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Veterinary Technician I-Biologic Resources Laboratory (Job ID #97770)

Department: OVCR
Category: Civil Service
Location: Chicago
Close Date: 11/19/2018
Job Type: Full-Time
Shift: Days
Shift Hours: Monday - Friday
Hours Per Week: 40

Description: Job Summary:

The Vice Chancellor for Research, Biologic Resources Laboratory is seeking (2) Veterinary Technician (s) I. The Veterinary Technician I position functions independently within a laboratory research environment and expected to support individual cases, studies, or special projects with minimal oversight within an area of the BRL. The Veterinary Technician I works to supply para-professional assistance to other veterinary technician(s), veterinarians, or investigator staff in the areas of anesthesiology, diagnostic laboratory procedures, antibody production, preventive health program, environmental enrichment, etc.  Similar services are provided to investigators depending upon the needs of their experimental protocols.

Duties: Key Responsibilities / Duties:

  • Supervisory Duties:  Oversight of individual cases, procedures, or projects within the BRL.  This oversight includes the ability to plan for, organize, gather materials, complete necessary paperwork, clean up after, and trouble-shoot assigned cases, procedures and special projects.  It does not include the supervision of other staff members.
  • Administrative support:  Completes paperwork relevant to assigned tasks such as colony inventory spreadsheets, anesthetic monitoring forms, health information sheets, and environmental enrichment logs. Completes requisitions as supplies are depleted.  Performs routine data entry for billing purposes. Inventories supplies and equipment. Ships samples when necessary. Orders supplies.  Generates receiving report. Provides estimates of costs to investigators for routine, simple procedures. Ability to work independently during short-term absence of a supervisor.       
  • Teaching: Demonstrates and teaches technical skills such as catheter placement, intubation, and injection technique to students, residents, animal care staff, investigator staff, other veterinary technicians or others as the need arises; in addition to  presenting  topics in a poster format or give a short talk. 
  • Surgical Support:  helps maintain surgery schedules and organizes set-up of rooms, supplies, and equipment for multiple procedures on the same or consecutive days. Anticipates and provides for needs of investigators or veterinarians during procedures, cleans room, instruments, and equipment.
  • Diagnostic Laboratory: Assists with maintaining diagnostic laboratory schedule. Collects, processes, and/or runs samples for various diagnostic procedures including microbiological, parasitological, hematological, and chemical analysis. Proficient with laboratory procedures for Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) level processes.
  • Anesthesia: Induces anesthesia, monitors vitals of anesthetized animals, adjusts anesthetic levels or seeks advice from veterinarian or more experienced technicians to adjust levels, recover animals, clean, maintain equipment, and replenish supplies, including ordering of anesthetic agents, and equipment crucial for anesthetic procedures.
  • Animal colony health:  provides support to maintain the health of animal colonies including the rodent rederivation, sentinel health testing, and environmental enrichment programs for the diverse group of species common to research including: mice, rats, and nonhuman primates.
  • Equipment: Calibrates, utilizes and maintains a variety of precision equipment including equipment necessary to perform diagnostic laboratory tests, anesthetic machines, radiologic equipment, and surgical equipment.
  • Security Clearance:  Obtains security clearances as needed such as Department of Justice clearance to work with regulated radiation sources or select agents.
  • Quality Assurance Program: Schedules and performs necessary quality assurance (QA) tests.
  • Support Services: Provides support to investigators, research users, and veterinarians for research projects as needed. Includes irradiation of animals or specimens, provides technical support inside biosafety level 2 and 3 areas, and other areas requiring knowledge and ability to improve the care of research subjects and/or outcomes of research projects.  Communicates directly with individuals from other areas of the department to prepare orders for supplies to be used throughout the BRL.  
  • Nursing Care: Requires the ability to assess and skills necessary to provide appropriate care including bandaging, intubation, taking vitals, injections, administering treatments, restraining animals, assisting with examinations, euthanizing animals, and similar according to the needs of the project and/or the animals. 
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications: Minimum Acceptable Qualifications Required:

  • Successful completion of a veterinary technology program accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).
  • Current certification as a Veterinary Technician by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
  • One (1) year (12 months) of paramedical veterinary experience comparable to that performed at the Veterinary Technician (General) level of this series or in other positions of comparable responsibility.

To Apply: For fullest consideration, please complete an online application by clicking the link to the position and Apply Button.

If a degree or college coursework is required you must provide official transcripts.

Transcripts/Licenses/Certifications MUST be uploaded electronically to your online application through the "Documents" page on the Civil Service Employment Application (page 4). Be sure to select the appropriate document type before uploading the document.

Documentation of high school completion (official transcripts, copy of diploma or GED certificate) may be required in order to be eligible for this position within the University of Illinois Hospital at Chicago.

All civil service positions require an exam.  The exam for this position is a Credentials Assessment.  You will not be required to report in person for this exam.

Credential Assessment Exam Scoring Information:

You will not be required to report in person for this exam. The updated online application and all uploaded, relevant documents, such as a resume and/or college transcript will be used in the calculation of the exam score. These documents should be uploaded prior to the position close date. 

When completing your online application, please be sure to provide detailed information about your job knowledge and specific duties and responsibilities, as your qualifications for any Civil Service position will be primarily determined based on what is contained in the application. Dates of employment and if employed on a full or part time basis (including number of hours per week) must be indicated for each position held. Additional consideration will be given to supporting documentation i.e. resume, transcripts, licenses, and certifications so please be sure to attach all applicable documents.

If your educational institution provides electronic transcripts, please have them sent to twilbon@uillinois.edu

If your educational institution doesn’t provide electronic transcripts, they must mail the transcripts to:

University of Illinois at Chicago
Recruitment and Staffing
Human Resources Building Room 109
715 S. Wood Street M/C 862
Chicago IL 60612
Attn: CD1110 Veterinary Technician I-Biologic Resources Laboratory - TW  

If an application and all applicable forms, transcripts, and supporting documents are not submitted by the close date, the applicant/employee will not be considered for this position and will be denied. 

For fullest consideration, the above mentioned requirements must be submitted no later than November 19, 2018 

We appreciate your interest in employment at the University of Illinois at Chicago. 

The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.  

This position requires Illinois residency within 180 days of the hire date.

https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=97770&job=veterinary-technician-i-biologic-resources-laboratory

 

 

 

 

Contact Information:

Jessica Salgado
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