Department: 192001 - CVM Teaching Hospital

Location: Raleigh, NC

Essential Job Duties:
The Equine & Farm Animal Field Services Clinical Technician provides high-level technical support across all farm animal species (including bovine, caprine, ovine, and camelid) as well as equine patients when assisting hospital floor technicians. This role collaborates closely with clinicians to perform clinical treatments, animal restraint, diagnostic testing, and operational management, while actively supporting the hands-on clinical instruction of veterinary students, interns, and house officers.

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical Support & Patient Care

• Assist veterinarians with physical examinations, diagnostic procedures, animal handling, and humane restraint.
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments, perform diagnostic laboratory tests, and continuously monitor patient health status.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and timely medical records and patient flow sheets.
• Strictly adhere to and enforce all hospital Infectious Disease Control protocols to ensure biosafety.

Teaching & Instruction

• Assist in training, guiding, and supervising veterinary students, interns, and house officers in clinical skills, animal restraint, and patient management procedures.

Service & Administrative Management

• Oversee field service vehicle management, including scheduling, routine maintenance, and inspection logs.
• Manage service inventory: monitor stock levels, order/purchase supplies, and ensure cost-effective resource utilization.
• Ensure accurate diagnostic and treatment billing, audit flow sheets for accuracy, and reconcile service records.
• Facilitate clear communication and seamless collaboration between field services, hospital floor teams, and ancillary hospital units.

Facility & Equipment Maintenance

• Maintain all clinical equipment and specialized field gear, ensuring proper sanitation, calibration, and adherence to routine repair schedules.
• Keep clinical preparation areas and field response units stocked, organized, and ready for immediate deployment.

Physical & Professional Demands:

• Requires extensive mixed-animal handling experience, the ability to lift up to 75 lbs, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Requires extended physical stamina, strong technical/computer skills, and professional communication under high-stress conditions.

Other Work/Responsibilities:

• Provide excellent patient care for all hospitalized patients.

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:
n/a

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in clinical handling, diagnostics, and biosafety across farm species and equines.
• Experience in training and supervising veterinary students, interns, and house officers.
• Skill in managing field vehicles, inventory purchasing, and medical billing.
• Technical ability to calibrate, sanitize, and repair clinical gear.
• Experience preparing mobile response units for immediate field deployment.

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: 00110188

AA/EEO Statement:
NC State University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal opportunities for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, and veteran status. The University encourages all qualified applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, to apply. Individuals with disabilities requiring disability-related accommodations in the application and interview process are welcome to contact 919-513-0574 to speak with a representative of the Office of Equal Opportunity.

If you have general questions about the application process, you may contact Human Resources at (919) 515-2135 or workatncstate@ncsu.edu.

Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. Degree(s) must be obtained prior to start date in order to meet qualifications and receive credit.

NC State University participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

Department: 192001 - CVM Teaching Hospital

Location: Raleigh, NC

Essential Job Duties:
The Equine & Farm Animal Field Services Clinical Technician provides high-level technical support across all farm animal species (including bovine, caprine, ovine, and camelid) as well as equine patients when assisting hospital floor technicians. This role collaborates closely with clinicians to perform clinical treatments, animal restraint, diagnostic testing, and operational management, while actively supporting the hands-on clinical instruction of veterinary students, interns, and house officers.

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical Support & Patient Care

• Assist veterinarians with physical examinations, diagnostic procedures, animal handling, and humane restraint.
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments, perform diagnostic laboratory tests, and continuously monitor patient health status.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and timely medical records and patient flow sheets.
• Strictly adhere to and enforce all hospital Infectious Disease Control protocols to ensure biosafety.

Teaching & Instruction

• Assist in training, guiding, and supervising veterinary students, interns, and house officers in clinical skills, animal restraint, and patient management procedures.

Service & Administrative Management

• Oversee field service vehicle management, including scheduling, routine maintenance, and inspection logs.
• Manage service inventory: monitor stock levels, order/purchase supplies, and ensure cost-effective resource utilization.
• Ensure accurate diagnostic and treatment billing, audit flow sheets for accuracy, and reconcile service records.
• Facilitate clear communication and seamless collaboration between field services, hospital floor teams, and ancillary hospital units.

Facility & Equipment Maintenance

• Maintain all clinical equipment and specialized field gear, ensuring proper sanitation, calibration, and adherence to routine repair schedules.
• Keep clinical preparation areas and field response units stocked, organized, and ready for immediate deployment.

Physical & Professional Demands:

• Requires extensive mixed-animal handling experience, the ability to lift up to 75 lbs, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Requires extended physical stamina, strong technical/computer skills, and professional communication under high-stress conditions.

Other Work/Responsibilities:

• Provide excellent patient care for all hospitalized patients.

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:
n/a

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in clinical handling, diagnostics, and biosafety across farm species and equines.
• Experience in training and supervising veterinary students, interns, and house officers.
• Skill in managing field vehicles, inventory purchasing, and medical billing.
• Technical ability to calibrate, sanitize, and repair clinical gear.
• Experience preparing mobile response units for immediate field deployment.

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: 00110188

AA/EEO Statement:
NC State University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal opportunities for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, and veteran status. The University encourages all qualified applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, to apply. Individuals with disabilities requiring disability-related accommodations in the application and interview process are welcome to contact 919-513-0574 to speak with a representative of the Office of Equal Opportunity.

If you have general questions about the application process, you may contact Human Resources at (919) 515-2135 or workatncstate@ncsu.edu.

Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. Degree(s) must be obtained prior to start date in order to meet qualifications and receive credit.

NC State University participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.