Large Animal Veterinary Assistant Jobs in Corvallis, OR at Oregon State University

Large Animal Veterinary Assistant
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Equivalent required experience is based on full-time equivalent (40 hours per week).

PLEASE NOTE: If you have volunteer experience relevant to this position, please include in the Employment History section and note length of time, average number of hours per week and major duties.

Typically, the starting salary is at the lower end of the salary range.

For additional information please contact:
Garland Burdock
[email protected]
541-737-6910

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. This job has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities. If you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at [email protected].
Position Details
Position Information

Department
Vet Teaching Hospital (VTH)

Classification Title
Veterinary Assistant

Job Title
Large Animal Veterinary Assistant

Appointment Type
Classified Staff

Job Location
Corvallis

Benefits Eligible
Full-Time, benefits eligible

Remote or Hybrid option?

Employment Category
Regular

Job Summary
This recruitment will be used to fill one full-time Veterinary Assistant position for the Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital in the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine unit at Oregon State University (OSU).

This position provides general medical assistance to veterinarians and veterinary technicians. This position works in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and will complete duties in the Large Animal Hospital. The Veterinary Assistant assists with medical care and treatment of the patients, paperwork processing, and insures a clean and organized hospital care environment.

The Veterinary Teaching Hospital provides primary and referral health care for animals in Oregon and the region, participates in the education of veterinary students though clinical training, develops novel diagnostic and therapeutic techniques for veterinary care, and provides consultation service to practitioners and clients.

The Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine provides veterinary professional and graduate programs leading to the DVM and MS degrees, and operates the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. The College budget (from all sources) approximates 21 million annually, which supports educational programs, veterinary medical and diagnostic public services, and research programs with broad impacts related to animal and human health. The college employs approximately 200 faculty and staff, plus student workers.

Why OSU?
Working for Oregon State University is so much more than a job!

Oregon State University is a dynamic community of dreamers, doers, problem-solvers and change-makers. We don’t wait for challenges to present themselves — we seek them out and take them on. We welcome students, faculty and staff from every background and perspective into a community where everyone feels seen and heard. We have deep-rooted mindfulness for the natural world and all who depend on it, and together, we apply knowledge, tools and skills to build a better future for all.

FACTS:

Top 1.4% university in the world
More research funding than all public universities in Oregon combined
1 of 3 land, sea, space and sun grant universities in the U.S.
2 campuses, 11 colleges, 12 experiment stations, and Extension programs in all 36 counties
7 cultural resource centers that offer education, celebration and belonging for everyone
100+ undergraduate degree programs, 80+ graduate degrees plus hundreds of minor options and certificates
35k+ students including more than 2.3k international students and 10k students of color
217k+ alumni worldwide
For more interesting facts about OSU visit: https://oregonstate.edu/about

Locations:

Oregon State has a statewide presence with campuses in Corvallis and Bend, the OSU Portland Center and the Hatfield Marine Science Center on the Pacific Coast in Newport.

Oregon State’s beautiful, historic and state-of-the-art main campus is located in one of America’s best college towns. Corvallis is located close to the Pacific Ocean, the Cascade mountains and Oregon wine country. Nestled in the heart of the Willamette Valley, this beautiful city offers miles of mountain biking and hiking trails, a river perfect for boating or kayaking and an eclectic downtown featuring local cuisine, popular events and performances.

Total Rewards Package:

Oregon State University offers a comprehensive benefits package with benefits eligible positions that is designed to meet the needs of employees and their families including:

Medical, Dental, Vision and Basic Life. OSU pays 95% of premiums for you and your eligible dependents.
• Free confidential mental health and emotional support services, and counseling resources.

Retirement savings paid by the university.
A generous paid leave package, including holidays, vacation and sick leave.
Tuition reduction benefits for you or your qualifying dependents at OSU or the additional six Oregon Public Universities.
Robust Work Life programs including Dual Career assistance resources, flexible work arrangements, a Family Resource Center, Affinity Groups and an Employee Assistance Program.
Optional lifestyle benefits such as pet, accident, and critical illness insurance, giving you peace of mind and the support you need to thrive in all aspects of your life.

Future and current OSU employees can use the Benefits Calculator to learn more about the full value of the benefits provided at OSU.

Key Responsibilities
Veterinary Assistants may be assigned to any of the areas below with varying percentages depending on the needs of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

45% – HOSPITAL ASSISTANCE:
Receives animal patients, processes intake paperwork, records patient information, inputs hospital charges in billing system, and verifies condition of stalls. Communicates in a respectful and professional manner with clients about patient status, referring veterinarians and outside pharmacies as needed. Provides patient care, treatments; including oral medications, feeding in accordance with verbal and written instructions, monitoring liquid intake levels, assists in lunging, jogging and trotting patients for lameness exams; assists in restraint and head propping for dental procedures; with monitoring patient conditions including preforming inpatient physical exams. Exercises animal patients as directed; including disconnecting a patient from IV fluid line and flushing the catheter. Prepares patients for discharge and cleans equipment between patients.

