Veterinary Technician IIEverett, WA, USAReq #4265Wednesday, January 17, 2024Your New Company!At Altasciences we all move in unison to assist and work in the discovery, development, and manufacturing of new drug therapies to get them faster to people who need them. No matter your role, we all play an important part and you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. By living our values of Employee Development, Customer Focus, Quality and Excellence, Respect and Integrity, we look to foster a passionate and collaborative work environment and we are looking for talented and enthusiastic people, like you, to join our growing team! Whether you're a recent college graduate or seeking your next career opportunity, it's time to discover your future at Altasciences. We are better together and together We Are Altasciences.About the RoleThis is a mid-level veterinary technician position and works both independently and under directsupervision. Veterinary Technicians perform various duties to facilitate and support the workand research of the veterinarians, Study Directors, and clients by completing a variety of animalhealth activities in the areas of medicine, surgery, and drug therapy. As a team, the VeterinaryServices staff is responsible for the treatment of all on-site ill and injured animals, and for thefulfillment of the preventive medicine program as determined by the Attending Veterinarian.What You'll Do Here:Provides nursing care for all medical cases within the facility, under the guidance of the staffveterinarians and senior level technicians.Performs most diagnostics and screening tests, to include but not be limited to: body weights, body condition score (BCS), Tb testing, malarial screens, hemoccult testing, urine dipstick analysis, fecal floatation, swab sample collection, blood collection, and others at the request of the veterinarians and/or more senior level technicians.Performs routine animal procedures, including animal handling and restraint of rodents, handling of nonhuman primates (NHP) within the home cage, sedation, delivery of medications via IM, SQ, topical, and PO routes, assessment of vital signs (TPR) on sedated animals, shaving of animals and preparation for surgical procedures, bandage application, basic wound care, and assessment of all clinical signs of animals on treatment or under sedation.Performs some advanced procedures under the supervision of veterinarians or senior level technicians, to include but not be limited to: fluid therapy, including administration of IV fluids, anesthetic monitoring and induction, OG admin of meds, environmental enrichment (EE) treatment where appropriate, laceration repairs and tail or digit amputations, advanced wound care and bandaging, dental cleanings and basic extractions, euthanasia and confirmation of death, and preparation of animals/surgical assistance for major surgery (IV catheterization, aseptic technique, and proper provision of supplies to the surgeon when needed).Performs some procedures on un-sedated animals or may provide some restraint for un sedated animals when required, usually under the supervision of the veterinarians or senior level technicians.Performs post-exposure protocols on NHP.Performs basic cleaning and preparatory procedures within the animal procedure and technical staffing areas, including cleaning medical instruments, wrapping surgical packs for autoclaving, cleaning the surgical suite or procedure area after animal activity, and others at the request of the veterinarians and/or more senior level technicians.Performs dose calculations for medications to be given based on initial orders from a veterinarian or as per SOP or Protocol and is responsible for ordering controlled substances from the pharmacy for planned procedures.Performs routine quality contro