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Veterinary Clinical Instructor
Job Description
Some evening and weekends also required.
Tidewater Community College has served South Hampton Roads – both students and employers – for 50 years. It has grown from 1 campus into a regional educational and economic force. TCC is the largest provider of higher education and workforce services in Hampton Roads, enrolling nearly 28,000 students in 2019-20. Founded in 1968 as a part of the Virginia Community College System, Tidewater Community College (TCC) services South Hampton Roads with 4 campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, 7 regional centers and 2 important cultural institutions. The college had 3,203 graduates in 2019-2020, 40 percent of whom pursued degrees that would let them transfer to 4-year institutions. Of South Hampton Roads residents enrolled in higher education 36% enrolled at TCC. TCC’s institutional accreditation is affirmed through 2027 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
Position Summary:
- Assists with duties related to the program as directed. Duties include program reports and orders, communicating with clinical mentors, programmatic assessment, assisting with admissions, and teaching laboratories at on-site and off-site facilities.
Functional Responsibilities:
- Act as a liaison between the clinical affiliate, clinical mentors, and the TCC program officials. Inform the clinical skills instructor of students who are experiencing clinical problems and require a formal clinical performance evaluation
- Clinical site visits on a rotational basis to evaluate student performance
- Clinical site visits on a rotational basis to assist clinical mentors with competencies, instruction, and assessment
- Teach clinical skills at on and off-site laboratories in the following areas: anesthesia, anesthetic monitoring, venipuncture, IV catheter placement, dental prophylaxis, dental radiography, radiology, surgical nursing, and clinical pathology
- Attend clinical instructor, advisory, and ad hoc meetings
- Communicate pertinent program information and policies to clinical affiliate clinical mentors and staff
- Attend veterinary science department meetings
May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.
- Experience in small animal medicine
- Must hold an active, and in good standing, Virginia license to practice as a veterinary technician
- Knowledge of Veterinary Sciences at the Licensed Veterinary Technician level.
- Knowledge of materials & equipment in Veterinary clinics.
- Good communication skills to include ability to follow written and verbal directions.
- Ability to instruct, supervise, and assist veterinary students.
- Knowledge of Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
- Ability to identify and mitigate safe and unsafe laboratory practices.
- Ability to multitask.
- Ability to work as a team.
- Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.
The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/
The Virginia Community College System, an EEO employer, welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and recognizes the benefits of a diverse workforce. Therefore, the VCCS is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, mental or physical disabilities, political affiliation, veteran status, gender identity, or other non-merit factors.
The VCCS is an EOE and Affirmative Action Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), VCCS will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing and selection processes.
VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.
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