Veterinary and Animal Program Support

Job Description

Job Summary:

• Assist veterinary staff in the documentation and triage of all laboratory animal health cases in a colony of nonhuman primates.

Responsibilities:

• Assist veterinary staff in the documentation and triage of all animal health cases noted by technical and or senior veterinary staff.
• Perform animal follow-up observations or new findings as required.
• Monitor animal health, visually, and by following detailed schedules.
• Generate animal treatment records and perform, track and schedule follow-ups.
• Maintain appropriate medical records for each animal in accordance with -regulatory requirements.
• Assist in maintaining accurate record keeping procedures for the veterinary department.
• Maintain and follow complex procedures to ensure appropriate animal health and treatment.
• Assist in providing leadership, animal health training, and guidance to other laboratory personnel.
• Assist in keeping inventory and stocking the vet rooms (i.e., drugs and supplies).
• Assist in organizing and maintaining the vet exam rooms.
• May be responsible for tissue sampling, performing routine necropsies, routine animal manipulations and administration of fluids or other treatments as required.
• May perform routine technical and husbandry functions (general housekeeping) on studies and must adhere to safety procedures.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Perform routine veterinary technical and husbandry skills including the following:

• Administration of various therapeutic measures by IV, IM, SQ, topical, oral routes, etc.
• Bandage/wrapping techniques.
• Routine parasitological testing.
• Venepuncture techniques.
• TB testing including reading and recording results.
• Dental scaling.
• Proficient animal restraint techniques.
• Monitor critical care animals (i.e., place IVs, monitor fluids, etc.).