Veterinary Surgical & Clinical Support Tech. (Research Animal Resources)

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research
university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working
together as one university.

We are seeking a Veterinary Surgical & Clinical
Support Technician will focus on providing anesthesia and
clinical support for various animal species. This position provides
technical support to recovering post-operative animals, supports
research protocols, and assists veterinarians during clinical
surgeries and case management.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Clinical and Research Support

• Administer medications for treatment via multiple routes

including oral and parenteral.

• Perform routine sedation and monitoring for anesthetic

procedures, diagnostic work-up, sample collection, and clinical
care, including post-operative monitoring and palliative care.

• Perform sedation and minor procedures for protocol support such

as euthanasia, examination and diagnostic sample collection.

• Perform health maintenance for large animal species, including

but not limited to hoof and nail trimming, TB testing and
collection of routine weights.

• Provide technical support for faculty and resident

veterinarians during clinical and surgical care, including
anesthesia and monitoring.

• Provide post-operative monitoring and care.
• Maintain a clean and prepared Recovery facility, including set

up, break down, sanitization, and stocking appropriate supplies and
drugs

• Understand the procedures, humane endpoints, and experimental

goals of large animal research protocols and ensure compliance with
those protocols, applicable regulations and policies.

• Perform pre-release examination on all non-human primates in

quarantine including final chest radiograph, body weight, TB
testing and phlebotomy.

Veterinary Surgical Support

• Perform anesthesia induction for protocol-driven and clinical

procedures.

• Prepare animals for procedures by pre-anesthetic

administration, IVC placement, intubation, clipping and scrubbing
animals, drug administration, and monitoring.

• Endotracheal intubation of difficult species including sheep,

macaques, rabbits and swine.

• Act as the operating room nurse and surgical assistant.
• Mitigate and take initiative during anesthetic emergencies

including emergency notification to the veterinarian and performing
CPR.

• Maintain the OR suite by preparing each operating room for

procedures including but not limited to staging, break-down,
sanitization, packaging instruments and taking inventories of
controlled substances, drugs and supplies.

• Maintain all clinical and surgical equipment including but not

limited to radiology and anesthesia machines, ECG, cautery and
autoclaves.

• Operate special equipment including but not limited to

mechanical ventilators, invasive blood pressure monitoring,
radiography machines and syringe pumps for CRI administration.

• Assist investigators in various research protocols including

but not limited to maintaining anesthesia in large animal species
while performing MRIs, PET scans, and other research studies.

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 but not limited to
proper dosage and proper route of anesthesia for a variety of
species.

Administrative Responsibilities

• Maintain clinical animal records (paper and electronic).
• Complete monitoring forms, treatment sheets, and any

project-specific documentation required for post-procedural care or
other research support

• Stock the OR and Recovery facilities with appropriate supplies

and drugs and notify when stock is low.

• Maintain accurate controlled substance logs.
• Prepare charges for services provided.
• Participate in staff meetings as required.
• Prepare anesthesia sheets including drug calculations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Technical Qualifications & Specialized
Certifications

• Registered Veterinary Technician license preferred.
• Registered Laboratory Animal Technician preferred.
• Knowledge of regulations, policies and principles for the care

and use of laboratory animals.

• Knowledge and skill with catheterization, intubation, drug

calculation and anesthetic monitoring, preferably with ventilator
experience.

Technical Skills &Expected Level of
Proficiency

• Animal Welfare Compliance - Developing
• Oral and Written Communications - Developing
• Research Safety Protocols - Developing
• Surgical Equipment Maintenance and Operation - Developing
• Veterinary Anesthesia and Monitoring - Developing
• Veterinary Clinical Care Expertise - Developing
• Veterinary Record Keeping and Documentation - Developing
• Veterinary Surgical Assistance - Developing

The core technical skills listed are most
essential; additional technical skills may be required based on
specific division or department needs.

Any Specific Physical Requirements for the
Job

• 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 50lbs.

• Specialty Occupational Health requirements up to date and

complete.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree in Veterinary Technology or related

field.

• Two years of related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience,

and additional related experience may substitute for required
education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to
the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Animal Science or related field.
• Registered Veterinary Technician license, or Registered

Laboratory Animal Technician certification preferred.

Classified Title: Veterinary Surgery Technician

Job Posting Title (Working Title): Veterinary Surgical &
Clinical Support Tech. (Research Animal Resources)

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

Starting Salary Range: $20.25 - $36.25 HRLY (Commensurate
w/exp.)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: M-F / 8am - 4:30pm / Schedule to be determined at
hire

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Location: School of Medicine Campus

Department name: Research Animal Resources

Personnel area: University Administration

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a
pre-employment background check.

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns
Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation
during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the
HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY
users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

The following additional provisions may apply depending on which
campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise
accordingly.

During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of
employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees
who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or
clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or
possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet
this requirement may result in termination of employment.

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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