Veterinary Technician I: Research Animal Care & Surgery

Columbia University Irving Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 57,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia University Irving Medical Center seeks a Veterinary Technician Level I to provide veterinary technical support to staff and researchers, and to deliver clinical care for research animals. You will perform routine health evaluations, assist with surgeries, handle samples, and support training on humane animal handling.

The role requires an Associate’s degree or equivalent in animal husbandry with a Veterinary Technician license (LVT/CVT).

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in chemistry, biology, or physics or a completed animal husbandry program or equivalent in education, training and experience.
• Knowledge of various related laboratory procedures and techniques preferred.
• One year of related experience is preferred.
• Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) or Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT)

Responsibilities

• Perform daily animal health evaluations.
• Evaluate animals within assigned areas and report abnormal findings to an ICM veterinarian.
• Provide necessary treatments as directed by the veterinarian.
• Communicate findings and plan with the responsible researcher and building husbandry supervisor.
• Document animal health abnormalities, diagnostic plan, diagnosis, treatment plan, and treatments.
• Provide veterinary technical support during surgeries.
• Support researchers with protocols including animal handling, sample collection, dose administration, surgical support, euthanasia, necropsy, and tissue harvest.
• Assist in training courses on humane handling of research animals.
• Administer sentinel animal/colony health monitoring and collect samples for sentinel testing.
• Maintain inventory of clinical equipment and service records.
• Maintain isoflurane machines and prep/procedure rooms; help develop SOPs; ensure bio safety.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Laboratory procedures

Experience preferred

Education

Associate’s degree / animal husbandry program

LVT or CVT license

Job description

Columbia University Irving Medical Center seeks a Veterinary Technician Level I to provide veterinary technical support to staff and researchers, and to deliver clinical care for research animals. You will perform routine health evaluations, assist with surgeries, handle samples, and support training on humane animal handling.

The role requires an Associate’s degree or equivalent in animal husbandry with a Veterinary Technician license (LVT/CVT).