25% MEDICAL PROCEDURE ASSISTANCE:
Sets up and prepares for medical procedures, including treatment room preparation. Assists veterinarian and veterinarian technician in various procedures and treatments but not limited to physical exams on patients, running in-house blood work and fluid samples, submit samples though diagnostic labs, submit anesthesia/radiology requests, restraining patients for treatments and blood draws, prepare rooms for surgical procedures and setting up anesthesia equipment, clips and preps the patient for surgery, monitoring animal recovery, and assisting with bandage changes, and surgery. Handles horses during lameness exams; walks, jogs, and lunges the horses.

20% – MAINTENANCE, CLEANING AND INVENTORY:
Maintains and cleans between patients; endoscopy units, ultrasounds, operating rooms, and treatment rooms. Cleans and tidies treatment carts, returns unused pharmacy items. Maintains supply inventories, records supplies used, and restocks medical supplies at various workstations.

10% – STUDENT ASSISTANCE:
Assist with demonstrating animal restraint and handling and instructing students in the proper use of equipment and supplies under direct supervision. Facilitate a safe, respectful, and inclusive work environment and support opportunities for the growth and development of students.

What We Require
Demonstrated experience in large and/or small animal handling and restraint AND one year of knowledge and experience or training in a large and/or small animal facility. Demonstrated knowledge of: drugs and medications typically used in veterinary care; patient preparation, medical procedure assistance; medical terminology; animal anatomy; veterinary care procedures; basic mathematics (add, subtract, multiply, divide); and animal restraint technique and devices. Finalists for this position will be required to complete a background history questionnaire. Offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.

What You Will Need
Demonstrated ability to work productively and cooperatively in teams, and to contribute to an inclusive, respectful, and welcoming team culture where individuals with a range of different backgrounds, identities, perspectives, and/or life experiences feel valued and respected.
Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to communicate professionally with a variety of students, faculty, staff, and clients.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

What We Would Like You to Have
At least 1 year of experience providing medical care for equines and other large animal species in a veterinary teaching hospital or veterinary clinic.
Extensive knowledge and experience working with large animal and/or small animals in all aspects of veterinary assistance.
Demonstrated ability to effectively instruct others in veterinary techniques.
Demonstrated high level of attention to detail.

Working Conditions / Work Schedule
The VTH is a seven day per week, 24 hour per day hospital; therefore, weekend and holiday work may be required. Shift assignment may change based on operational needs and/or to maintain appropriate staffing levels.
This is a float position and work schedule will typically include at least one weekend day.
This position is located in an extremely busy Veterinary Teaching Hospital and works primarily with large animals.
This position may be exposed to noxious odors, infectious diseases, chemicals, gas anesthetics, radiation, loud noises, wet and slippery floors and machinery.
This position has access to controlled substances, is responsible for maintaining controlled drug logs, and witnessing the dispensing of drugs out of the cubex machine.
This position will often be required to move, which may include lifting and/or carrying, up to 50 pounds, as well as pushing or pulling objects weighing up to 200 pounds.
This position requires walking, standing, running, stooping, bending, squatting, kneeling, and crawling on hard or uneven surfaces as necessary to provide care to animals.
Working with and around large animals has certain inherent risks. Animal handling and restraining can lead to injury. To minimize risk to the employee in this positions, Oregon State University offers a rabies vaccination at the employer’s expense (acceptance/declination at the discretion of the appointee)
Overtime, evening, on-call, and/or weekend hours required.
This position is deemed essential. The employee in this position may be expected to report to work during inclement weather, emergency, and other University work curtailments or closures.

Pay Method
Hourly

Pay Period
16th – 15th of the following month

Pay Date
Last working day of the month

Min Salary
$18.16

Max Salary
$26.97

Link to Position Description
https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/position_descriptions/109513

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number
P05205CT

Number of Vacancies
1

Anticipated Appointment Begin Date
04/28/2025

Anticipated Appointment End Date

Posting Date
03/25/2025

Full Consideration Date

Closing Date
04/11/2025

Indicate how you intend to recruit for this search
Competitive / External – open to ALL qualified applicants

Special Instructions to Applicants
Applications will be reviewed based on the information submitted on the employment profile with education and work history along with any other requested documentation i.e. posting specific question responses, transcripts, etc.