Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT II) - Shelter Medicine

The Cornell University Hospital for Animals seeks a Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) to join the Shelter Medicine team. This LVT position primarily supports the day-to-day function of Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell (MSMP) and the Primary Care Surgery (PCS) service. MSMP provides medical and surgical care to animals at the Tompkins County shelter and provides targeted outreach veterinary services to regional shelters and community pet owners. MSMP and PCS has faculty clinicians and LVTs who guide veterinary students and interns as they provide exceptional care to animals in shelter, clinical and community settings. The LVT team provides technical and instructional surgery support in a variety of environments for High-Quality, High-Volume Spay Neuter Surgery (HQHVSN) as well as other surgery support types (including soft tissues and dentistry). LVTs also provide technical help with patient care, disease recognition, restraint, intake exams, vaccination, and other aspects of shelter medicine specialist and are highly leveraged to provide care using medical protocols designed by MSMP and PCS faculty.

The job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Under supervision of faculty clinician, serve as primary anesthetist for MSMP surgeries at local shelters, Primary Care Surgery, Small Animal Community Practice (SACP), Shelter Outreach Services (SOS), and College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) locations.
• Provide patient care including Fear Free restraint, medical treatment, specimen collection, diagnostic imaging.
• Responsible for stocking, sterilization, and organization of all supplies and surgical instruments.
• Maintain records and enter client data in ezyVet, the electronic medical record system. Maintain accurate and complete surgical and controlled drug logs in compliance with established standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Careful patient monitoring and assessment. Implementation of established medical and anesthetic protocols.
• Provide instruction and support to veterinary students, interns and externs in clinical and anesthetic techniques.

Employees working in the hospital must receive the pre-exposure rabies prophylaxis vaccination series prior to or immediately after hire, which will be paid for by the department.

Required Qualifications

• Associate's degree in veterinary technology, and New York State licensure, and 1-3 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination.
• Valid driver's license with ability to drive a large mobile van to local shelters on workdays.
• Reliability, excellent communication, team building and organizational skills.
• Enthusiasm for teaching students, house officers, and other technicians.
• Demonstrates flexibility, adaptability and versatility; able and willing to work in multiple clinical environments.
• Ability to develop and maintain excellent working relationships with various groups and individuals (including staff, students, technicians, and veterinarians) and to always act in a professional manner.
• Candidates must have the ability to meet the physical demands of the positions, which includes, but is not limited to, prolonged standing and kneeling, as well as lifting and restraining patients that may weigh more than 50 lbs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience instructing vet students or vet tech students is desirable.
• Advanced training, with specialty certification (anesthesia, or emergency) in an area of veterinary technology preferred.
• Experience working in an animal shelter or a high quality, high volume spay/neuter clinic preferred.
• Working knowledge of basic software programs, such as Workday, Excel, EzyVet and Pet Point

Important Details about the Position

• This is an onsite position located in Ithaca, NY.
• We are unable to provide Visa sponsorship, now or in the future, for this position.
• Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.

While the regular business hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, the specific schedule may change to meet the needs of the business, requiring employees to work early mornings, evenings, weekends and University holidays and scheduled breaks.

The Following Documents are Required to be Submitted with your Application

• Resume
• Cover Letter

What We Offer:

Great benefits! Cornell receives national recognition, as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.

• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 13 additional holiday days with generous holiday pay if you work on those days

• An award-winning employer provided benefits program
  • Comprehensive health care options
  • Access to wellness programs
  • Employee discounts with local and national retail brands
  • Generous retirement contributions
  • Impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, Tuition Aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance program
• Follow this link for more information: https://hr.cornell.edu/understand-your-benefits

Employees are expected to meet all of the Cornell University Staff Skills for Success, which are essential for individual and organizational success.

Who We Are:

Cornell University Hospital for Animals (CUHA) is our core clinical training, patient care and research unit within the College of Veterinary Medicine, composed of six diverse world-class veterinary clinical units providing primary and specialty care. Our core teaching hospital has 28 services led by board-certified veterinary specialists that are nationally and internationally renowned, providing advanced diagnostic and therapeutic care of animals including 24/7 emergency care. We strive to provide a fulfilling work environment for our employees who are committed to outstanding patient care, client service and student training.

Cornell's Small Animal Community Practice (SACP) is a state-of-the-art, stand-alone primary care facility offering preventative medicine, radiology, surgery and dentistry services to dogs and cats. Cornell's SACP encompasses our Community Practice Service, Primary Care Surgery Service and Shelter Medicine Services. Community Practice is the general practice service that provides care to client owned animals in the community. Primary Care Surgery, under the guidance of the Shelter Medicine Team provides surgical opportunity to 4th year veterinary students and access for our local shelters to receive spay/neuter services. Our veterinary students manage cases primarily, fully supported by expert staff and veterinarians. SACP Support Services team are expected to be outgoing, welcoming, full of enthusiasm and team players who will be adaptable.

We encourage you to apply!

** Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

We welcome questions: Gabriel Gonzalez - gag95@cornell.edu

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