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Smithsonian InstitutionZoological Parks

Animal Health Technician

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States

Work type

Onsite

Employment

Full Time

Experience

1-3 years

Compensation

$70.6K - $91.8K per year

Posted

1h ago

Summary and responsibilities

Role overview

Summary

The Animal Health Technician provides veterinary technical, clinical, and laboratory support for the health care of non-domestic animals at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park. This role involves assisting veterinarians with anesthesia, surgery, radiology, and preventative medicine, as well as performing diagnostic tests and managing hospital equipment and supplies.

The Animal Health Technician is responsible for providing veterinary technical, clinical, and laboratory support for the health care of NZP’s non-domestic animal collection, ensuring effective hospital operations and medical program delivery.

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.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications include work as a laborer, manager, or owner of a livestock ranch or farm involving direct work with livestock; with livestock in a feed lot; as a Livestock Market Inspector; as an Animal Welfare Inspector; or as an assistant to a veterinarian who works with livestock.

Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal Service, defined as providing veterinary technical support in delivering healthcare to a range of non-domestic animals and providing clinical laboratory support through record maintenance and equipment management.

Education: To qualify at the GS-09 grade level based on education, applicants must successfully complete 2 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education or master's or equivalent graduate degree related to the work of the position.

A combination of education and experience may also be used to meet the basic qualifications.

Updated 1h ago

Candidate fit

Skills and qualifications

Additional skills

Veterinary technical support • 1+ yrs
Animal anesthesia • 1+ yrs
Surgery assistance • 1+ yrs
Radiology • 1+ yrs
Diagnostic testing • 1+ yrs
Inventory management • 1+ yrs
Record maintenance • 1+ yrs
Equipment management • 1+ yrs

Experience

1-3 years

How this role is positioned

Role classification

Job domains

Operations

Industries

Wildlife & Conservation

Employment

Full Time

Contract duration

Permanent

Hiring type

Direct

Global hiring

Location specific

Offer details

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

$70.6K - $91.8K per year

VisibilityShared on listing
CurrencyUSD
PeriodYearly

Location, schedule, and role shape

Work setup

Work conditions

Primary locationWashington, Iowa, United States
Work typeOnsite
Global hiringNo

Bandwidth profile

peopleMedium6/10
physicalMedium6/10
cognitiveMedium7/10
executionHigh8/10
creativityLow4/10
uncertaintyMedium5/10
communicationMedium6/10

Context on the employer

Company snapshot

Company

Smithsonian Institution

Team size

Growing team

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo.

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Animal Health Technician

Washington, Iowa, United StatesFull Time