Associate Veterinarian/Veterinary Technology Instructor

Associate Veterinarian/Veterinary Technology Instructor

This 12-month, grant-funded, staff/instructor, salaried position provides direct instruction of Veterinary Technology Program students and facilitates a meaningful and effective learning experience of the course competencies in the classroom, field, and laboratory settings. Provides direct instruction in Veterinary Technology and Animal Science for students. Provides professional clinical support to the NTU Veterinary Teaching Hospital in small and large animal medicine, surgery, and dentistry. Provides assistance to Land Grant Program activities. Provides outreach, and performs research. Employee handles veterinary emergencies and provides weekend clinic by assignment. Employee assists with livestock feeding, watering, and care on rotating schedule during holidays and breaks, and when student workers are unavailable.

This position description indicates in general the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, and abilities. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required or assigned to this position.

Job duties and responsibilities include:

• Planning, evaluating, implementing, and revising an overall written instructional plan in Veterinary Technology, including syllabi and course outlines that embody the national accreditation standards of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and regulations of the New Mexico Board of Veterinary Medicine.
• Organizing and instructing classes and labs in Veterinary Technology from twelve (12) to sixteen (16) student credit hours per semester, including direct instruction, supervised practicum, laboratory, clinical, and field experience, instructional planning and preparation, grading assignments, tests and performance, tutoring, submitting attendance records, and planning student conferences.
• Organizing and conducting essential skills labs for students and maintaining records.
• May be assigned to teach Animal Science courses.
• Teaching all courses in accordance with approved schedule of classes and approved course descriptions.
• Evaluating student performance systematically and creating and maintaining accurate, confidential student performance records.
• Conducting and preparing reports of assessments in regard to performance measures that meet AVMA, HLC and NTU requirements and using data to improve instruction.
• Actively seeking additional ways to improve instruction and to update and/or revise course content and teaching methodology in order to maintain currency and relevance to AVMA accreditation standards.
• Preparing students for the Veterinary Technician National Examination and state exams.
• Using a variety of instructional techniques and methodologies, such as student discussion of cases, questions and issues in the subject areas; laboratory and field practicum activities using technical equipment and handling real-time animal science, care, and treatment situations; practical situational problem-solving; direct participation in action research projects including gathering data, outlining procedures, sampling, handling samples, data entry, evaluating, summarizing, etc.; use of audiovisual equipment, distance-learning technology, computerized instruction, outside presenters, long and short-term assignments, student teams, library research, and other current materials and methods appropriate to the courses taught.
• Using current texts, materials, teaching aids and techniques in the assigned subject areas.
• Maintaining current professional knowledge of the assigned subject areas.
• Collaborating with Director in ordering textbooks, learning materials, tools, and equipment.
• Submitting regularly to Director and maintaining all Veterinary Technology Program, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, and Land Grant Program material on the common network server.
• Maintaining knowledge of NTU degree requirements, programs and course transfer information.
• Maintaining regular office hours for students and faculty.
• Submitting student grades and assessment reports in a timely manner.
• Assisting Director with student admission requirements.
• Assisting Director with student advisement on academic curricula.
• Collaborating with Director in student referral for academic counseling and/or alcohol and substance abuse counseling as needed.
• Taking all necessary and reasonable safety precautions to protect staff, students, clients, community members, materials, equipment and facilities.
• Assisting with maintaining current inventory of all equipment, tools, and supplies.
• Providing feedback on work and assignments to students, faculty and Director.
• Providing accurate and timely reports and documents as assigned; may be required to submit regular reports.
• Assisting in program reviews and accreditation guidelines with regard to student academic achievement and their success on outcomes.
• Participating in and developing efforts to recruit and retain students.
• Participating in research and grant-writing to acquire funding for food and agriculturally-based projects for the Land Grant Program and related programs, students, and community.
• Maintaining and submitting required USDA and other research reports according to published guidelines.
• Serving as an advisor to student clubs.
• Assisting students in obtaining internships.
• Providing quality customer service for clients and quality small and large animal veterinary services by performing office procedures, physical examinations, laboratory and diagnostic procedures, anesthesia, surgery, preventative medicine, dentistry, emergency care, breeding soundness and lameness examinations, herd-health management, consultations, etc., as assigned.
• Providing emergency and after-hours services.
• Communicating, in writing and verbally, and collaborating regularly with Director and staff regarding veterinary services, program activities, community services/outreach, research, etc.
• Working closely with Director, staff, and students in planning and conducting services outside of classroom and clinical instruction.
• Providing appropriate veterinary care for strays, unwanted animals, and/or feral animals in a manner consistent with the Navajo Nation Animal Control and New Mexico Board of Veterinary Medicine regulations as approved by the Director.
• Operating the latest version of the veterinary hospital database and other software programs such as Avimark, MyPaks, etc.
• Assisting with community outreach, education, and services and other land grant projects such as youth camps, conferences, workshops, and demonstrations as assigned.
• Participating in full regalia in official graduation ceremonies.
• Participating in faculty meetings, career and technical education meetings, and other meetings and committees as required or assigned.
• Maintaining confidentiality of all privileged information.
• Performing other duties as assigned by Director or any higher-level authority to which the Director reports.

Supervision responsibilities include:

• Supervising students during laboratory and clinical work, community service/outreach, and research work.
• Limited supervision responsibilities of veterinary technicians.

Minimum qualifications/requirements include:

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree, in good standing, from an AVMA-accredited institution.
• Current New Mexico Veterinary and Pharmacy licenses in good standing. (New graduates and non-New Mexico licensed DVM's will be given ample time, approximately 75 days, to obtain these licenses following job offer and acceptance. Non-new graduate DVM's must be licensed in good standing in other state(s). New graduates are DVM's recently graduated from an AVMA-accredited veterinary school within 180 days and have not practiced as an employed DVM. Continued employment beyond the above mentioned time-frame for obtaining licenses will be contingent upon successful attainment of these licenses.)
• Current Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Pharmacy license in good standing. (New graduates and licensed DVM's will be given ample time, approximately 100 days, to obtain this license following job offer and acceptance. Non-new graduate DVM's must be licensed with no DEA violations. New graduates are DVM's recently graduated from an AVMA-accredited veterinary school within 180 days and have not practiced as an employed DVM. Continued employment beyond the above mentioned time-frame for obtaining DEA license will be contingent upon successful attainment of this license.)
• Maintain DVM continuing education according to the New Mexico Board of Veterinary Medicine regulations.
• Current membership in a veterinary-related professional organization, i.e. AVMA.
• Maintain veterinary liability coverage while practicing, i.e. AVMA-PLIT.
• Valid and clean state driver's license.
• Must be able to pass background check, with NO prior convictions of any felonies and no history of child abuse and/or neglect.
• Must not have previous violation as a practicing DVM.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Board Certification in a Veterinary discipline.
• Three or more years of successful mixed animal veterinary practice experience in animal care, support, and customer service.
• Two or more years of veterinary technology, veterinary school, or equivalent university teaching experience as an AVMA and state credentialed Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
• Documented participation in ongoing professional development activities, and/or publication or formal review of professional literature.
• Experience in research related to the veterinary

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