Licensed Veterinary Technician at Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Professional Scientific Services, LLC in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Job Description:

Licensed Veterinary Technician




Employee Responsibilities:

• Triage animal health calls on a daily basis.
• Maintain vet services laboratory including equipment and inventory
• Manage preventive health and nutrition programs prescribed by the veterinarians for companion animals.
• Assist for surgical procedures including preparation, set up, anesthesia administration and monitoring, instrument sterilization, surgical preparation.
• Complete companion animal dental evaluations and prophylaxis
• Administer and direct clinical treatments as prescribed by clinical vets as needed.
• Collect and analyze blood, urine and fecal samples
• Assist in Vet Services administrative tasks
• Support key programs for animals including environmental monitoring, environmental enrichment, acclimation and facility reviews.
• Support with development and delivery of training material for individuals working with animals.
• Support all aspects of maintaining laboratory animals in compliance with the Animal Welfare Act, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, and the Ag Guide.

The Ideal Candidate would possess:

• Experience working in a veterinary clinic
  
• Electronic medical record keeping
• Technical procedures (blood collection, urine collection, vaccination, animal handling and restraint, anesthesia, dentals etc.)


• Good oral and written communication skills required


• Computer skills required: Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook


• Ability to develop and maintain effective, trusting work and customer relationships


• Self-starter, able to prioritize work and work efficiently with minimal or no supervision


• Ability to flex with changing workloads: ability to organize, schedule and deliver work for ongoing multiple research projects in a team setting.


• Ability to communicate with customers and team members


• Lifting: May include occasional lifting up to 40 pounds

Minimum Qualifications:

• Licensed Veterinary Technician degree, either a 2 years Associate's degree or a 4 year Bachelor's degree and minimum of zero to two years of veterinary clinic experience OR


• Associates degree as a Licensed Veterinary Technician and a minimum of 2 years veterinary clinic experience
  
• Expertise in companion animal species, experience with livestock and poultry are also desirable.


• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship

What we offer:

• Excellent full time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options


• Life and disability insurance


• 401(k) with company match


• Paid vacation and holidays

Position is full-time, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., with overtime as needed. Candidates currently living within a commutable distance of Kalamazoo, Michigan are encouraged to apply.

Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Professional Scientific Services ® (PSS) is a global, award-winning insourcing solution that places our people at our clients' site dedicated to running and managing laboratory services while eliminating headcount, co-employment and project-management worries.

We infuse our 55-year track record of scientific and laboratory operations expertise, as well as HR and great place to work best practices, to recruit, hire, train and manage highly qualified scientists to perform laboratory services using our client's quality systems and equipment.

Eurofins is a M/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.


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