Job Description

Posting Number

Internal Recruitment

Working Title

Anticipated Hiring Range

Work Schedule

Job Location

Department

About the Department

Essential Job Duties

• Ensuring that all patients in the centers will receive high quality care by collaborating with direct reports and specialty services & anesthesia providers to ensure the daily schedule runs smoothly
• Overseeing the daily operations of the surgical and sterile services.
• Actively managing teams with frequent and direct communication on day-to-day responsibilities and workflow related to case assignment, room selection, room preparedness, and procedural times
• Participating in recruitment, candidate selection, and hiring process
• Conducting performance management; ensuring human resources policies and related information are shared with employees; resolution of disciplinary and grievance issues
• Scheduling management including PTO requests, timesheets, on call, and holidays for staff
• Scheduling management for 1st-3rd year employed DVM students
• Delivering and overseeing training for all new employees & students, including prep, scrub, equipment, and procedures through training manuals, SOP, and other educational platforms
• Providing continuing education, staff meetings, and other staff resource and development opportunities
• Evaluating and modifying protocols to ensure excellent patient care and that hospital standards are current

• Preparing surgical suite with appropriate physical setup according to procedure, including sterility validation, table location/positioning, equipment check, and surgical pack & supply acquisition
• Preparing patients for surgical procedures through standard aseptic clip, prep, scrub and draping techniques
• Maintaining a sterile surgical environment and providing assistance during surgical procedures
• Breaking down surgical suite while adhering to cleaning and disinfecting policies
• Maintaining surgical equipment including; sterile surgical instruments, cautery, surgical lights, mayo stand, IWI, drills, microscope, portable C-ARM, and heating devices
• Assisting in cleaning and sterilizing surgical instruments and equipment
• Supporting various surgical services for SA & LA including Neurology, Soft Tissue, Orthopedic, Ophthalmology, and Cardiology
• Performing drug calculations for intra-op medication administration

• Acting as the primary laser safety officer for all 3 medical hospitals. Providing all annual and biannual training to onboarding staff, house officers and faculty. Monitoring use of all laser classified devices and maintains all laser safety certifications/standards and inspections.
• General oversight of surgical and sterile equipment maintenance, repair and purchases
• Partnering with surgical constituents internally to ensure regular evaluation of equipment including additional supplies, backup items, lifespan of instruments, and replacements
• Creating relationships with vendors and repair companies for all surgical equipment including tables, lights, instruments
• Overseeing all record documentation with a variety of data relating to surgical records/logs, surgical instrumentation and patient care with use of hospital information systems.
• Orientation, teaching, and coaching new staff, students, interns and residents in related policies, procedures, and patient care
• Ensuring department and staff are following hospital standards, infectious disease and hospital policies, along with OSHA, EHS and radiation safety policies and trainings
• Overseeing logs associated with OSHA regulated equipment including surgical equipment, eye wash & shower stations and autoclaves
• Preparing department and staff for an array of inspections
• Collaborating with infectious disease committee and laboratory director to manage infectious disease guidelines, policies and nosocomial culture program

Other Responsibilities

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Experience/Education

Other Required Qualifications

• Previous experience in a canine / feline veterinary setting.
• Previous supervisory experience
• Previous experience with equine and farm animal patients
• Ability to work with or around sick animals, potentially hazardous materials, cleaning chemicals, gas anesthetics, zoonotic diseases, and unpleasant odors.
• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively at all times and maintain professionalism in emotionally charged / challenging situations.
• Ability to provide high quality customer service.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work beyond scheduled work hours when needed.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team and be an active participant in problem solving and team advancement.
• Ability to work effectively with computers and electronics.
• Ability to work independently and practice good judgment to ensure high quality care for all patients and request assistance when needed.
• Desire to teach 4th year veterinary students

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience as a veterinary technician in a clinical setting; preferably at a teaching hospital.

Required License or Certification

• Licensed/Registered/Certified by any state
• Graduation from an AVMA fully accredited two- or four-year Veterinary Technician program

Valid NC Driver's License required

Commercial Driver's License Required?

Job Open Date

Earliest Close Date---- (Positions will be posted until 5:00 PM ET on this date. Positions remaining posted after this date are still accepting applications but may close at any time.)

Notice to Applicants

Special Instructions

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Position Type

Position Classification Band Title

Position Classification Band Level

Position Classification Salary Range

Salary Grade Equivalency

Alternate Option

Full Time Equivalent (FTE) (1.0 = 40 hours/week)

Appointment

Mandatory Designation - Adverse Weather

Mandatory Designation - Emergency Events

Time Limited Position

Department Id

AA/EEO

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