Job Number 2107041


Coordinator, TEMPORARY Veterinary Technology



This position is past the Close Date, no more applications will be accepted.
Position Information
Location Elgin Campus
Hours M - Thurs. 6:45 a.m. - 5:45 varies when needed. Rotational weekend on call.
Salary Coordinator 3/120 ($40,494.00 - $57,849.00)
FLSA Status Exempt
Reports To Department Chair, Veterinary Technology
Criminal Background Check
College Profile

Austin Community College (ACC) is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 41,000 credit students each fall and spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriately applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.
 
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
  • Reflects the diversity of our community.
  • Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching.
  • Is attracted by the college mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities.
  • Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for underrepresented populations.
  • Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others.
Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC.

Our Mission

The Austin Community College District promotes student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training in its service area.
 
For more information, see http://www.austincc.edu/about-acc/mission-statement.

Commitment to Equity and Inclusion

ACC is committed to the ongoing systemic changes needed to ensure the increased recruitment, inclusion, retention, and completion of historically underserved and underrepresented populations. Through continual strategic community engagement and professional development of administrators, faculty, staff, and students, the college demonstrates its dedication to fostering a culture and climate for equitable outcomes.
 
As an open-access and low-cost institution, ACC is proud to serve a diverse student body. Dedicated faculty members are excellent professors who help students achieve their educational goals and are sensitive to the diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds of our students. The College values and is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout the College community.

General Statement of Job

To coordinate clinical learning lab facilities and services in the Veterinary Technology Program area while assisting in the development of the Veterinary Technology Program, ensuring that program meets requirements for accreditation with the American Veterinary Medical Association and working with students to the meet the program's learning outcome goals. This is a temporary position expected to last until August 8, 2022, though it could end before that date with 30 days notice.  There is no guarantee or expectation of employment beyond August 8, 2022.

Description of Duties and Tasks
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  1. Coordinates day-to-day activities and services of the vet tech lab and clinic areas including support scheduling, clinic set up, and management of lab as well as clinic equipment and supplies; coordinates the scheduling of clinicals with clinical sites and requests clinical opportunities for students at least a semester in advance when possible.
  2. Serves as the key administrator of the practice management software and essential skills tracking software.
  3. Provides assistance to instructors and/or students in a clinical/lab setting; may provide training to faculty, staff, and/or students on the use of clinical, lab, and monitoring equipment.
  4. Tutors or supervises students and/or coordinates the work of other personnel; may include training on restraints of animals, obtaining radiographs, preparing animals for surgery, administering anesthesia under the care of a veterinarian, monitoring and caring for animals, and administering prescribed medications.
  5. Receives clinical documentation from students ensuring documents are received on time as per the requirement of the department.
  6. Ensures that the materials lab, support areas, and clinic are clean, safe, and organized; promotes safe lab practices.
  7. Repairs or coordinates the repair of lab and clinic equipment as required.
  8. Coordinates the ordering and re-supply of consumable lab equipment; conducts quarterly equipment inventories; maintains a detailed inventory of department technology, expenditures, prescription products, and medical gases; assures regulatory compliance of controlled drugs, radiography, surgical procedures, and patient files; tracks and reports compliance training of students, faculty, and staff; maintains patient records.
  9. Researches, evaluates, and recommends new lab materials, equipment, and instructional technologies.
  10. Responds to inquiries inside and outside of Austin Community College (ACC); may work with organizations outside of ACC in relation to providing lab services.
  11. Acts as a liaison between lab personnel, the department chair, and the Safety Office.
  12. Establishes and updates laboratory policies and procedures.
  13. Prepares and maintains a variety of records and reports.
  14. May update the Veterinary Technology Program website.

Additional Job Specific Duties

Knowledge
Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Skills
Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Technology Skills

Required Work Experience

Preferred Work Experience

Required Education

Preferred Education

Special Requirements
Licenses/Certifications; Other

Other Preferred Qualifications

Physical Requirements

Safety

HR Use Only

Information for This Posting Only

ACC Benefits Overview

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC as its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Austin Community College provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under the Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.