Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT II) - Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program

The Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine seeks an LVT to join the team at the Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program (MSMP). This Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) position primarily supports the day-to-day function of MSMP. 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 has faculty clinicians and LVTs who guide veterinary students and interns as they provide exceptional care to animals in shelter, clinical and community settings, MSMP LVTs provide 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). MSMP 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 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, Small Animal Community Practice (SACP), and College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) locations.
• Provide patient care including Fear Free restraint, medical treatment, specimen collection, diagnostic imaging.
• Perform the duties of a scrub/rotating nurse on sterilization surgeries and ancillary surgical procedures.
• 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 laboratory 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.
• Ability to develop and maintain excellent working relationships with various groups and individuals (including staff, students, technicians, and veterinarians) and to act in a professional manner at all times.
• 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, VetView, 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
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