Position Summary:

• Makes clinical rounds to all Rutgers University campuses' (Busch, Livingston, Cook, Camden, Newark and New Brunswick) animal facilities to evaluate the health of the animals and assure compliance with regulatory standards.
• Consults with the campus supervisor/manager and facility veterinarians to correct deficiencies noted.
• Assists in implementing systems for maintaining appropriate records for animal use, experimentation, and treatment.
• Provides for routine physical examinations of university owned animals.
• Performs diagnostic laboratory procedures and quarantine procedures.
• Participates in the health surveillance program and assist in monitoring preventive medicine. Performs necropsies, recommends, and conducts treatments and/or immunizations as required. Provides reports of findings to faculty and facility management.
• Responds to routine and emergency requests for veterinary care, including on-call duty during nights and weekends, and holidays.
• Designs, implements and performs research projects related to laboratory animal medicine. Provides familiarity with research techniques and expertise in the humane use of animals for teaching and research.
• Prepares manuscripts for publication and presents research data at internal and external meetings.
• Attends and gives federally mandated training sessions on a regular basis consistent with needs at each of the campuses during the rotations.
• Prepares materials for American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) board certification and attends all didactic training events such as seminars, pathology rounds, journal clubs, special topics lectures to provide individuals with a broad foundation in laboratory animal medicine.
• Makes presentations as requested.
• Trains animal caretakers/technicians and the veterinary technicians in conduct of diagnostic tests, and trains faculty, staff, and students in the appropriate care and use of laboratory animals and selected procedures used in animal research.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Requires a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree (e.g. D.V.M. or V.M.D.) from an accredited veterinary school or equivalent.

City: Piscataway

State: NJ

Equipment Utilized:

• Needs to have familiarity with veterinary equipment, must be able to assist with the development of Standard Operating Procedures, and be able to train staff on the correct use and maintenance of this equipment.
• Surgical equipment – anesthetic machines, physiological monitors
• Diagnostic equipment – microscopes, centrifuges

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• This position requires the employee to walk and stand for several hours when conducting inspections of animal facilities and laboratories, the ability to move up to 50 lbs due to needs of large animal sedation and recovery, and to work with large farm animals.

Special Conditions:

• Must pass a post-offer, pre-placement medical evaluation to include a medical history and physical examination.
• Must participate in the occupational health program for animal workers.
• Per federal regulation, must undergo a criminal background check in order to be able to work with controlled substances.
• Travels to all campuses and training sites.
• Clean driving record.
• Multiple vacancies available.

Posting Number: 23ST0612

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.

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