"Equine and Farm Animal Attendant"

Equine and Farm Animal Attendant

Company: North Carolina State University

Job Location: Raleigh, NC

Category: Facilities Management

Type: Full-Time

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Department: 192001 - CVM Teaching Hospital

Location: Raleigh, NC

Essential Job Duties: Primary duties of the Equine and Farm Animal Attendant include but are not limited to:

• Providing animal husbandry support for all Equine and Farm Animal Veterinary Center patients.
• Feeding, watering, grooming, handling, and restraining patients; including but not limited to equine, bovine, caprine, ovine, and camelid species.
• Maintain clean and sanitary hospital by adhering closely to established protocols; including stall cleaning, cleaning and disinfecting of all hospital areas, trash removal, etc.
• Maintaining grounds indoor and outdoor, as needed.
• Maintaining supplies and equipment, including repair schedules.
• Participating in on call schedule, weekend rotations, and holiday rotations as needed.
• Ensuring compliance with all Infectious Disease protocols.
• Assisting with inventory control, supply ordering/purchasing, and ensuring effective communication and collaboration with all ancillary services and other areas of the hospital.
• Providing technical support backup for the Autopsy Service.

Other Work/Responsibilities: Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Experience/Education: Completion of an accredited training program in the area of assignment; or equivalent combination of training and experience. Some positions may require additional Training, Certifications, or Licensure.

Required Qualifications:

• Equine handling experience.
• Experience cleaning stalls and caring for equine and farm animals.
• Basic computer experience, data entry, email, basic spreadsheet entry.
• Ability to work with or around sick animals, potentially hazardous materials, cleaning chemicals, gas anesthetics, zoonotic diseases, and unpleasant odors.
• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively at all times and maintain professionalism in emotionally charged/challenging situations.
• Ability to operate common barn equipment (forklift, gas powered vacuum, truck, small tractor, floor cleaning machine, etc).
• Ability to provide high quality customer service.
• Ability to work beyond scheduled work hours when needed.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team and be an active participant in problem solving and team advancement.
• Ability to maintain physical work for extended periods of time and lift up to 90 pounds on occasion, with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications: Previous experience as a care taker/groomer in an equine or mixed animal veterinary setting, preferably a veterinary teaching hospital or tertiary care facility. Experience with OSHA and AAHA standards/requirements.

Required license or certification: NC Driver's License is required and will need to be obtained within 60 days of hire and maintained throughout employment.

Position Number: 00100505