Veterinary Diagnostician/Assistant Professor

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Murray (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Breathitt Veterinary Center in Hopkinsville, KY seeks a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine to join its laboratory liaison team. The role coordinates diagnostic samples, tests, and case reports while maintaining high quality and regulatory compliance.

Candidates should have strong communication and supervisory skills, be capable of managing multiple tasks, and be eligible for veterinary licensure in Kentucky.

Qualifications

• DVM or equivalent required.
• Two years' diagnostic laboratory experience preferred.
• Hold or be eligible to obtain a veterinary license in the state of Kentucky.
• Strong communication, supervisory, and organizational skills.
• On-site position at Breathitt Veterinary Center in Hopkinsville, KY; occasional after-hours and weekend duty may be required.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with referring veterinarians, owners, staff, food producers, government agencies, and other laboratories.
• Receive diagnostic samples for testing and coordinate case history details.
• Review and coordinate laboratory cases; release diagnostic reports with accuracy and clarity.
• Supervise shipping and receiving; ensure Receiving Area is staffed during business hours.
• Ensure compliance with accreditation standards and regulatory requirements; develop new procedures as needed.
• Participate in quality management, biosafety, and biosecurity programs.
• Coordinate disease notifications to appropriate authorities.
• Develop Continuing Education programs for veterinarians and educators; invite speakers and sponsors.
• Provide tours and educational programs for students and stakeholders.
• Attend stakeholder meetings and outreach to veterinarians, farmers and pet owners.
• Perform special projects as determined by the Director.

Skills

Large animal handling

Communication skills

Supervisory experience

Multi-tasking

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Analytical ability

Decision making

Customer service

Education

DVM or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Summary of Job Duties and Responsibilities: Serves as liaison between the laboratory and customers, receiving diagnostic samples, routing for testing, serving as a case coordinator, releasing test results, and answering customer and staff questions.

Responsibilities

• Liaison with referring veterinarians, owners, staff, food producers, government agencies, and other laboratories.
• Receives diagnostic samples for testing (e.g., takes case history, unloads animals, prepares and routes laboratory samples).
• Review and coordinate laboratory cases; release diagnostic laboratory reports and ensure accuracy, clarity and completeness.
• Supervises shipping and receiving personnel. Ensures Receiving Area is manned during all business hours (including lunch).
• Monitors current processes and policies for receiving and routing incoming cases; ensures regulatory compliance to include accreditation standards, develops new procedures and policies as needed.
• Participates in and ensures compliance with the quality management, biosafety, and biosecurity programs.
• Serve as the coordinator for disease notifications, including those involving select agents, to the appropriate authorities.
• Develops Continuing Education Programs for Veterinarians; identifies speakers, professional instructors and sponsors for programs; invites veterinarians and organizes program.
• Develops educational programs for presentation to primary and secondary students; may be veterinary or animal science in nature; distributes or presents to area schools.
• Provides tours and educational programs for post-secondary education groups, stakeholder groups at BVC.
• Attends and represents BVC at stakeholder meetings, veterinary meetings; provides outreach to veterinarians, farmers and pet owners as determined by the Director.
• Performs special projects as determined by the Director.

Minimum Education Requirements

• DVM or equivalent required.

Minimum Experience and Skill Requirements

• Ability to manipulate large animal carcasses.
• Food and/or companion animal practice experience.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, supervisory, multi-tasking, and organizational skills.
• Problem solving ability to troubleshoot deficiencies, identify corrective actions, evaluate new processes and materials/equipment, implement plans, and develop preventive actions.
• Pleasant, proactive personality with the ability to handle demanding situations, quickly adapt to address changing circumstances and personalities, and work as a team.
• Alertness, initiative, memory for verbal and written directions and details, analytical ability.
• Ability to plan and make decisions often without instruction or supervision.

Preferred Education and/or Experience Qualifications

• Two years' experience in diagnostic laboratory.
• Broad knowledge of laboratory disciplines.
• Hold or be eligible to obtain a veterinary license in the state of Kentucky.
• This is an on-site position located at the Breathitt Veterinary Center in Hopkinsville, KY that requires occasional after-hours on-call and weekend duty. Duties during after-hours on-call and weekend duty will require on-site work. Timely responses for on-call and weekend duty are required to meet customer needs.

Equal Opportunity Employer/AA.