Animal Heath Technician

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The Smithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute is hiring an Animal Health Technician (Vet Tech) in the Veterinary Department. This position will be based at the National Zoo in Washington DC. All interested applicants are encouraged to submit the application through the official position announcement on USAJobs, linked here:

USAJOBS - Job Announcement.

The Animal Health Technician provides veterinary technical support and performs veterinary tasks for the WHS Veterinary Department and its medical programs.

In this position, you will:

• Provide technical support to veterinarians and consultants in areas such as animal anesthesia, treatment, surgery, dentistry, radiology, and preventative medicine.
• Monitor hospital equipment and notifies the appropriate departments for servicing when necessary.
• Assist veterinary staff with taking and developing radiographs for diagnostic purposes, collecting blood, urine, or fecal samples, preparing blood smears, performing diagnostic tests, and completing clinical pathology forms.
• Assist in maintenance of medical and surgical records.
• Manage inventory and supplies by following standard operating procedures for ordering, purchasing, and restocking.

Skill working as a veterinary technician in an AZA accredited Zoo (or similar) setting.

• Ability to perform clinical laboratory support duties and veterinary clinical laboratory testing on zoo (or similar) and exotic species.
• Ability to operate and maintain veterinary equipment, and fill and dispense veterinary prescriptions and products related to zoo (or similar) animals.
• Ability to perform veterinary clinical support duties on zoo and exotic species, and to perform veterinary clinical laboratory testing.
• Skill in communication, interaction, and project participation.

Applicants who meet or exceed minimum qualifications will be assigned to one of three category groups based on job-related criteria:

• Best Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and excels in most of the job related competencies above.
• Better Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and satisfies most of the job related competencies above.
• Good Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements, but does not satisfy most of the job related competencies above to a substantive degree.

Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute
3001 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC