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Mount Sinai Health System Senior Veterinary Technician - Center for Comparative Medicine in New York, New York

Job Description

The Senior Veterinary Technician under minimal supervision, monitors the health and well-being of all animals within multiple facilities, including but not limited to, nonhuman primates, swine, sheep, ferrets, mink, and rabbits, and rodent species. The SVT serves as the floater to provide both small and large animal support in the clinical space. SVT provides surgical support, including pre-, intra- and postoperative care, involving all species. The SVT, upon the advice of the veterinarian, administers or schedules treatments to ill or injured animals or for preventive purposes.

Qualifications

5+ years closely related experience with animals, preferably in a laboratory research setting, or equivalent combination of education, skills, and experience.

Collective bargaining unit: SEIU 1199-MSH

Responsibilities

  • Administer medications and treatments to laboratory animals according to a prescribed protocol.

  • Provide care to animals on clinical rounds.

  • Provide surgical support, including pre-, intra- and postoperative care.

  • Conduct standard sterile operating room procedures ensuring all instruments and materials are appropriately prepared and available for use.

  • Assist veterinarian and researchers with surgical procedures and tests.

  • Maintain records on anesthetics, post-operative and clinical rounds according to protocol.

  • Assist with cleaning, organizing, and re-stocking the Operating Room area and all surgical suites.

  • Assist with Operating Room and surgical suite equipment maintenance and operation.

  • Ensure staff and laboratory personnel are compliant with all regulatory agencies.

  • Assist the veterinarians and the training coordinator in developing, organizing, and participate in hands-on and didactic training modules.

  • Coordinate imports and exports of rodent species including live animal and frozen embryos/gametes. The VT will coordinate with the Transgenic Core and external providers for cryopreservation, rederivation, and reconstitution. This includes communicating with donating and receiving institutions to organize animals including facility and health information necessary for animal shipments.

  • Oversee and maintain the rodent sentinel and quarantine programs, this includes ordering sentinel animals and coordinating health testing and submitting animals or samples with accompanying requisitions to the Comparative Pathology Lab.

  • May assist with billing and charges for veterinary services.

  • Perform other related duties as needed.

About Us

Strength through Unity and Inclusion

The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai’s unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual. This includes advocating for equitable policies, addressing barriers that limit potential, and standing in solidarity with colleagues who face unfair treatment.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, fairness, and continuous learning drive positive change, improving the well-being of our staff, patients, and organization. Our leaders are expected to challenge outdated practices, promote a culture of respect, and work toward meaningful improvements that enhance patient care and workplace experiences. We are dedicated to building a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and advance professionally. Explore this opportunity and be part of the next chapter in our history.

About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization.

Compensation Statement

Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $41.5867 - $44.8085 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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