Coordinator, Veterinary Technology

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Reflects the diversity of our community
• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
• Is attracted by the college mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for under-represented populations
• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Commitment to Equity and Inclusion

ACC is committed to the ongoing systemic changes needed to ensure the increased recruitment, inclusion, retention, and completion of historically underserved and under represented populations. Through continual strategic community engagement and professional development of administrators, faculty, staff, and students, the college demonstrates its dedication to fostering a culture and climate for equitable outcomes.

As an open access and low-cost institution, ACC is proud to serve a diverse student body. Dedicated faculty members are excellent professors who help students achieve their educational goals and are sensitive to the diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds of our students. In 2017 our faculty adopted a Statement of ACC Faculty Values. This Statement affirms that ACC's faculty members value collaboration, service, agency, scholarship, inclusion, and teaching, all of which attest to our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our mission.

Job Posting Title:

Coordinator, Veterinary Technology

Job Description Summary:

To coordinate clinical learning lab facilities and services in the Veterinary Technology Program area while assisting in the development of the Veterinary Technology Program, ensuring that program meets requirements for accreditation with the American Veterinary Medical Association and working with students to the meet the program's learning outcome goals.

Job Description:

Description of Duties and Tasks

1) Coordinates day-to-day activities and services of the vet tech lab and clinic areas including support scheduling, clinic set up, and management of lab as well as clinic equipment and supplies; coordinates the scheduling of clinicals with clinical sites and requests clinical opportunities for students at least a semester in advance when possible.
2) Serves as the key administrator of the practice management software and essential skills tracking software.
3) Provides assistance to instructors and/or students in a clinical/lab setting; may provide training to faculty, staff, and/or students on the use of clinical, lab, and monitoring equipment.
4) Tutors or supervises students and/or coordinates the work of other personnel; may include training on restraints of animals, obtaining radiographs, preparing animals for surgery, administering anesthesia under the care of a veterinarian, monitoring and caring for animals, and administering prescribed medications.
5) Receives clinical documentation from students ensuring documents are received on time as per the requirement of the department.
6) Ensures that the materials lab, support areas, and clinic are clean, safe, and organized; promotes safe lab practices.
7) Repairs or coordinates the repair of lab and clinic equipment as required.
8) Coordinates the ordering and re-supply of consumable lab equipment; conducts quarterly equipment inventories; maintains a detailed inventory of department technology, expenditures, prescription products, and medical gases; assures regulatory compliance of controlled drugs, radiography, surgical procedures, and patient files; tracks and reports compliance training of students, faculty, and staff; maintains patient records.
9) Researches, evaluates, and recommends new lab materials, equipment, and instructional technologies.
10) Responds to inquiries inside and outside of Austin Community College (ACC); may work with organizations outside of ACC in relation to providing lab services.
11) Acts as a liaison between lab personnel, the department chair, and the Safety Office.
12) Establishes and updates laboratory policies and procedures.
13) Prepares and maintains a variety of records and reports.
14) May update the Veterinary Technology Program website.

15) Works with students to provide animal care and

16) Manages weekend hourly staff to provide weekend & holiday animal care.

Additional Job Duties

• Establishes and updates laboratory policies and procedures.
• Maintains patient records for the VTHT program.
• Develops and maintains relationships with area veterinary hospitals to secure clinical sites and promote the program.
• Complies with the AVMA accreditation requirements.
• Performs, teaches, and supervises all skills required of a Licensed Veterinary Technician including, but not limited to:
• Providing restraint of animals (dogs, cats, horses, cattle) as needed in order to work safely and effectively.
• Obtain radiographs of animals with knowledge of proper positioning and techniques.
• Prepare animals for surgical procedures and administer anesthesia, under the direction of a veterinarian.
• Care for and monitor the condition of animals in the veterinary setting.
• Calculate, prepare and administer medications as prescribed by the veterinarian.

Knowledge

• Medical skills, equipment, and technology used in the vet tech area.
• Lab facilities and services.
• Lab equipment and supplies.
• Safety standards and practices used in lab/classroom settings.
• Processes for maintaining and/or repairing lab equipment.
• Regulatory requirements, processes, and procedures applicable to veterinary medicine.

Skills

• Maintaining an established work schedule including occasional evenings and weekends, and being on call.
• Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills, including tact and diplomacy as well as working with diverse student and faculty populations.
• Prepare and /or process purchase orders.
• Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow through.
• Remaining calm and logical, and following established procedures in emergency situations.
• Coordinating lab activities and services.
• Providing assistance to students and instructors in a clinical/lab environment.
• Promoting and ensuring safe lab practices.
• Maintaining confidentiality of work related information and materials.
• Researching, evaluating and recommending new lab equipment and materials.
• Establishing and maintain effective working relationships.
• Accountable for inventory/property management.

Technology Skills

• Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.

Required Work Experience

• Two years related work experience.

Preferred Work Experience

• Community college teaching experience or experience working in a veterinary hospital.

Required Education

• Associate degree. Experience cannot be substituted for education.
• Graduate of an AVMA accredited veterinary technology program.

Preferred Education

• Bachelor's degree.

Special Requirements

• Valid Texas Driver's License and reliable transportation needed for local Austin area travel.
• Licensed as an LVT in the state of Texas.

Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in a veterinary clinical (indoor and outdoor) and office environment.
• Subject to walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, extended periods of standing, sitting, and reaching and feeling with hands and arms.
• Occasional lifting of objects up to 50 pounds.

Safety

• Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Salary Range

$41,304 - $59,006

Reports to Department Chair, Veterinary Technology

Number of Openings:

1

Job Posting Close Date:

February 18, 2022

ACC Benefits Overview

Full-time faculty and staffing table employees who work in full-time and/or part-time positions at the college are eligible for ACC medical benefits effective the first of the month after their first 60 days of employment. Benefits include medical, dental, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, retirement plans and AD&D.

ACC does not participate in Social Security. ACC participates in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) and the Optional Retirement Program (ORP-Faculty and Administrators Only). Part-time and Hourly employees participate in the ACC Money Purchase Plan (ACCMPP) as a retirement program required by federal law.

EEO Statement

The Austin Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, political affiliation or other protected categories.

Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under the Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC as its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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