental conditions that require the use of safety equipment.

• Ability to lift, carry or otherwise move and position objects and materials weighing up to 50 lbs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified veterinary technician strongly preferred.

Classified Title: Animal Research Technician

Job Posting Title (Working Title): Clinical & Research Support Vet Tech

Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CC

Starting Salary Range: $15.50 - $26.00 HRLY ($43,160 targeted; Commensurate with experience)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: M-F / TBD

Exempt Status: Non-Exempt

Location: School of Medicine Campus

Department name: SOM Admin Research Animal Resources

Personnel area: School of Medicine

Total Rewards

The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University's salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies

Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Accommodation Information

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Vaccine Requirements

Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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