Large Animal Hospital Veterinary Service Technician 1 or 2 (CARE) – Surgery

Large Animal Hospital Veterinary Service Technician 1 or 2 (CARE) Surgery

Large Animal Service Veterinary Technician 1:
High school diploma or equivalent and two years of experience loading unloading restraining handling and treating horses or one year of experience loading unloading restraining handling and treating horses in a veterinary academic teaching hospital.

Large Animal Service Veterinary Technician 2:
High school diploma or equivalent and four years of experience loading unloading restraining handling and treating horses or two years of experience loading unloading restraining handling and treating horses in a veterinary academic teaching hospital; and certification or licensure as a Veterinary Technician.

At the University of Florida we place a high value on the role our Veterinary Technicians play in helping clinicians train the next generation of veterinary students. Step into a role where your clinical expertise problem solving instincts and passion for animal care truly matter. As a Large Animal Veterinary Technician youll be at the heart of a fast paced teaching hospitalsupporting veterinarians guiding students and delivering hands on care to some of our most critical and complex patients.

What Makes This Role Exciting
High impact clinical work: From routine exams emergency interventions to advanced diagnostics youll be directly involved in lifesaving care and specialized procedures.
A teaching hospital environment: Share your knowledge mentor veterinary students and help shape the next generation of clinicians.
Cutting edge equipment & skills: Operate and maintain advanced monitoring surgical and diagnostic tools while training others to use them confidently.
Client facing influence: Be a trusted point of contact for Clinicians House Officers clients and rDVMscoordinating care communicating updates and supporting smooth admissions and discharges.
Operational leadership: Play a key role in charge capture inventory management and maintaining quality standards.

Why Youll Love It Here
You wont just follow protocolsyoull help elevate them. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a collaborative teaching focused environment enjoys variety in their day and wants to make a meaningful difference in both patient outcomes and student learning.
We offer a wide range of excellent benefits to our employees in addition to providing exceptional facilities for providing patient care. As an academic teaching hospital we are fortunate to have access to the latest innovations in veterinary healthcare.
We know you care about your own pets as much as we do our patients so we offer discounts on treatments procedures and even food for all our employees pets. We encourage you to join our team and grow with us to make a difference.

Benefits:
Competitive Salary
Medical Benefits
Substantial Shift Differentials
Paid CE and Vet Tech School Opportunities
Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
Licensing Fees Paid
Employee Discount for veterinary services and pet food programs

Duties also include restraining horses and other large animals for exams and diagnostic procedures jogging horses and aid in the positioning of horses in the MRI and CT units throughout the workday several days of every workweek.
This is a physically demanding position that requires excellent horse handling skills and experience and the candidate must not have any medical conditions or implants which would preclude entry into the high-field MRI suite.
This is a full-time benefited position and is considered essential personnel. This position requires a post offer health assessment. Background check will be required.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Minimum qualifications:
Vet Tech Level 1: High School Diploma; two (2) years of work experience loading unloading restraining handling and treating horses or one (1) years of work experience loading unloading restraining handling and treating horses in a veterinary academic teaching hospital. Certification/licensure as a Veterinary Technician is preferred but NOT required.

Vet Tech Level 2: High School Diploma; four (4) years of work experience loading unloading restraining handling and treating horses or two (2) years of work experience loading unloading restraining handling and treating horses in a veterinary academic teaching hospital. Certification/licensure as a Veterinary Technician IS required.

$18-25 /hour

Certification/licensure as a Veterinary Technician

In order to be considered for this position you will need to provide a cover letter resume/CV and at least 3 references.

This is a CARE position offering limited benefits including health insurance and paid time off. When appropriate certifications are achieved promotional opportunities to a level II title may be available. This position will also become eligible for transition into a TEAMS (staff) salary plan.

This position is eligible for Veterans preference. If you are claiming Veterans preference please upload a copy of your DD 214 Member Copy 4 with your application for consideration. See our Veterans Preference Pagefor more specific information.

This is a time limited position.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.